MODALS VERBS

Buenas! En esta lección estudiaremos los modals verbs, pondré como siempre, algunos ejemplos y explicaré cuales son sus posibles usos.

CAN/ CAN'T

Afirmative: I can speak English very well.
Negative: She can't come tonight. She is ill.
Interrogative: Can you drive me home?

• Ability in the present
• He can play the drums and the guitar
• Suggestion
• You can introduce her to my cousin
• Request
• Can you drive me home?
• Certainty that something is impossible
• She can't win the oscar. The other actress is better.

BE ABLE TO

•  Ability
• He is able to play the drums and the guitar

COULD

• Ability in the past
• He could play the violin
• Polite request
• Could you open the door, please?
• Polite suggestion
• You colud try asking her for help.

MAY

• Probability/ possibility
• Javier Bardem may play the main character
• Polite request
• May I use your phone?

MIGHT

• Probability/possibility
• She's not at home. She may be working

WOULD

• Polite request
• Would you please drive me home?
• Offer
• Would you like a drink?

MUST

• Obligation, necessity
• You must leave now
• Certainy that something is true
• Learning Japanese must be very difficult

HAVE TO

• Obligation
• Do you have to leave now?

NEED TO

• Obligation, necessity
• You need to leave quickly.

NEEDN'T TO

• Lack of obligation
• She needn't wait for them

MUSTN'T 

• Prohibition
• You mustn't arrive late

DON'T HAVE TO

• Lack of obligation
• He doesn't have to wait for them

SHOULD

• Advice, opinion
• You should improve you pronunciation

OUGHT TO 

• Advice, opinion
• You ought to improve you pronunciation

SHALL

• Offer
• Shall I help you with your project?

Para realizar esta entrada me he basado en los siguientes libros:

- ENGLISH FILE, Intermediate Student's Book. OXFORD

- VALID, For Bachillerato 2. Burlington Books

- STRAIGHTFORWARD, Pre-intermediate Sutdent's Book. MACMILLAN

- INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH, Level B1: Grammar Bank

FUTURE TENSES

Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a aprender la gramática referente a los tiempos futuros. Repasaremos el futuro simple, el futuro con be going to y el presente continuo con valor de futuro.

FUTURE SIMPLE (will/shall + infinitive)

Afirmative: I'll (I will) have the steak, please
Negative: I won't (will not) tell anybody where you are
Interrogative: Shall we eat out tonight?

USES

• Predictions
• Mary will be a succesful singer one day
• Instant decisions
• I'll have a cup of coffee, please
• Promises
• I won't tell anybody where you are
• Future facts
• I'll be at home all afternoon
• Offers
• I'll carry that bag for you
• Shall i help you with your homework?
• Suggestions
• Shal we eat out tonight?

TIME EXPRESSIONS

 this evening, later, next week, soon, arround midnight, at 11 o'clock, in the future, in March, tomorrow, in an hour, in a few minuts, one day

FUTURE  BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE

Afirmative: My sister's going to adopt a child

Negative: I'm not going to go to Paris next week

Interrogative: Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?

USES

• Future plans and intentions
• Lucy is going to check her e-mail this evening
• Predictions
• Barcelona are going to win. They're playing really well.
• Look at those black clouds. I think it's going to rain. 

TIME EXPESSIONS

this evening, later, next week, soon, at 10 o'clock, in the future, tomorrow, in an hour, now, tonight

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
be + verb + -ing

Afirmative: I'm interviewing the actors tomorrow

Interrogative: Are you going?

Negative: I'm not going

USES

• Future arrangements
• We're meeting at 10'00 tomorrow in Jack's office

TIME EXPRESIONS

tomorrow, next week

Para realizar esta entrada me he basado en los siguientes libros:

- ENGLISH FILE, Intermediate Student's Book. OXFORD

- VALID, For Bachillerato 2. Burlington Books

- STRAIGHTFORWARD, Pre-intermediate Sutdent's Book. MACMILLAN

- INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH, Level B1: Grammar Bank