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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: Modals 2007-11-21, 08:34 | |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: 2 2007-11-21, 08:36 | |
| (be) able to | ability, less used than can e.g. I’m not able to come to the game on Friday. |
can | ability e.g. Can you play the piano? | | asking for and giving permission e.g. “Mom, can I go the cinema tonight?” “No, you can’t. You have homework to do” | | offer e.g. Can I help you? | | request, instruction e.g. Can you switch on the light for me? | | capability
e.g. The summers in England can be really unpredictable. | | with be to make criticisms
e.g. Susan can be a real pain in the neck at times. |
can’t | ability e.g. I can’t come to the game on Friday. | | when you feel sure something is not possible (opposite of must)
e.g. The tennis match can’t be over yet. (I’m sure it isn’t). |
[tr] <TABLE borderColor=#000000 width="88%" border=1> td] <td width="67%" bgColor=#d8e1f3> with comparative adjectives to express possibility or impossibility [/tr] | |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: a 2007-11-21, 09:00 | |
| would | request (can and could are more common)
e.g. Would you go to the shop for me? | | would like - offer/invitation
e.g. Would you like a cup of tea? | | after be, followed by adjectives doubtful, unlikely, to emphasise a tentative action
e.g. It’s doubtful that he would be there in time of need. | | annoying habit, typical of a person
e.g. She would ask me for money, wouldn’t she? | | certainty in a suppressed conditional sentence
e.g. I would never agree to that. (even if he asked me) |
wouldn’t | certainty in a suppressed conditional sentence
e.g. I wouldn’t agree to that. (even if he asked me.) |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: e 2007-11-21, 09:00 | |
| will | assumption e.g. Oh, that’ll be John on the phone. | | request (can and could are more common) e.g. Will you go to the shop for me? | | intention or willingness e.g. “I’ll take gran’s pearls then”. “You won’t!” “I will!” | | order e.g. Will you please shut up? | | insistence e.g. “I won’t clean my room!” “Yes you will!” | | habits and typical behaviour e.g. Sarah will sit and gaze at the stars all night. | | criticism e.g. She will drink too much when she goes out. |
won’t | emphatically forbid an action, in response to a will expression
e.g. “I’ll take gran’s pearls then”.
“You won’t!”
“I will!” | | refusal
e.g. “I won’t clean my room!”
“Yes you will!” |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: x 2007-11-21, 09:05 | |
| should | expectation (can use ought to)
e.g. If you like Picasso, you should enjoy the exhibition. | | suggestion, advice, opinion (can use ought to)
e.g. You should have more driving lessons before you take the test. | | when something is not right or as you expect it
e.g. The price on this can of beans is wrong. It should say $1.20, not $2.20. | | criticism (can use ought to) e.g. You shouldn’t shout at your mother like that. | | uncertainty e.g. Should I ask her out on a date? | | should + words of thinking, to make an opinion less direct e.g. I should think he could find a more compatible match. | | with be and adjectives describing chance, including odd, strange, typical, natural, interesting, surprised, surprising, funny (=odd) and What a coincidence. e.g. It’s odd that he should ask you so many personal questions. | | after in case to emphasise unlikelihood e.g. I’m not going out tonight in case she should call me. | | If…..should e.g. If Jane should drop by when I am out, tell her to come back later. | | polite order or instruction e.g. Applications should be sent by 3rd January. |
will | assumption e.g. Oh, that’ll be John on the phone. | | request (can and could are more common) e.g. Will you go to the shop for me? | | intention or willingness e.g. “I’ll take gran’s pearls then”. “You won’t!” “I will!” | | order e.g. Will you please shut up? | | insistence e.g. “I won’t clean my room!” “Yes you will!” | | habits and typical behaviour e.g. Sarah will sit and gaze at the stars all night. | | criticism e.g. She will drink too much when she goes out. |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: z 2007-11-21, 09:10 | |
| shall | certainty or desire (mainly British English)
e.g. I shall give up chocolate for Lent. | | in formal rules and regulations (mainly British English) e.g. Racism or sexism shall not be tolerated in this building. | | in questions to ask for instructions and decisions, and to make offers and suggestions (mainly British English) e.g. What shall I do? When shall we come and see you? Shall we go to the cinema this evening? |
shan’t | certainty (less usual, mostly British English) e.g. I shan’t be late for the meeting. |
should | expectation (can use ought to)
e.g. If you like Picasso, you should enjoy the exhibition. | | suggestion, advice, opinion (can use ought to)
e.g. You should have more driving lessons before you take the test. | | when something is not right or as you expect it
e.g. The price on this can of beans is wrong. It should say $1.20, not $2.20. | | criticism (can use ought to) e.g. You shouldn’t shout at your mother like that. | | uncertainty e.g. Should I ask her out on a date? | | should + words of thinking, to make an opinion less direct e.g. I should think he could find a more compatible match. | | with be and adjectives describing chance, including odd, strange, typical, natural, interesting, surprised, surprising, funny (=odd) and What a coincidence. e.g. It’s odd that he should ask you so many personal questions. | | after in case to emphasise unlikelihood e.g. I’m not going out tonight in case she should call me. | | If…..should e.g. If Jane should drop by when I am out, tell her to come back later. | | polite order or instruction e.g. Applications should be sent by 3rd January. |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: f 2007-11-21, 09:37 | |
| ought to | expectation (can use should)
e.g. If you like Picasso, you ought to enjoy the exhibition. | | recommendation (can use should)
e.g. You ought to have more driving lessons before you take the test. | | criticism (can use should)
e.g. You ought not to shout at your mother like that. |
shall | certainty or desire (mainly British English)
e.g. I shall give up chocolate for Lent. | | in formal rules and regulations (mainly British English) e.g. Racism or sexism shall not be tolerated in this building. | | in questions to ask for instructions and decisions, and to make offers and suggestions (mainly British English) e.g. What shall I do? When shall we come and see you? Shall we go to the cinema this evening? |
shan’t | certainty (less usual, mostly British English) e.g. I shan’t be late for the meeting. |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: v 2007-11-21, 09:41 | |
| may as well/might as well | describes the only thing left to do, something which the speaker is not enthusiastic about e.g. I’m so bored, I may as well do some housework. |
might | possibility or uncertainty e.g. There might be a cure for AIDS within the next ten years. | | unreal situation e.g. If I knew her better, I might invite her to the ball. |
must | when you feel sure something is true (opposite of can’t) e.g. The tennis match must be over by now. (I’m sure it is). | | necessity, personal feelings e.g. I haven’t spoken to Liz for ages. I must give her a call. | | order, strong suggestion e.g. You must stop smoking or you’ll get lung cancer. |
must not | prohibition (negative order) e.g. You must not leave the table until you have finished your dinner. |
<DIV align=center> <table borderColor=#000000 width="88%" border=1>[tr][td width="33%" bgColor=#d8e1f3] need [/td] [td align=middle width="67%" bgColor=#ffffff] as a normal verb e.g. Do you need me to help you? [/td][/tr] <tr>[td width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff] [/td] <td align=middle width="67%" bgColor=#d8e1f3> <SPAN lang=EN-GB> in questions (less usual)<FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> | |
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عاشقة الجنة ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 427 العمر : 35 تاريخ التسجيل : 24/08/2007
| موضوع: c 2007-11-21, 09:50 | |
| had better | strong advice (less used than should) e.g. You’d better do the washing up now. e.g. I’d better not go out tonight, because I have to get up early tomorrow. |
have (got) to | necessity, impersonal, not for personal feelings, but for a rule or situation. If you are unsure whether to use must or have to, it is usually safer to use have to. e.g. I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the train to the office. |
<DIV align=center> <table borderColor=#000000 width="88%" border=1>[tr][td width="33%" bgColor=#f295bf] may [/td] [td width="67%" bgColor=#d8e1f3] to express although in clauses e.g. I may be married to you, but that doesn’t give you the right to treat me like dirt. [/td][/tr] [tr][td width="33%" bgColor=#d8e1f3] [/td] [td width="67%" bgColor=#ffffff] possibility or uncertainty (formal) e.g. There may be a cure for AIDS within the next ten years. [/td][/tr] <tr>[td width="33%" bgColor=#ffffff] [/td] <td align=middle width="67%" bgColor=#d8e1f3> <SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4><FONT color=#ff0000>asking for and giving permission (less usual, more formal) | |
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Alpha Hunter ورودي ممتاز
عدد الرسائل : 179 العمر : 32 الاسم: : Med Souhail Chaouki الهواية: : كرة القدم والطائرة الجنس: : M@N تاريخ التسجيل : 22/10/2008
| موضوع: رد: Modals 2008-10-22, 16:44 | |
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الاستاذ مونير ورودي متميز ونشيط
عدد الرسائل : 826 الاسم: : الاستاذ مونير الهواية: : كل ما يفيد و يعود بالنفع الجنس: : ذكر تاريخ التسجيل : 23/08/2007
| موضوع: رد: Modals 2008-10-23, 04:05 | |
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Alpha Hunter ورودي ممتاز
عدد الرسائل : 179 العمر : 32 الاسم: : Med Souhail Chaouki الهواية: : كرة القدم والطائرة الجنس: : M@N تاريخ التسجيل : 22/10/2008
| موضوع: رد: Modals 2008-10-23, 05:40 | |
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