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Can - Ability

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I can play the piano very well.

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Can - Permission

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Can I go now?

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Can - Possibility

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It can be a very good day tomorrow.

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Can - Offer

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I can help you with this homework. Don’t worry!

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Can - Request

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Can you please pass me the salt?

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Could - Ability in the past

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I could play the piano well when I was 9.

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Could - Polite permission

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Excuse me, could I come in?

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Could - Possibility

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A hailstorm could come here tomorrow.

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Could - Polite offer

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No problem. I could give you a lift.

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Could - Polite request

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Could you please move to the next slide?

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May - Permission

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May I leave early?

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May - Possibility

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Astronauts may discover life in other planets.

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Might - Polite permission

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Might I take you home?

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Might - Possibility

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I might visit him tomorrow if the weather is nice.

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Must - Obligation

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You must do homework.

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Must - Certainty

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He must be at the cinema now. He told me about that yesterday.

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Mustn’t - Prohibition

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You mustn’t play here. It’s dangerous.

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Will - Prediction

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The weather forecast predicts that it’ll rain tonight.

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Will - Promise

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I’ll finish all the homework by Friday.

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Will - Spontaneous decision

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I’ll lend you some money.

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Will - Request/ demand

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Will you please give me that book?

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Would - Used as the past form of “will”

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My dad said that he would give me some toys on my birthday.

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23
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Would - Polite request/ demand

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Would you mind closing the door, please?

24
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Shall - Prediction

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This time tomorrow I shall be in London.

25
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Shall - Offer/ suggestion

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Shall we discuss this further with him?

26
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Should - Advice

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You should see the doctor. It’s swollen.

27
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Should - Prediction / expectation

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The project should be done before May.

28
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Should - Polite suggestion

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Should I call her to say sorry?

29
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Ought to - Obligation

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You ought to say good bye to your parents when you leave.

30
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Ought to - Advice

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You ought to sleep early. You look really tired.

31
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Needn’t - Used to talk about something not necessary

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You needn’t give him any advice. He won’t listen.

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Zero conditional - Used to talk about the general truths/ things that are always true

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IF CLAUSE: Present simple
MAIN CLAUSE: Present simple

  • If you heat ice, it melts.
  • If it rains, everything gets wet.
  • Your heart beats faster if you’re worried.
33
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First conditional - Used to talk about real or possible situations

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IF CLAUSE: Present simple
MAIN CLAUSE: WILL + Verb-bare

-If I win the game, I’ll get some prizes.

  • She’ll get bad score if she doesn’t study hard.
  • If the weather is nice tomorrow, we’ll go camping.
34
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Second conditional - Used to talk about unreal or impossible situations at present

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IF CLAUSE: Past simple
MAIN CLAUSE: WOULD + Verb-bare

-If I met him yesterday, I would tell him the truth.

  • I would pass the exam if I studied hard.
  • If Sally drove more carefully, she wouldn’t have any accident.
35
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Third conditional - Used to talk about unreal or impossible situations in the past

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IF CLAUSE: Past perfect
MAIN CLAUSE: WOULD HAVE + Past participle

-If Jane had known the truth, she would have been very shocked.

  • I would have won the competition if I had tried harder.
  • If I had finished homework earlier, I would have gone to the movies.
36
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This as a pronoun

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This is my favorite T-shirt.

37
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These as a pronoun

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These are my favorite T-shirts.

38
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That as a pronoun

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That is my phone.

39
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Those as a pronoun

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Those are my phones.

40
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This as determiners

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Please give this pencil to John.

41
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That as determiners

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I’ll buy that book.

42
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These as determiners (in der Nähe)

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These performances are amazing.

43
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Those as determiners (In der Ferne)

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I love those beautiful memories.​​​​​​​​

44
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Prepostitions of time - In

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The event happened in the 20th century.
She was the only writer born in the 19th century.

I’m going to France in the winter.
He likes going to the beach in the summer.

He was born in 1990.
This house was built in 2000.

We’ll take the test in June.
They are going to get married in December.

He usually has a snack in the afternoon.
I get up at 6 am in the morning.

45
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Prepostitions of time - On

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My mom always goes shopping on Mondays.
He doesn’t go to school on Sundays.

Her birthday is on the first of May.
He’s leaving on the fifth of October.

I wish to get a doll on my birthday.
Jim gave his girlfriend a rose on Valentine’s day.

46
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Prepostitions of time - On

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My grandpa goes to bed at 9 pm.
My wife starts working at 8am.

at night, at noon, at lunchtime, at sunset

Don’t stay up late at night.

See you at lunchtime.

47
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Prepostitions of place - In

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The baby has gone. She isn’t in the room.

He’s working in New York now.
Nina is an American. She was born in America.

There’s a doll in the car.
I’m in the taxi now. I’ll get there in 5 minutes.

Who’s this sexy lady in the picture?
What can you see in the picture?

I saw this writer in the book Harry Potter.
There are lots of lively illustrations in the book.

Which is the longest river in the world?
Have a look at 3 best countries in the world. What do you think?

48
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Prepostitions of place - on

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My house is on Jackson street.
The kids are playing on the street.

He lives on this island.
There are not many people living on that island.

table, floor, wall

My teacher put the books on the table.

Please put your shoes on the floor.

The picture on the wall is fantastic.

Max is the tall boy standing on the right.
Human heart is on the left side.

We’re on the bus.
Please switch your phone into airplane mode if you’re on a plane.

I saw her yesterday on TV.
There have been lots of advertisements on radio these days.

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Prepostitions of place - at

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My grandpa goes to bed at 9 pm.
My wife starts working at 8am.

at night, at noon, at lunchtime, at sunset

Don’t stay up late at night.

See you at lunchtime.

I am at school, while my parents are at work.
Jim is watching movie at the cinema.

50
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Prepostitions of place - behind

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There is a big box behind the car.
Can you see the street behind the building?

51
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Prepostitions of place - In front of

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The rabbit is in front of the tree.
The girl is standing in front of the mirror.

52
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Prepostitions of place - Under

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The board is below the picture.
Jimmy has a scar below his right eye.

53
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Prepostitions of place - Above

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The plane is flying above the tree.
Please turn on the projector above your head.

54
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Prepostitions of place - Across

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The duck is swimming across the lake.

The boy helped his grandma walk across the crowded street.

55
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Prepostitions of place - Into

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Throw the trash into the dustbin please.
I can’t go into the water since it’s too cold.

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