Auxilaries (inductive)

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 Auxiliaries 

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What does 'auxiliary' mean? Can you give any examples of auxiliaries verbs?

''I cannot bear her creepy attitude''

Modal auxiliary verbs are divided into the following categories 

Ability 
Permission & Possibility 
Request & Offers
Obligation - Advice - Necessity 
Deduction & Assumption 
Dare & used to 

Ability

What is the meaning of ability?

Ability

- To show that someone has (or doesn’t have) an ability to do something.

General ability: This is something that once you have learned you can do any time you want, like being able to read or swim or speak a language. 

Specific ability: This means something that you can or can't do in one particular situation. For example, being able to lift something heavy, or find somewhere you are looking for.

''Can'' ''Could'' ''Be Able To'' what is the difference?

Can: only used for the present tense 

Could: only used for the past tense

Be Able To: can be used in other tenses by changing the form of the verb TO BE

Let's make sentences with ''CAN''
Negative form: ''CAN'T'' & ''CANNOT''

Let's make sentences with ''COULD''
Negative form: ''COULDN'T''

Let's make sentences with ''BE ABLE TO''

I think I understand the ability part

1. Yes! I understand it completely.
2. Yes, but I need to practice more.
3. I have a question!
4. I don't understand it. I need more explanation!

Permission & Possibility 

- Possibility: May, might and could

- Permission: May, can and could

Make the same sentences but each time with a different verb ''Can'' ''Could'' ''May'' and ''Might''

Example: 

Can I borrow........

Could I borrow......

May I borrow...

Might I borrow....

Possibility 

May, might and could

show possibility now and in the future

A: My mother said that it may snow tomorrow.

B: Really? It might snow?! That’s great! I could make a snowman or go for a “snow” walk.

A: Don’t get too excited. If the temperature is high, it may not snow. It may rain.

B: Well, I guess I could still go for a walk in the rain

May, might and could

show possibility now and in the future

What is the difference between 'may' and 'might'? ''He may/might come by later''

Permission

You are attending a very formal party. You want to go to the washroom, but how do you ask?

Very formal/polite
(medium) formal
Informal/casual

You are attending a very formal party. You want to go to the washroom, but how do you ask?

Very formal/polite	May I go to the washroom, please?
(medium) formal
Informal/casual

You want to borrow a dictionary from someone you don't really know. How do you ask?

Very formal/polite	May I go to the bathroom
(medium) formal
Informal/casual

You want to borrow a dictionary from someone you don't really know. How do you ask?

Very formal/polite	May I go to the bathroom
(medium) formal	Could I borrow your dictionary?
Informal/casual

Your friend is giving cookies to everyone your sister wants one too, how do you ask?

Very formal/polite	May I go to the bathroom
(medium) formal	Could I borrow your dictionary?
Informal/casual

Your friend is giving cookies to everyone your sister wants one too, how do you ask?

Very formal/polite	May I go to the bathroom
(medium) formal	Could I borrow your dictionary?
Informal/casual	Can she have a cookie?

I think I understand the permission and possibility part

1. Yes! I understand it completely.
2. Yes, but I need to practice more.
3. I have a question!
4. I don't understand it. I need more explanation!

(Modal) Auxiliaries: Homework

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(Modal) Auxiliaries 

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