What happened modal practice (1)
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This document discusses the use of modal verbs to express possibility and certainty in the present and past tense. It explains how to use might, may, could, must, have/has to, have/has got to in the present and past for guessing or certainty. It provides examples of how to use modal verbs with the present perfect tense to talk about past time events. Finally, it discusses using should + present perfect and ought to + present perfect to express regret about the past.
What happened modal practice (1)
- 2. Possibility, Present and Past • Present Tense – Guessing: Might, May, Could – Certain: Must, Have/has to, Have/has got to • Past Tense – Guessing: Might have, may have, could have – Certain: Must have, Had to have Use modal + present perfect for past time
- 4. He _______ live in Colorado. (present) He _________hate snow. (present) He _________moved recently. (past)
- 5. He might live in Colorado. He must hate snow. He must have moved recently.
- 6. Use present and past modals.
- 7. Regretting the Past • should + present perfect • ought to + present perfect
- 8. He said yes, but he should_______.
- 9. He said YES, but he should have said NO.
- 10. Twilight: Bella and Edward
- 12. What story or movie ending would you change? • The Titanic? • The Karate Kid? • Cinderella?
- 13. Mistakes: Write 5 sentences about mistakes you have made.
- 14. Example: I brought only summer clothes on my vacation to Aspen, but I should have brought sweaters and a coat.