English Grammar 04/2022

English Grammar

Student: Loïc LE BIDEAU

Date 06/04/2022

Summary

07. Can-could-would

04. Had better

01. Must/ mustn't

05. It's Time

02. Needn't

06. Would

03. Should

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Some generalities

List of modals

Can Could May Might Must Should Will Would Shall

- They are invariable. - They are followed by a verbal base. - They behave like auxiliaries.

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Must/ mustn't

Examples:

- Affirmative form : The modal Must expresses a duty, an obligation. - Negative form: This form expresses a prohibition.

- You must keep it a secret. - You mustn't tell anyone.

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Needn't

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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Should

Examples

Use : You should do something

- 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.

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Had better and It's time

Examples

- 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.

- 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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Would

Example

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

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Different cases of invitation permissions

Example

- 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

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