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If-Clauses

 

·               Conditional sentences I

·               Conditional sentences II

·               Conditional sentences III

·               Survey (is-clauses)

·               When or if

 

 

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* Conditional I

 

Use

It is possible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if clause.

Form

 

Examples

 

 

The if-clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.

 

 

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* Conditional II

 

Use

It is theoretically possible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if clause.

 

Form

 

 

Examples

 

 

The if-clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.

 

 

 

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* Conditional III

 

Use

It is impossible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if clause (It's too late.).

 

Form

 

 

Examples

 

 

The if-clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.

 


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* Survey

 

There are three types of if - clauses.

 

Form

 

 

Examples

 

 

* We can substitute could or might for would ( should, may or must are sometimes possible, too).

 

 

 

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* When or if

 

 

 

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Modal Auxiliaries

 

·              Modal auxiliaries can,must

·              to be able to - can

·              Long - and short forms

·              Modals

·                    What are modal auxiliaries?

 

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* Modal auxiliaries can,must

 

Can

 

I can play football.

My sister can play volleyball.

I can't play handball. = I cannot play handball.

Can i go to the cenima?

When can we ride our bikes?

 

Must

 

the children must be at school at 7.35.

I must help my father this afternoon.

Must we clean our room now?

 

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* to be able to - can

 

For 'can' we use 'to be able' or 'to be allowed to' .

 

Affirmative

 

You can use the substitute form from other tenses as well.

e.g. Present Perfect: I have been able to play football.

 

Negations

 

Future

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* Long - and short forms

 

to be

 

have got

 

had

 

to do

 

did

 

Modals (can,could,must,might,will,would,shall,should,ought to)

 

 

The short form's and 'd have two different long forms:

he's = he is or he has

he'd = he would or he had

 

We seldom use short forms after names and nouns.

Peter has got a book = Peter's got a book.

The children have visited London. = The children've visited London.

 

When have is a full verb, we do not use the short form.

They have breakfast at 6 o'clock.

 

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* Modals

 

can

 

could

 

 

may

 

might

 

must

 

musn't\may not

 

needn't

 

ought to

 

shall

 

should

 

 

will

 

would

 

* no past forms, but future

 

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* What are modal auxiliaries?

 

 

be,have and do can be auxiliaries

 

Modals are: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would and need

 

NOTE:

 

Forms

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