A presentation on verbs

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Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly: - followed by the infinitive form without "to" - modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person - there is no "do? or "did? in interrogative and negative forms - you use "not? to make modal verbs negative, even in simple present and simple past.
Can Ability:
Aptitude: "I can swim"
Authorization: "Can I go with you? "Yes of course, you can"
Willingness or possibility: "Can you pass me the paper?"
Could Ability in the past: "before his accident, he could run very fast"
Ability in conditional form: "could I phone you tonight?"
Would/ Will in conditional form: "Would you please stop sleeping?"
Steady habits in the past: "every Saturday, her husband would go to the pub"

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[...] You are not allowed to sleep. You must not sleep. You should not kill him, or you will be send in jail. 10/ England can't win next European cup, they have been eliminated by Croatia, what a shame 11/ She told her son that he might have gone to the cinema that night 12/ I should do my homework, otherwise I will be reprimanded. 13/ That work is totally useless. You had better have listened to me. [...]

[...] » Should Advice in conditional: « You should smoke less » Image4.jpg Ought to Advice (moral) in conditional: « You ought to smoke less » Would rather Preferance in conditional: « I'd rather do this job at once » Had better Advice – almost a threat: « You'd better work harder » Image3.jpg III - Modal verbs & Past: Image4.jpg Could have + verb: Aurais pu: « I could have gone to university if I'd passed my exam » Should have + verb: Aurais dû: « You should have succeed» Had better have + verb: Aurais mieux fait de: « You had better have listened to him » Would rather have + verb: Aurais préféré: « Would you rather have tea or coffee » Image4.jpg May have + verb: Il se peut que: « The may have voted already» Might have + verb: Avoir (conditionnel) quand même pu: « He might have try to call while I was out » Must have + verb: Avoir (conditionnel) dû: « They must have moved » Would have + verb: Avoir (conditionnel) : « If he'd taken an umbrella, he wouldn't have got wet » Image3.jpg IV - Warning: Image4.jpg the negation of may is « Peter may accept this job » « No he can't » the negation of must is « He must be lost » « Oh, no He can't » « Must not » means an interdiction and not a lack in obligation The rule is similar to the past form Trap to avoid can not: can not: Image4.jpg Some expression very closely related to modals in meanning Have to express an outside constraint : « He has to work hard to breed his 12 children » To Be to express an order or an interdiction: « you are not to smoke in the airport » something planed: « our plane is to take off at 5.30 » To need, in the past form I did not need to done something : I didn't it I needn't have done something: I did it Image3.jpg V - Application Image4.jpg[-- Image: louisdefunsprofesseurdanglaisdébutwmv.wmv --]Image4.jpg . I have a Cup of tea ? No, you . I believe I . fly. He . lost this race, No he is too good, he . [...]

[...] You . listened to me. Image4.jpg May I have a Cup of tea ? No, you can't I believe I can fly. He must lost this race, No he is too good, he can't lost it. Ronaldinho would rather party than play for Barcelona. You had better take your umbrella with you today because its raining. I did not need to mow the lawn: my wife did it. If you are prettier, could you be loved ? [...]

[...] You . sleep. You . kill him, or you will be send in jail. 10/ England . win next European cup, they have been eliminated by Croatia, what a shame 11/ She told her son that he . gone to the cinema that night 12/ I . do my homework, otherwise I will be reprimanded. 13/ That work is totally useless. [...]

[...] Image3.jpg Grammar Modals verbs presentation Ce powerpoint est une présentation en anglais sur les verbes modaux (les verbes en soi et leur emploi). Cette présentation est soignée et complète, et permet la participation de l'auditoire avec des exercices ludiques EnglandFlag.pngImage4.jpg[-- Image: louisdefunsprofesseurdanglaisfinwmv.wmv --]Image4.jpg Summary 252Image3.jpg I – What you already know Image4.jpg What are modal verbs ? Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly followed by the infinitive form without “to” modal verbs do not take “-s” in the third person there is no «do» or «did» in interrogative and negative forms you use “not” to make modal verbs negative, even in simple present and simple past Image4.jpg What are the main modal verbs ? [...]