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Please buy ____ sugar for me please
Please buy some sugar for me please
When I called my friends, they _____ (play) monopoly.
When I called my friends, they were playing monopoly.
If I ____ (go) out tonight, I ____ (go) to the cinema.
If I go out tonight, I will go to the cinema.
My brother has a _____ (tidy) room than me.
My brother has a tidier room than me.
Which modal verb do we use to express ability in the present and past?
Can and Could
How ____ stars are there in the sky?
How many stars are there in the sky?
Yesterday at six I ______ (prepare) dinner.
Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner.
If you ____ (get) back late, I ____ (be) angry.
If you get back late, I will be angry.
Australia is ____ (big) than England.
Australia is bigger than England.
Which modal verbs do we use to express obligation?
Must or Have to
I don't have ____ green shirts.
I don't have any green shirts.
The kids _____ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
If we ____ (not/see) each other tomorrow, we ____ (see) each other next week.
If we do not see each other tomorrow, we will see each other next week.
He thinks Chinese is _______ (difficult) language in the world.
He this Chinese is the most difficult language in the world.
Which modal verbs do we use to give advice?
Should / ought to
How ____ money is in the bank?
How much money is in the bank?
We ____ (not / walk) all day.
We were not walking all day.
If we ____ (wait) here, we _____ (be) late.
Show me _____ (good) restaurant downtown.
Show me the best restaurant downtown.
Which modal verbs do you use for asking for permission?
Can, could
Is there ____ wine in the supermarket?
Is there any wine in the supermarket?
When do we use past continuous?
To talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a certain time in the past.
If the weather ______ (not/improve), we ______ (not/have) a picnic.
If the weather doesn't improve, we will not have a picnic.
Fish are not _______ (intelligent) as cats.
Fish are not as intelligent as cats.
Which modal verbs do we use to express prohibition?
must not / mustn't