Exam date: February 15th
Bimester
3
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Infinitives and Gerunds
To cook is my hobby.
Smoking is bad for your health.
I love swimming in the ocean.
I love to swim in the ocean.
Comparatives and
Superlatives
Grammar:
as + adjective / adverb + as
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Modals
“I have a terrible stomachache.” “ You should go to the doctor’s”
They shouldn’t smoke in a hospital.
Jenny has to do her homework every evening.
We have to leave the house early to catch the bus.
You don’t have to eat that if you don’t like it.
You must report the theft to the pólice immediately..
You mustn’t be late for work on your first day.
Grammar
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MODAL
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USES
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EXAMPLES
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Can
Cannot or can’t
Can J…?
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1.To express ability
2.For permission
3.Requests
4. Possibility
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I can speak a little
Russian.
Can I open the window?
Can you make some coffee,
please.
We can go or we can stay.
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Could
Could not/couldn’t
Could J…?
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1. To express ability in the
past.
2. Polite requests.
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He could run very fast when
he was 5.
Could you open the window?
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Be able to
Am is are + not
Was/ were + not
Will not / won’t
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1. Ability in the past, present or future.
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I am able to jump high.
I was able to read when I
was 5.
I will be able to drive.
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May
May not
May J
….?
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1. Polite requests
2. formal permission
3. less than 50% certainty
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May I borrow your pen?
You may leave the book.
Where is Penny? She may be at the library.
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Might
Might not /mightn’t
Might this be the key?
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1. Less than 50% certainty
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Where is Penny? She might be at the library.
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Must
Must not /mustn’t
Must J…?
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1.Strong necessity
2.95% certainty
3.Obligation (personal)
4. Prohibition (negative)
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I must go to class today.
Mary is not in class. She
must be sick.
I must study for the exams.
You must not open that door.
You mustn’t arrive late.
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Have to/has to
Don’t / doesn’t have to
Do/does J
have to…?
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1.Obligation (impersonal)
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We have to wear a uniform.
Peter has to wear a tie at work.
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Will
Will not / won’t
Will J..?
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1.Predictions
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She’s on diet. She won’t eat
at all.
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Would
Would not / wouldn’t
Would J…?
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1. Polite requests
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Would you like to drink some
water?
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Shall
Shall not / shan’t
Shall J
verb…?
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1. Offers
2. Suggestions
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I’m cold. Shall I close the
window?
Shall I start a new book?
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Should
Should not / shouldn’t
Should J…?
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1. Advice
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You should apologise before she stops talking to him.
(what I think is best for
you to do)
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Ought to
Ought not to
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1.Advice
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They ought to follow the school’s policy, or they will get expelled.
(what is necessary, and
cannot be avoided)
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Need to
Needn’t
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1. Necessity
unnecesary
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I need to take a shower.
You needn’t water the garden
this evening. It’s going to rain tonight.
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