English Grammar 04/2022 by Loïc LB on Genially

English Grammar

Student: Loïc LE BIDEAU

Date 06/04/2022

01. Must/ mustn't

02. Needn't

04. Had better

05. It's Time

06. Would

07. Can-could-would

Summary

03. Should

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List of modals

Can

Could

May

Might

Must

Should

Will

Would

Shall

Some generalities

- They are invariable.

- They are followed by a verbal base.

- They behave like auxiliaries.

INFO

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- Affirmative form :

The modal Must expresses a duty, an obligation.

- Negative form:

This form expresses a prohibition.

Must/ mustn't

Examples:

- You must keep it a secret.

- You mustn't tell anyone.

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Needn't

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Examples

We've got plenty of time - We needn't hurry ( = it's not necessary to hurry).

You needn't do something = it's not necessary to do it (but you can if you like).

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Examples

Should

- To give advice or to give an opinion (You should go to bed).

- Should have done something: you didnt do it, but it would have been the right thing to do.

- Use should : when something is not right or what you expect.

Use : You should do something

INFO

- I'd better to do something = it is advisable to do it. It's similar to should, but not exactly the same. There is always a danger or a problem if you don't follow the advice

- You can also use It's time : to criticise or complain, or announce to somebody, what to do depending on what time it is.

Had better and It's time

Examples

- I have to meet Amy in Ten minutes -> I'd better go now or i"ll be late

- It's time to go home or It's time he realised that he isn't the most important personn in the world.

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Example

Would

We use would'nt when we imagine a situation or an action (we think of something that is not real).
Its main purpose is therefore to express the conditional

INFO

- Asking people to do things: can or could

- Asking for things : Can I have or Could I have

- Asking to do things : can, could or may

- Offering to do things : Can I ?

- Offering and inviting : Would

Different cases of invitation permissions

Example

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Any questions?

Thanks for your attention

English Grammar 04/2022

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