Modals of Ability
What are 'can' and 'be able to'?
'It' is what part of speech
What is a 'pronoun'?
We use these 3 prepositions to talk about time
What are 'at', 'in' and 'on'?
We use these 3 verb tenses to talk about present habits
What are 'present simple', 'present continuous' and 'future simple (will)'?
We use this conditional for facts and general truths
What is 'zero conditional'?
We use this modal to talk about abilities in the past
What is 'could'?
We use this word with 'it' to say just how a situation actually is
What is 'just'?
i.e. It is just that he doesn't know how locals use that phrase.
We use this preposition to describe how long something will take and to indicate when something will happen
What is 'in'?
i.e. Augustina thinks she'll have mastered the game in three weeks.
We use this verb tense with the adverb 'always' to talk about bad habits in the present
What is the 'present continuous'?
We use this verb to express that something is important for us to do
What is 'need to'?
We use these 3 modals to talk about being able to do something at a specific time in the past
What are 'be able to', 'managed to', and 'succeeded in'?
We use these 3 verbs with 'it' to describe how a situation seems to us
What are 'seems', 'appears', and 'turn out'?
We use these 3 modals to talk about place
What are 'at', 'in' and 'on'?
We use this phrase + gerund to talk about an action or state that has become familiar
What is 'be/get used to'?
i.e. I was used to having my own space (familiarity)
vs
He used to leave dirty socks on the floor (past habit)
Reversing word order
What is inversion?
We use these 2 modals when we want to say someone is able to do something well
What are 'good at' and 'great at'?
We use these 5 verbs to describe how a situation makes us feel or think
What are 'seems to', 'occurs to', 'amaze', 'surprise', and 'concern'?
We use this preposition to express movement towards the inside of a container, place, or area
What is 'in'?
We use this verb tense + base form (usually with a frequency adverb) to talk about good, neutral, or bad habits that are actions in the present
What is 'future' tense (will)?
These 3 modals can be used to talk about obligation
What are 'must', 'need to', and 'have to'?
This modal is more formal than 'can' when talking about abilities in the present
What is 'be able to'?
We use this part of a sentence with 'it' as a more natural way to use the introductory 'it'
What is a 'clause?
i.e. It is easy to learn English
We use this preposition to show movement within a three-dimensional space or to show movement from one side of something to another
What is 'through'?
We use this verb tense to talk about past habits
What is the 'present continuous'?
We use these 2 modals of obligation to say something is not recommended or advised
What is 'should not' and 'ought not'?