Modal verbs
You ______ wear a seatbelt when driving.
Must
“I am tired”, she said
She said (that) she was tired.
I enjoy ______ (read).
Reading.
If it rains, we ____ (stay) at home.
Will stay
John broke the window
It was John who broke the window.
She looks exhausted. She ____ have slept well.
Can’t must/ should.
“Where do you live?”, he asked me.
He asked me where I lived
They deicided _______ (leave).
To leave.
If I were rich, I ___ (travel) the world
Would travel
I want a holiday most.
What I want most is a holiday.
You _____ have told me! Now everything is ruined.
Should
The teacher told us not to touch that
I remember (to lock/ locking) the door yesterday.
Locking.
If she had studied harder, she (pass)
Would have passed
Sarah broke the vase
It was Sarah who broke the vase.
The lights were off and nobody answered the door. They _______ left.
Must have.
“I finished the project yesterday”, Tom said
Tom said (that) he had finished the project the previous day.
Translate: I tried to open the door.
Intenté abrir la puerta.
I wish I ___ (can save) enough money to rent a flat.
Could save
I need help right now.
What I need right now is help.
Explain the difference:
- You didn’t need to do it.
- You needn’t have done it.
- You didn’t need to do it: no era necesario hacerlo (y quizás no lo hiciste).
- You needn’t have done it: lo hiciste, pero era innecesario.
She said (that) if she had known, she wouldn’t have come.
Explain the difference:
- I regret telling him
- I regret to tell you
- I regret telling him: me arrepiento de habérselo dicho.
- I regret to tell you: lamento comunicarte que…
If he ___ (need) to call somebody, tell him to call me
Needs
The thing that annoys me is people being late.
It is people being late that annoys me.