certainty.and.possibility
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1. Present and future2. Past3. Exercises
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1.ABILITY: Can and Be able to-Can: ability
Ex: I can swim.-Be able to is used in situations where can does
not have the necessary grammatical form.Ex: I’d like to be able to swim.
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2. CERTAINTY and UNCERTAINTY:
-Must and can’t: make deductions, when we are more and less certain about something.
Ex: You must be tired after your journey .(I suppose you are)
That can’t be Sue. She’s in Brazil. (I’m sure it’s impossible)
-May and might: express uncertainty or possibility. Might is less likely than may.
Ex: It may not rain. I might go out. I don’t know.
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2. CERTAINTY and UNCERTAINTY:
-Be bound to: refers to the future, whereas must refers to the present.
Ex: You’re bound to see Paula if you go there.You must see Paula if you go there.
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3.OBLIGATION:
-Must and have to:+Have to: describes obligations made by someone else.Ex: you have to turn left here. (It’s the law)+Must: a personal obligation.Ex: You must start working harder! ( I say so)
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3.OBLIGATION:
-Mustn’t and don’t have to:+Mustn’t: describes something which is not allowed.Ex: You mustn’t leaves any bags here. (It’s against the rules)+Don’t have to: something which is not necessary.Ex: You don’t have to apply yet. (It’s not necessary)
- Should and ought to: have the same meaning; describe ‘what is good idea’ and can be used to give advice, or polite instructions.Ex: I think you should see a doctor.
You ought not to continue.
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-Should: describes actions we expected to happen.Ex: Brenda should be home by now. (She is expected to be)
-Is/ Are to: used in formal instructions.Ex: No-one is to leave the room.
You are not to leave the room.
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-Had better: refers present or future time and give advice how to stop something going wrong.Ex: I think you’d better leave now. (before it’s too late)
You’d better not drive. (It’ might be dangerous)
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- Could: describes past abilityEx: When I was young, I could run
very fast.
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- Could and Was able toWas able to describes the ability to
successfully complete an actionEx: Mary was able to help us. (She
actually helped us) Mary could help us. (But perhaps she didn’t)
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-Must have and Can’t have: used to make deductions about past actions.The “have” form does not change.
Ex: I must have left my wallet in the car. (I am sure I did). Jim can’t have noticed you. (I am sure he didn’t).
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- May have, Might have and Could have: express possibility or uncertainty about past actions.The “have” form does not change.
Ex: Jean might have missed the train. (Perhaps she did)He may not have received the letter. (Perhaps he didn’t)You could have been killed! (It was a possibility)
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- Was/Were to be: describes something which was supposed to happen, but didn’t. It is formal in use. The “have” form does not change.
Ex: He was to have left yesterday.(He was supposed to leave, but he didn’t)
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- Had toHad to is generally used as the past form of mustEx: Sorry I’m late, I had to take the children to school.The question form is Did you have to?Ex: Did you have to work late yesterday?
- Should have or Ought to haveThese express the speaker’s feeling that a mistake was made.
The “have” form does not change.Ex: You should have posted the letter yesterday.
(You made a mistake)You shouldn’t have told me the answer.(You were wrong)
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- Needn’t have or Didn’t need toNeedn’t have describes an action which happened, but was
unnecessary. The “have” form does not change.Ex: I needn’t have bought more sugar.
(I did, but we have enough)I didn’t need to buy more sugar.(I didn’t, because we had enough)