modal auxiliaries (with activity)

So lately, been wonderingWho will be there to take my place

When I'm gone, you'll need loveTo light the shadows on your face

If a great wave shall fallIt'd fall upon us all

And between the sand and stoneCould you make it on your own?

[Chorus:]If I could, then I would

I'll go wherever you will goWay up high or down lowI'll go wherever you will go

And maybe, I'll find outThe way to make it back someday

To watch you, to guide youThrough the darkest of your days

If a great wave shall fallIt'd fall upon us all

Well I hope there's someone out thereWho can bring me back to you

Run away with my heartRun away with my hopeRun away with my love

I know now, just quite howMy life and love might still go on

In your heart, in your mindI'll stay with you for all of time

If I could turn back timeI'll go wherever you will goIf I could make you mine

I'll go wherever you will go

I'll go wherever you will go

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MODALAuxiliariesThey are added to the

MAIN VERBS to express shades of time and mood.

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MODALAuxiliaries

They do not change their form.


Pretend you are in an interview. The interviewer asks the interviewee if he has the abilities to do the job.

Can or Cannot


1Can or Cannot

1. Present AbilityI can study three chapters in an hour.


1Can or Cannot1. Present Ability

2. PossibilityI can go there after midnight.


1Can or Cannot1. Present Ability2. Possibility

3. PermissionCan I go there with my friends?


Pretend one of you is the manager and one is a

journalist. The journalist is trying to schedule an interview

with a famous rock star managed by the manager.

Might or May


2 Might

1. PossibilityShe might be late again today.


3 May

1. PossibilityHe may get promoted next year.


3 May1. Possibility

2. PermissionMay I use the restroom?


Pretend one of you is heartbroken and the other one is the best

friend. The heartbroken one will tell the best friend her problems and the best friend will tell her

what she should do to solve them.

Should


4 Should

1. Obligation You should not throw away trash on the streets.


Pretend one of you is the president and the other one is the presidential adviser. The president will tell his adviser problems in the

country. The adviser will tell the president what they must do to

make their country better.

Must


5 Must

1. NecessityYou must not skip your meals.


5 Must1. Necessity

2. Inescapable conclusionThat was a strong storm. Lives must have been lost.


Pretend you two are best friends and one of you is going on a trip to Boracay, Enchanted Kingdom,

and Baguio.

Will


6 Will

1. Future She will go to Canada next year.


6 Will 1. Future

2. WillingnessMark will enlist in the army because the rebels took his family.


6 Will 1. Future2. Willingness

3. Polite request or refusalWill you buy me a new shirt?


Pretend one of you is an old man and the other is a young man. The young

man will ask the old man for an interview using “could.” He will ask the

old man the things that he could do before and what he could do in the

future.

Could


7 Could

1. Past ability Kobe could play basketball before.


7 Could 1. Past ability

2. Possibility Anna could cook us lunch tomorrow.


7 Could 1. Past ability2. Possibility

3. Permission Could you please keep silent?


Pretend one of you is a mother and the other one is the babysitter or the

housekeeper. The mother is leaving the house for three days. As a mother, tell the babysitter/housekeeper the things

she has to do while you are away.

Have to


8 Have to

1. Necessity You have to pay one thousand for the party.


Pretend you are a doctor and the other one is a patient. The doctor will ask the patient his past habits that led to his lung

cancer.

Used to


9 Used to

1. Past customI used to teach children how to play the piano.


10 Be going to

1. FutureShe is going to buy him a new car.


11 Had better

1. Desirability You’d better be honest with her.


12Had/would rather

1. Preference I would rather stay at home and study.

Had you rather stayed?


13 Ought to

1. Obligation You ought to forgive those who have hurt you.


1 I (preference) eat in a Japanese restaurant.

a. had betterb. wouldc. would rather


2 Boys (necessity) respect girls.

a. have tob. wouldc. used to


3 You (permission) have dinner with me.

a. mayb. wouldc. used to


4 My family (past custom) go out every weekend.a. shouldb. used toc. could


5 Jen (present ability) multitask effectively.

a. shouldb. canc. could


modal auxiliaries (with activity)

Education

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past habits