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ENGLISH 5. - Coggle Diagram
ENGLISH 5.
Unit 1. Child Rights
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Present)
The Use of Tenses
affirmative : subject + auxiliary verb + main verb - negative:
subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb ? question: auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
Other Auxiliaries
Could: Requests
May
I may go to New York. (to indicate possibility) May I help you? (to ask permission)
We often use could in a question to ask somebody to do something. The use of could in this way is fairly polite (formal)
There are various modal auxiliary verbs, many falling into pairs, e.g. can/could, may/might, shall/should, will/would, must, ought to and dare.
The meanings they express are complex and depend upon the context of their use. For example, ‘I can/could go on Saturday’ (strong/weak possibility), auxiliar ies tend to differ from typical English uses.
The use of tenses in English may be quite complicated, but the structure of English tenses is actually very simple. The basic struct ure for a positive sentence is:
Subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
The most common auxiliary verbs are "be," "do," and "have", and you may also use these verbs on their own. Other common auxiliaries are "can," "could," "may," "might," "must," "ought," "should," "will," and "would."
Unit 2. Human Rights
Could is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb. We use could to:
talk about past possibility or ability, make requests
Use of Could
We use could (positive) and couldn't (negative) for general ability in the past. But when we talk about one special occasion in the past, we use be able to (positive) and couldn't (negative).
Could: Past Possibility or Ability
We use could to talk about what was possible in the past, what we were able or free to do
Structure of Could
Subject + could + main verb
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Past)
The highlighted word in each of the following sentences is a modal auxiliary
Unit 3. New Constitution for Panama
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Future)
Using Modals
To show respect and politeness, most people use modal expressions when making requests.
The word will is a modal auxiliary verb and future tenses are sometimes called "modal tenses". The examples are included here for convenience and comparison.
Unit 4. Transformation of Education in Panama
Preposition of Time (at, in, on, etc.)
in for month, years, centuries and long periods.
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
in the morning
on Tuesday morning
I went to London last June. (not in last June),
He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
at for a precise time.
on for days and dates.