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USED TO
A. Past Habit or happening
1. He used to fly kites in childhood.
2. Ravi used not to study in our school.
3. Used she to go for a walk daily?
MAY
A. To Give or Take Permission (formal)
1. May I go, sir?
2. May I take your pen?
3. You may sit here.
B. Possibility (no interrogatives)
1. It may rain today.
2. He may not go to Nainital.
3. May be he is in his room.
4. Raju may be with his friends.
5. Children may be sleeping.
C. Wish
1. May God give you success in life!
2.May he live happily!
WOULD
A. Past of Will
He told that he would go to Mumbai.
B. Polite request, invitation etc.
Would you take tea?
NEED
Only negative and interrogative sentences.
1. You need not go with him.
2. Need we write a letter?
As a verb: We need some money today.
DARE
Only negative and interrogative.
1. He dare not oppose me.
2. Dare she swim across this river?
3. How dare you open my letter?
As a verb: They didn't dare to enter the room.
MIGHT
A. Possibility in Past
1. Rajan said that he might go to Mumbai.
B. Permission in Past
1. Sita asked the teacher if she might come in.
C. Purpose in past
1. Sita worked hard so that she might pass in the examination.
2. Rajesh saved money so that he might buy a car.
OUGHT TO
Moral Obligation (Duty, Advice etc.)
(old use)
1. You ought to obey your parents.
2. She ought to fulfill her promise.
3. You ought to serve your country.
- Past Indefinite Tense
Rule - Use of second form of the verb. Past indefinite tense: Affirmative sentence I helped my friends.She loved him a lot.I gave him money.They came to their village.Negative Sentence Rule ?Subject+ did not + first form of the verb objectI did not...
- Uses & Exercise Of Shall / Should , Will / Would
Uses of "shall" "Shall" is used to make future tense sentence. basically it is used before a verb in the infinitive to tell that something will take place in the upcoming future. used to show- obligationrequirement promise strong assertion or...
- How To Use Can / Could
Can : Can is used to show power, ability, capacity subject +can +verb in the present tense Example: To tell Ability/ capacityShe can dance.They can do it. You can play.We can speak English.She can dance To make negative with can He cannot...
- Use Of Modals Part-4
MODALS + HAVE COULD HAVE They could have gone. (but they didn't) MAY HAVE Raju may have taken my book. (possibility in present) MUST HAVE They must have completed their home work. (definite possibility in present) WOULD HAVE If he had money he...
- Tenses : Present, Past, Future
Present Tense 1a) PRESENT INDEFINITE/SIMPLE Affirmative: Sub+V1 I write a letter. She makes a doll. Note:Use s/es with the 1st form of the verb if the Subject is He/She/It or singular Noun (boy, player, teacher, Mohan, Sita etc). Negative: Sub+do/does+not+V1...
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Use of MODALS Part-2
USED TO
A. Past Habit or happening
1. He used to fly kites in childhood.
2. Ravi used not to study in our school.
3. Used she to go for a walk daily?
MAY
A. To Give or Take Permission (formal)
1. May I go, sir?
2. May I take your pen?
3. You may sit here.
B. Possibility (no interrogatives)
1. It may rain today.
2. He may not go to Nainital.
3. May be he is in his room.
4. Raju may be with his friends.
5. Children may be sleeping.
C. Wish
1. May God give you success in life!
2.May he live happily!
WOULD
A. Past of Will
He told that he would go to Mumbai.
B. Polite request, invitation etc.
Would you take tea?
NEED
Only negative and interrogative sentences.
1. You need not go with him.
2. Need we write a letter?
As a verb: We need some money today.
DARE
Only negative and interrogative.
1. He dare not oppose me.
2. Dare she swim across this river?
3. How dare you open my letter?
As a verb: They didn't dare to enter the room.
MIGHT
A. Possibility in Past
1. Rajan said that he might go to Mumbai.
B. Permission in Past
1. Sita asked the teacher if she might come in.
C. Purpose in past
1. Sita worked hard so that she might pass in the examination.
2. Rajesh saved money so that he might buy a car.
OUGHT TO
Moral Obligation (Duty, Advice etc.)
(old use)
1. You ought to obey your parents.
2. She ought to fulfill her promise.
3. You ought to serve your country.
- Past Indefinite Tense
Rule - Use of second form of the verb. Past indefinite tense: Affirmative sentence I helped my friends.She loved him a lot.I gave him money.They came to their village.Negative Sentence Rule ?Subject+ did not + first form of the verb objectI did not...
- Uses & Exercise Of Shall / Should , Will / Would
Uses of "shall" "Shall" is used to make future tense sentence. basically it is used before a verb in the infinitive to tell that something will take place in the upcoming future. used to show- obligationrequirement promise strong assertion or...
- How To Use Can / Could
Can : Can is used to show power, ability, capacity subject +can +verb in the present tense Example: To tell Ability/ capacityShe can dance.They can do it. You can play.We can speak English.She can dance To make negative with can He cannot...
- Use Of Modals Part-4
MODALS + HAVE COULD HAVE They could have gone. (but they didn't) MAY HAVE Raju may have taken my book. (possibility in present) MUST HAVE They must have completed their home work. (definite possibility in present) WOULD HAVE If he had money he...
- Tenses : Present, Past, Future
Present Tense 1a) PRESENT INDEFINITE/SIMPLE Affirmative: Sub+V1 I write a letter. She makes a doll. Note:Use s/es with the 1st form of the verb if the Subject is He/She/It or singular Noun (boy, player, teacher, Mohan, Sita etc). Negative: Sub+do/does+not+V1...