at every morning but this morning I (sleep) for a long time and I (not get) up until . Task Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. a) Everyone when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep) b) Evangelene her job a couple of years ago.
(quit) c) Where your last holidays? (you spend) d) I think Suresh for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave) e) I was angry that I such a mistake (make) . f) My mother was tired yesterday because she well the night before (not sleep) .
12th - - Page g) Her parents in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be). h) Nothing much when I got to the meeting (happen ). i) Scientists predict that by , man on Mars. (land) j) Sh!
Someone to our conversation! (listen) k) The plane off in a few minutes. (take) l) They about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk) m) Justin and his parents in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house.
(live) n) Rajini Prem’s family in Chengalpet now. (be) . o) Yusuf to the movies once in a while (go) p) This an easy quiz so far (be) . q) Our team any games last year.
(not win) r) We a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see) s) Hurry up! The movie (already begin) Modal Auxiliaries Read the following sentences carefully. (i) He can drive a car.
(‘can’ shows ability) (ii) The rich should help the poor. (‘should’ shows moral obligation) (iii) It may rain today. (‘may’ shows possibility) In the above sentences, ‘drive’, ‘help’ and ‘rain’ are Main Verbs whereas ‘Can’, ‘Should’ and ‘May’ are Helping Verbs that denote particular moods, expressions or conceptions of the mind. Here ‘can’ ‘should’ and ‘may’ express ‘ability’, ‘moral obligation’ and ‘possibility’ respectively.
Since these auxiliaries denote moods or expressions, they are called Modal Auxiliaries. There are Modal Auxiliaries (four of which are quasi-modals/ marginals) . will would shall should can could may might must ought to dare need