Elizabeth: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee? Sarah: Sorry. I _____ (GO) to the library. I've been planning to study all day.
Sorry. I'm going to the library.
Ms Johnson, ….. you postpone the deadline for the project please?
could, would
Is the action completed or not?
AH! THERE YOU ARE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
COMPLETED. (I FOUND YOU AND I HAVE JUST STOPPED LOOKING.)
identify the situation / function
In ten years, I don't think we'll need to use mobile phones anymore.
prediction
Which modal verbs do we use to express polite requests?
could, would
Tom: Are you going to John's party tonight? Bill: Yes. Are you going to? I ______ give you a lift.
I'll (I will) give you a lift.
You ..... write in capital letters in the exam. It's a rule.
must
I (SEE) ____ THAT MOVIE AT LEAST 5 TIMES.
I HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE AT LEAST 5 TIMES.
We have done the shopping. She ..... to go to the market.
doesn't have
Name 5 different words or expressions other than "tomorrow" that can be used to talk about the future
later, tonight, next week, this weekend, the next day, next year, the day after tomorrow, etc..
INCORRECT: Soon, tonight, 5:00p.m. because they are more immediate times. Future implies at least 1 day.
arrange the words :
going to / he / travel to / Valencia / with / us / is / this / weekend / ?
Is he going to travel to Valencia with us this weekend?
We have done the shopping. She ..... to go to the market.
doesn't have
Correct the mistake
I HAVE WORKED AS A TEACHER WHEN I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA.
I WORKED AS A TEACHER WHEN I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA.
arrange this words
year - go - I - my - are - to - to - Zambia - mother - and - going - next
My mother and I are going to go to Zambia next year.
What is another name for modal verbs?
Modal verbs also called helping or auxiliary verbs. They are used along with a main verb to express ability, possibility, necessity, and permission.
will / they / come / to / party / the / after / football game / their
They will / They'll come to the party after their football game.
Conmplete the sentence using modals
I can cook very well now; I learnt last year. I ..... cook five years ago.
I couldn't cook five years ago.
Complete
I ____ _____ in this school for 9 years.
I have studied in this school for 9 years.
Complete these sentences:
She has _____ _______ (Go).
You have ________ late 2 days in a row.
She has just gone.
You have been late two days in a row.
What's the function of already and yet?
(Hint: Are they affirmative, etc.?)
already = positive sentence
yet = negative and interrogative sentence
Correct the mistake:
I feel so dizzy this morning. I think I'm going to sick.
I think I'm going to be sick.
rewrite the following sentence using modal verb.
There’s a chance that he is still at home.
He could be still at home.
Combine using since / for
The bathroom smelled terribly yesterday. It smells terrible today.
The bathroom has smelled terribly for 2 days. (or since yesterday)
Simple Past or Present Perfect
I'm afraid the company is going bankrupt. It (have)...... big problems lately.
I'm afraid the company is going bankrupt. It has had big problems lately.
What's the difference between been and gone?
HINT: The location and NOT the grammar point
gone = has left and still there
been = has left and come back