Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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[u][b]May[/b][/u] I come in? |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
[u][b]Shall[/b][/u] we go to the cinema? |
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You [u][b]ought to[/b][/u] study more |
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You don't [u][b]work[/b][/u] here |
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Did she [u][b]go[/b][/u] to Rome? |
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I am |
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You [u][b]might[/b][/u] get one |
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I [u][b]work[/b][/u] on Tuesdays |
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[u][b]Could[/b][/u] you open the door? |
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You [u][b]'ve[/b][/u] worked a lot |
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She [u][b]might[/b][/u] be late |
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I will [u][b]go[/b][/u] to London tomorrow |
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You are |
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Do you [u][b]live[/b][/u] in Dorset? |
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I [u][b]ought to[/b][/u] finish it today |
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You [u][b]'ve[/b][/u] got a car |
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I have a book |
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I can [u][b]speak[/b][/u] Italian |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
You should [u][b]go[/b][/u] to the doctor |
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[u][b]Would[/b][/u] you like a cake? |
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I [u][b]can[/b][/u] speak Italian |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
She has a sister |
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Sorry, I [u][b]must[/b][/u] go |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
I [u][b]have[/b][/u] lived in Rome |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
I [u][b]will[/b][/u] go to London tomorrow |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
[u][b]Do[/b][/u] you like it? |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
I go to school |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
They are |
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She [u][b]couldn't[/b][/u] help me |
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Would you [u][b]like[/b][/u] a cake? |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
She gets up at 7 |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
You [u][b]must[/b][/u] wait here |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
She [u][b]doesn't[/b][/u] live here |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
She lives near my house |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
You [u][b]should[/b][/u] go to the doctor |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
It [u][b]may[/b][/u] rain tomorrow |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
He is |
A- NORMAL B- SPECIAL |
[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 must [u][b]wait[/b][/u] here |
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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