Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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I will [u][b]go[/b][/u] to London tomorrow |
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You [u][b]'ve[/b][/u] got a car |
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You [u][b]ought to[/b][/u] study more |
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You [u][b]might[/b][/u] get one |
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You [u][b]must[/b][/u] wait here |
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[u][b]Do[/b][/u] you like it? |
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I [u][b]have[/b][/u] lived in Rome |
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Would you [u][b]like[/b][/u] a cake? |
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I [u][b]work[/b][/u] on Tuesdays |
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I [u][b]can[/b][/u] speak Italian |
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She [u][b]couldn't[/b][/u] help me |
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I can [u][b]speak[/b][/u] Italian |
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You must [u][b]wait[/b][/u] here |
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You [u][b]should[/b][/u] go to the doctor |
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Do you [u][b]live[/b][/u] in Dorset? |
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Did she [u][b]go[/b][/u] to Rome? |
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She gets up at 7 |
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I am |
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She has a sister |
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You don't [u][b]work[/b][/u] here |
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She [u][b]might[/b][/u] be late |
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I [u][b]ought to[/b][/u] finish it today |
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[u][b]Shall[/b][/u] we go to the cinema? |
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He is |
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[b][u]Did[/b][/u] she go to Rome? |
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They [u][b]don't[/b][/u] know you |
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You [u][b]'ve[/b][/u] worked a lot |
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She [u][b]doesn't[/b][/u] live here |
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I have a book |
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[u][b]May[/b][/u] I come in? |
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She lives near my house |
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You should [u][b]go[/b][/u] to the doctor |
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You are |
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I [u][b]will[/b][/u] go to London tomorrow |
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It [u][b]may[/b][/u] rain tomorrow |
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They are |
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[u][b]Could[/b][/u] you open the door? |
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[u][b]Would[/b][/u] you like a cake? |
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I go to school |
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Sorry, I [u][b]must[/b][/u] go |
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SPECIAL VERBS
They can build all the constructions of the English language.
NORMAL VERBS
They can only make affirmative sentences in the present or imperative. For everything else, they need the special verb DO or another auxiliary.
Example:
special:
I can dance
I can't dance
Can you dance?
normal:
I love you
I don't love you
Do you love me?
There are only 13 special verbs, all the rest are normal verbs. The special verbs are:
auxiliaries: to be, have, do
modals: can/could, will/would, shall/should, may/might, must, ought to
Some special verbs (the three auxiliaries) have variations for the past, 3rd person, etc: (to be:) am, are, is, was, were / (have:) have, has, had / (do:) do, does, did, done
Be careful with these verbs: Do, Have (special) & To do, To have (normal)
special (they don't mean anything, they only have a function):
- I don't live in London
- I have lived in Madrid
normal (the have a meaning):
- I do yoga in the morning
- I have a dog