English Flashcards
are helping verbs that provide additional
and particular meaning to the main verb in a sentence
Modals
Included in expressing certainty are showing levels of likelihood or possibility, stating ability, and indicating doubt
Express certainty
Included in controlling or directing action are showing obligation, giving permission, and offering advice or suggestion
Control or Direct an action
Has a high possibility of it happening
Likelihood or Possibility
Has a low chance of it happening
Doubt
Expressed in can or could in which it has the person be able or not able to do an ability better than others
Ability
A modal used for asking permission
Permission
A modal used for ordering someone to be obligated to do one’s task
Obligation
A modal used for giving suggestions or advice to one person
Advice, Suggestion, Offer
tells a condition for the situation in the main clause to happen or to take result
Adverb of Condition
The whole sentence containing the two clauses is called a
Conditionals
Used for stating facts, describing things that always happen, or showing a condition within a
Zero Conditional
Used for showing a condition that has not happened yet but is likely to happen that will result in another thing happening in the future, (Simple Future)
First Conditional
Used for showing a condition that has not happened yet and is likely to happen or for stating a hypothetical situation, (Simple Past)
Second Conditional
Used for showing a condition that did not happen at all but an
imagined result is mentioned anyway,
(Perfect Past)
Third Conditional
