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