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Modal Verbs

Lecture 7. Modal Verbs. Modal Verb. In the English language, a modal verb is an auxiliary verb that can be used to change the grammatical mood of a sentence. . Examples. will. When we want to talk about future facts or things we use 'will'. Long:

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Modal Verbs

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  1. Lecture 7 Modal Verbs

  2. Modal Verb • In the English language, a modal verb is an auxiliary verb that can be used to change the grammatical mood of a sentence. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  3. Examples Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  4. will When we want to talk about future facts or things we use 'will'. Long: The President will serve for four years. The boss will not be very happy. Contracted: I'm sure you'll like it. I'm certain he won’t do a good job. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  5. Going to If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'. Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day. Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours. The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight. Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  6. Information Questions. Use the appropriate WH word at the beginning. Will/ going to come before the subject If the answer to the question is the subject of the sentence, just replace the subject with the WH word. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  7. Mona is going to finish her project. What is Mona going to do? Ahmad will go with Ali. Whomwill Ahmad go with? Examples Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  8. Information Questions. If the answer to the question is the subject of the sentence, just replace the subject with the WH word. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  9. Somebody will help me. Whowill help me? Somebody is going to arrive at 7 p.m. Whois going to arrive at 7. p.m.? Examples Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  10. Used to Used to describe activities or situations that were true or happened regularly in the past but that no longer exist now. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  11. Used to Past situations: He used to live in a small village. Past habits: He used to play tennis on Monday. Repeated actions in the past: He used to rent a cabin every summer. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  12. Questions Did I he she they you we use to live work play Yes, I he she they you we did No, didn’t. in a town? in a farm? Tennis? Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  13. Practice • Use the following sentences to form questions. Ask about the underlined information. • Somebody will switch on the light. • Sami is going to have a dinner with somebody. • Somebody is going to travel at 8 p.m. • Amani is going to do her homework. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  14. Practice • Restate the following sentences with “used to”. • Uthman has his own room. • Nadia didn’t have a lot of homework. Mrs.Hind Albeladi

  15. The End Mrs.Hind Albeladi

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