Modal Verbs or imperative Form III

What Modals /Imperative forms can you use in these cases?

Practice

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=458






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Modal Verbs II

Formula for Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs don't need the use of auxiliary verbs, nor the use of an "S" for conjugation in 3rd person of singular

Affirmative Modal Verbs

Negative Modal Verbs

I can speak English You could go to the beach today He would take you home She should study more It might rain today We may leave the classroom early You must keep quiet in class They have to clean the mess Tom will travel to Belgium  Sarah shall cook dinner You ought to tidy your room You had better ('d better) be patient with kids My dog can play the dead I'm able to work at night

I can't speak Japanese You couldn't work extra hours He wouldn't walk with you She shouldn't party tonight It might not be sunny We may not use the book on the test You mustn't copy in the exam. They don't have to clean the mess Tom won't travel to Ecuador Sarah shall not buy fast food for dinner. You oughtn't tidy your room You don't have to be patient with kids My dog can't speak I'm not able to wake up early

"Had better" doesn't have any negative form. The negative form is "don't/doesn't have to".

Practice!

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/modals/tests/modaltest2.html


http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-exercises.html

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-exercises.html

PDF Exercises

PDF Exercises II

Conversations with Modals

What's the Difference between "Do" and "Make"?

Imperative Form

Forgive and give as if it were your last opportunity. Love like there's no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again.

"Find what you love and let it kill you" Charles Bukowski (U.S. Poet)

Imperative form is really easy. It works in second person. That is, it talks directly to YOU with no politeness nor kindness. 

As its name states, imperative form is a command without much diplomacy.

So, whenever you want to give orders to someone, use the imperative form.

The imperative form is also used for instructions or informal invitations
The structure of the imperative form is this:

(+)
Go home
Do the dishes
Get up
Talk to me
Listen carefully
Fasten your seat belts
Turn your cellphone off
Drive carefully



(-)
Don't stop me now
Don't walk away
Don't speak
Don't tell me what to do!


Stop                                        in  the name of love
(Verb in its base form)   +      (Agreement).




 "Stop in the name of Love" Glee version  
"Stop in the name of Love" Original version by the Supremes, 1965. This song appeared ages ago. The gorgeous Diana Ross was debuting by the time as a singer.

Before Beyoncé there were Diana Ross and Donna Summer ;)


 





 
"Don't Stop Me Now" Queen, 1978.
This is another great song with imperative form, sung by marvellous Freddy Mercury (His real name was Frederick Bulsara. Frederick Bulsara was born in South Africa, not in London).





The imperative form works only in simple present tense. We don't use imperative form in the past nor in the future. For these tenses we use other structures


Past

I told my sister to call me

I told my sister not to call me



Present Perfect


I have given instructions to my people to be happy

I have told my students not to miss classes





Future


I will ask my friends to take me to that concert

I will tell my dad not to buy me candies because I'm on a diet

It is possible to say

Do go home

Do finish your homework

Do study for the panel

Do behave

But this is only to be emphatic: that is, to stress on your command.

Do's and Don'ts for Wildlife photography 

Do's and Don's for the Paleolithic diet


 The Paleo Diet Official Website

Do's and Don'ts in a Job Interview 

Do's and Don'ts for the Ramadan



http://www.whatisramadan.com/ What is the Ramadan?

Do's and Don'ts for riding bicycle in town


 

Do's and Don'ts in LIFE

More information and exercises for practice:

http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/27204/excerpt/9780521727204_excerpt.pdf

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/imperative/menu.php



Personally, this is my favorite grammar form in English. Maybe I could be a control freak, lol

Modal Verbs

Video on Modal Verbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaBH_huiJSM

Identify the modal verbs in this text.

Ask yes/no and information questions for this text.

Exercises for Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs Exercises

Simple Past

"Go on dying to the past and never think of the future", OSHO


Find the verbs in Simple Past in the following song:


















Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in Simple Past Tense



Simple Past Practice


 Exercises in Simple Past

Practice with Tenses (Simple Present with Verb To Be and Action Verbs, Present Continuous, Simple Past)

Correct these mistakes

She make cookies


The dog bite too.


Carlos is drink coffi with Maria

I am a study.

They are studients of Modern Languages.
 
He listen to music at home.
 
I from Ocumare del Tuy.

 What did you do on yesterday?

She dance everyday.


He study French.


He work in Mc Donalds.


I went to the cinema weekend.


She watch TV at 7:00 PM.


He does live in Germany.


We read go study.

He's not father.

I come to your house on Sonday.

My mother aren't housewife.

My sister does cook very well.

When is she birthday?

When do you cleaned your room?

Who did she viset?

What is your birthday?

Are you student?

Where you worked?

When you went to the cinema?

Why she say that?

Did you work on yesterday?

What he told you?

What ate yesterday?

When do we play de piano?

Where do you from?

When did you go at school?

Where you live?

Simple Present Tense II

Simple Present Tense

English Grammar Rules

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

• I take the train to the office.
• The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
• John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.

2. For facts.

• The President of The USA lives in The White House.
• A dog has four legs.
• We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits.

• I get up early every day.
• Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
• They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

• It rains a lot in winter.
• The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
• They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speaks / learns	English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense

To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).

• Affirmative: You speak French.
  Negative: You don't speak French.

You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the subject is I, you, we or they.

• Affirmative: He speaks German.
  Negative: He doesn't speak German.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make a negative sentence. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the negative sentence. We will see the reason why below.

Negative Contractions

Don't = Do not
Doesn't = Does not
I don't like meat = I do not like meat.
There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in spoken English.

Word Order of Negative Sentences

The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the Present Tense using Don't or Doesn't.

Subject	don't/doesn't	Verb*	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	don't	have / buy eat / like etc.	cereal for breakfast
he / she / it	doesn't

* Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.
Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with TO. For example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.
Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

• You don't speak Arabic.
• John doesn't speak Italian.
• We don't have time for a rest.
• It doesn't move.
• They don't want to go to the party.
• She doesn't like fish.

Questions in the Simple Present Tense

To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does. It has no translation in Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at the beginning of the question.

• Affirmative: You speak English.
  Question: Do you speak English?

You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a question. We use Do when the subject is I, you, we or they.

• Affirmative: He speaks French.
  Question: Does he speak French?

When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make the affirmative sentence a question. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the question. We will see the reason why below.
We DON'T use Do or Does in questions that have the verb To Be or Modal Verbs (can, must, might, should etc.)

Word Order of Questions with Do and Does

The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Do or Does.

Do/Does	Subject	Verb*	The Rest of the sentence
Do	I / you / we / they	have / need want etc.	a new bike?
Does	he / she / it

*Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.
Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with TO. For example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.
Examples of Questions with Do and Does:

• Do you need a dictionary?
• Does Mary need a dictionary?
• Do we have a meeting now?
• Does it rain a lot in winter?
• Do they want to go to the party?
• Does he like pizza?

Short Answers with Do and Does

In questions that use do/does it is possible to give short answers to direct questions as follows:

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)	Short Answer (Negative)
Do you like chocolate?	Yes, I do.	No, I don't.
Do I need a pencil?	Yes, you do.	No, you don't.
Do you both like chocolate?	Yes, we do.	No, we don't.
Do they like chocolate?	Yes, they do.	No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate?	Yes, he does.	No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate?	Yes, she does.	No, she doesn't.
Does it have four wheels?	Yes, it does.	No, it doesn't.

However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how is used in the question, you can not use the short answers above to respond to the question.

Adverbs of Frequency

Exercises

Simple Present and Adverbs of Frequency 

How are you? Adjectives

Pharrel Williams: "Happy" 


How are you today?
How do you feel?

 Describe yourself. How is your personality?

Remember this!

We use Verb "To Be" to describe and define people.

I am Juan Valdés

        a journalist (We ALWAYS use article A/An for occupations)

        a soccer player

        23 years old

        single

        tall

        Mexican

        from Acapulco

        thin

        shy

        responsible

        Catholic

         



What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that modifies nouns or pronoun by describing, identifying or quantifying words. An adjective usually goes before the noun or pronoun it describes. 

Example: The blue sky
                 The red moon
                 The noisy street
                 The crowded concert
                 The dirty beach


Adjectives go after verb To Be

Example:

                My best friend is very clumsy
                My English class is fun
                Venezuela is beautiful 
                London is cool.     

Articles A/An/The can be considered adjectives.

An adjective can be modified by an adverb or a clause/phrase functioning as an adverb. 






Opposites attract!

        





Katy Perry "Hot n Cold"
How many opposites do you identify here?