Wordbook - Valery Puescas Paiva
Wordbook - Valery Puescas Paiva
Wordbook - Valery Puescas Paiva
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arrived suddenly lost found found– had been waiting
ARRIBED
HAD ALREADY LEF
came told
had been
visited was
had dropped
finally found
can could have to will may ought to
Uses
1. to ask for something politely : cold, may Decide which of the
modal verbs in the box
2. to offer to do something: can, wold
below correspond to
3. to express a strong advice: had better
the different uses.
4. absence of obligation: needn’t, don’t have to Sometimes more than
5. to express preferences: would rather one modal is possible.
6. to express obligation: have to, must
7. to be accustomed to doing something: he used to
8. to give advice: should, ought to
9. to express possibility: may, might
10. to express future predictions: will
11. to become accustomed to doing something: get used to
12. to express necessity: need
13. to express habits or routines in the past: used to
14. to express prohibition: mustn’t
1. We are not completely sure but Cindy _______ 8. I ___________ rather you checked my exercise
come back tomorrow. before giving it to the teacher.
a. needn’t b. may c. ought a. would b. should c. ought to
2. When I was a child, in the summer afternoons 9. ____________ I use your mobile phone? It’s an
we ____________ play in the street with boys emergency.
and girls from the neighbourhood. a. Must b. May c. Won’t
a. won’t b. must c. would 10. In many schools of England students ________
3. ___________ I have some more wine, please? wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
a. Could b. Needn’t c. Would a. should b. must c. may
4. I ____________ believe my eyes. Is George the 11. Sara’s daughter ___________ write perfectly
one who is standing over there? when she was seven.
a. won’t b. mustn’t c. can’t a. might b. could c. mustn’t
5. They ___________ be the richest person in the 12. I ___________ let you know when I have more
village. He’s just bought two luxurious cars. information about the matter.
a. may not b. ought c. must a. would b. will c. can’t
6. He __________ have studied more for the final 13. The worst __________ have happened, but
exam and spend less time playing with the fortunately everybody came back safe and
computer. sound.
a. would b. should c. have to a. ought to b. might c. can’t
7. My bedroom _________ redecorating. I’m tired 14. The problem was so difficult that even the
of the old furniture. teacher ____________ solve it.
a. has to b. may c. needs a. may b. needed c. couldn’t
Don’t forget to
change the words!
here there
now then Remember the changing of tenses:
this that Direct Speech Indirect Speech
today that am reading was reading
day is reading was reading
yesterday the are reading were reading
day
play/plays played
before
played had played
last year the
was/were playing had been playing
previous
year have/has played had played
two days ago two had played had played
days shall play would play
before will play would play
tomorrow the would like to play would like to play
following must play had to play
day must have played must have played
next week the should play should play
following
week
1. She said, “I like volley-ball”. She said that she liked volley-ball.
2. Tom said, “This river is the longest”.
Tom said that river was the longest.
3. Pam said, “I will come to you”. Pam said that she would come to me.
4. He said, “I was watching TV”. He said that he had been watching TV.
5. They said, “We’ll play today”. They said that they would play that
day.
6. Liz said, “Nora is writing a test”. Liz said that Nora was writing a test.
7. They said, “We went to the zoo yesterday”. They said that they had
gone to the zoo the day before.
8. I said, “Nick has brought a turtle”. I said that Nick had brought a
turtle.
9. Kate said, “Ben will arrive tomorrow”. Kate said that Ben would
arrive the following day.
10. Alex said, “It is hot in Italy now”. Alex said that it was hot in Italy
then.
11. Mona said, “We have three lessons today”. Mona said that they had
three lessons that day.
12. Nick said, “Alex draws beautiful animals”. Nick said that Alex drew
beautiful animals.
13. Sandra said, “They must study better”. Sandra said that they had to
study better.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORMS WITH THE FUTURE EXPRESSION WILL…… (POSITIVE OR
NEGATIVE) AND MATCH THE SENTENCES WITH THE PICTURES
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs. They are used with other verbs to express ability,
permission, obligation, possibility, giving advice, offering, inviting …
MODALS PRACTICE
Example: short + er
Tim Mary
Gina Luke is short.
Luke is shorter than Tim.
Example: intelligent
Susie is intelligent.
Susie is more intelligent than
Luke
Luke.
Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the box.
Example: Tobby is taller than Luke. tall – short – thin – fat – happy -
intelligent- pretty – handsome
A cat is faster than a mouse. A seal is MORE CAREFUL ( careful) than a hippo.
A hippo is MORE PEACEFUL (peaceful) than a
An elephant is BIGGER big) than a
tiger.
tiger.
A tiger is MORE INTELLIGENT (intelligent) than a
A tiger is TALLER (tall) than a cat.
lizard.
A cat is THINNER (thin) than a hippo.
A lizard is MORE BEAUTIFUL (beautiful) than a
A hippo is FATTER (fat) than a lizard.
mouse.
A lizard is LONGER (long) than a dog.
A mouse is ……………………………(horrible) than a
A dog is SHORTER (short) than an
lizard.
elephant.
IRREGULAR
good better little less
bad worse much more