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