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