Transcript CAN`T - lacampinglesa

CHARACTERISTICS
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They are AUXILIARY VERBS (they form the negative and interrogative forms)
You mustn't shout.
You don't must shout (INCORRECT)
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Can you help me?
Do you can help me? (INCORRECT)
They are followed by the BASE form of the main verb
He should go to the psychologist
He should to go to the psychologist (INCORRECT)
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They don't add -s in 3rd person singular
My mum can speak Italian
My mum cans speak Italian (INCORRECT)
CAN /COULD
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CAN FOR PRESENT ABILITY
Sue can play the guitar but she can't sing very well.
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COULD FOR PAST ABILITY
When I was three, I could swim very well
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CAN FOR PERMISSION
Can I use your mobile phone? Yes, you can /No, you can't
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COULD FOR PERMISSION (FORMAL)
Could I talk to you in private?
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CAN FOR REQUEST
Can you help me with my homework?
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COULD FOR REQUEST (FORMAL)
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the station, please?
What abilities did you have
when you were a child? Use
COULD
What abilities do you have at
present that you didn't in the past?
Use CAN and COULD
What are they asking for? Use
Can /Could
COULD HAVE
+PARTICIPLE
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Ability to have done something in the past that
finally wasn't done (Podría/as/an…haber)
Rafa Nadal could have won the tennis match but he didn't do
his best
I could have passed the test easily but I started to feel sick.
Tom could've finished work on time, but he just preferred to
go partying.
What could you have done in
the past but you didn't?
MAY /MIGHT/COULD
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MAY(not) FOR PRESENT /FUTURE POSSIBILITY
Sue hasn't come to school today. She may be sick.
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MIGHT (not) /COULD FOR REMOTE PRESENT/FUTURE POSSIBILITY
It's sunny today but it might rain tomorrow.
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MAY(not) + HAVE + PARTICIPLE for PAST POSSIBILITY
Sue hasn't come to school today. She may have missed the bus.
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MIGHT (not) + HAVE +PARTICIPLE for REMOTE PAST POSSIBILITY
She might have forgotten it is Monday!
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MAY for POLITE FORMAL PERMISSION
May I ask you some questions, Prime Minister?
What may/might have happened in these
situations? What may/might happen
next?
MUST /HAVE TO/NEED TO MUSTN'T
MUST /NEED TO (semi-modal) /HAVE TO (semi-modal)
for OBLIGATION/NECESSITY
You must study harder (a command coming from the speaker)
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My dad says I have to study harder (command that doesn't
come from the speaker)
We need to make a strong effort
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MUSTN'T for PROHIBITION
In Spain you mustn't smoke in indoor public places.
DON'T HAVE TO/DON'T NEED TO /NEEDN'T
Lack of obligation or necessity
I don't have to work tomorrow. Why don't we go out?
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She is really clever. She doesn't need to study hard to pass her
exams.
You needn't worry about me. I'm fine.
What are the rules at school? Use
can /must /have to /mustn't
What are the rules at home?
MUST /CAN'T
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MUST for logical
deduction or
certainty (affirmative)
They must be so happy.
That baby must be only some
days old
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CAN'T for logical
deduction or
certainty (negative)
Those girls can't be real. Boys
can’t like those faces!
MUST HAVE /CAN'T (couldn't) HAVE
+PARTICIPLE
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MUST HAVE + P.P.
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CAN’T HAVE + P.P.
Certainty that something
happened in the past
Certainty that something
didn't happen in the past
They must have won the lottery
The passengers couldn't have
survived that terrible accident
Make guesses about these pictures. Use
MAY/MIGHT/MUST/CAN'T or
MAY HAVE/ MUST HAVE/CAN'T HAVE +
PARTICIPLE
SHOULD
/SHOULDN'T
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Advice
You shouldn't eat so much junk
food. You should eat more
vegetables and fruit.
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They also show what is
correct or incorrect
I shouldn't be so untidy
I should study harder
All these people have
problems.Give them advice.
SHOULD/SHOULDN'T HAVE + PARTICIPLE
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Regrets or criticism about a past action
I should've told you the truth
I shouldn't have cheated on you
He shouldn't have spent so much money!
Listen to Bruno Mars' song. What
does he regret (not) doing?