Modals

Modal verbs: An explanation

Narrative Tenses

A good exercise to check your understanding:

Complete the text using the correct form of the verb.

Expresando obligación y prohibición en inglés/ Expressing obligation and prohibition in English: 'must' and 'mustn't'

Must is a word that is used to talk about an obligation, something you have to do, like following a law or a rule.
Mustn't is a word that is used to talk about a prohibition, about something that is forbidden.

Please remember that mustn't is NOT the negative form of must.

STRUCTURE	must / mustn't + verb
Positive sentences	I must do my homework. She must wear a uniform.
Negative sentences	We mustn't talk in here! You mustn't steal.
Interrogative sentences	Must I go out now? Mummy, must we brush our teeth after dinner?
All pronouns take must/mustn't	I You She He It We They	must / mustn't	have a visa. buy a ticket. smoke in here. have long hair.

Do some exercises and improve your knowledge clicking here:

Fill the blans with must or mustn't

Vocabulary for First Certificate

Click on the link below to improve your vocabulary. I find this exercise awesome because if you fail an explanation is given:

First Certificate Vocabulary

Regular verbs Past Simple Pronunciation

Some interesting videos that will help us to manage this question:

Pronunciation of the Past Simple verbs with 'ed' endings

Link to the BBC exercises:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1413_gramchallenge26/

Present Perfect or Past Simple?

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/presentperfectsimplepast2.html

False friends/ Falsos amigos

Una lista bastante grande/ An extensive list:

False friends

'Do' or 'Make'?

A good exercise to learn those confusing verbs/ Un buen ejercicio para aprender esos verbos confusos.

Will or going to?

Ejercicios online para aprender a usarlos correctamente/An exercise online to learn to use them properly.

Recuerda: 'be going to' para planes, 'will' para decisiones en el momento/ Remember: 'be going to' for plans, 'will' for decisions

Click on the titles below/ Pulsar en los títulos de debajo

  

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 The future with will / going to