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Unit :1 Everyone Makes Mistakes
Modals in the past Unit :1 Everyone Makes Mistakes
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What are modals? Auxiliary verbs How could I use modals? Can Could May
Might Must Ought to Shall Should Will Would How could I use modals?
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Why do we use modals? We use modals to talk about obligations, suggestions, advise and expectations!
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Simple modals: Present and future
Modal + base form Examples: We should invite your friend to my party. We could buy some soda if you have money. You might want to call your mom and tell her you are at a friend’s house.
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Perfect modals: past Modal + have + past participle Examples:
She may have called me last night. Mary could have done her homework yesterday We should not have made a big mess here.
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We use “May /might +have + p.p.” to suggest uncertainty in the past.
Modals in the past I can’t find my keys .I may have forgotten them at home. We use “May /might +have + p.p.” to suggest uncertainty in the past.
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I can’t find my keys .I could have forgotten them at home.
You could have selected the blue bag .It was beautiful. We use “could + have + p.p. ”1- to talk about the past with uncertainity 2- to talk about expectation that have not been met.
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Past Modals She could have sent him a nice present. past participle
subject rest could have
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I got 9 out of 10. I must have missed one answer.
we used must +have + p.p. for drawing conclusion about the past
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Past Modals What should I have done? pronoun past participle Wh- have
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You should have told them about it.
Past Modals You should have told them about it. past participle subject rest should have
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We used should + have +p.p . 1- Talk about mistake made in the past.
2-talk about expectations that have not been met. We are lost. You should have turned right instead of left. =My father left home at 6 o'clock .He should have come back by now
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Was/Were +supposed to +base form
= I was supposed to water the plants . They are dry now. = We were supposed to leave at 12, but there was too much work
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Was/Were +supposed to +base form
To express that an expected action didn’t happen.
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