GAPs
The manager of the shop was a bit reluctant but in the end, I____________ get a refund.
Managed to!
Sentence: It must be fine tomorrow, don't worry!
Wrong!
Must can't be used for future predictions.
Explain the difference between "didn't need to do" and "needn't have done".
Didn't need to do - the action didn't happen
Needn't have done - the action happened
What mustn't you do as an HSE student?
That's curious :)
I__________ walk properly. I broke my leg a week ago.
I am unable to walk properly.
Rule: "Will" can be used to criticize people.
True!
Name 2 modal verbs used for typical behavior.
Will, would
Rephrase this sentence using the verb "could": I was absolutely thrilled when I heard about your engagement.
I couldn't have been more thrilled when I heard about your engagement.
Ten o'clock. She __________ at her office by now. I'll call her.
should/will/must/etc have arrived
Sentence: When I was a child, my father must work very hard to provide for our family.
Wrong! Must is not used for past necessity and obligation.
When I was a child, my father had to work very hard to provide for our family.
What modal verb can be used to give strong advice in order to avoid something bad?
You'd better turn that music down before your dad gets angry.
What is the negative form of shall?
That's right, shan't it is!
The lawyer was __________ to persuade the jury of her client’s innocence. He was found guilty.
Unable!
Rule: To say that something was possible, but didn't happen, we can use might/could have ...
True!
You were stupid to try climbing up there. You might/could have killed yourself.
What is the function of can in the following sentence?
Can I carry your bag?
An offer to do things for people.
What is right:
a) I didn't use to drive a car.
b) I wasn't used to driving a car.
Both!
a) Past action that is not true anymore
b) Process of becoming familiar with something.
Over the last few months the government’s fuel tax __________ generating over a billion pounds in revenue.
Has succeeded in!
Sentence: Yesterday I felt very hot and tired. I might be ill. Thanks God, I am fine now!
Wrong! Might is not normally used to talk about past possibility (except in indirect speech)
1) Perhaps I was ill.2) I thought I was ill.
Which modal verb often comes at the beginning of the sentence as a part of formal expressions of wishes and hopes?
May you be very happy!
When do we use shall?
Ask for instructions or decisions: What time shall we come and see you?
Offer services: Shall I open the window?
Make suggestions: Shall we go out for a meal?