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