English class perfect modals B1 students.pptx

Clase de Inglés, explicacion de perfect modals

1. PERFECT MODALS

2. Usage Perfect modals are used to talk hypothetically about things that didn’t happen in the past. + modal + have + verb pp + comp. *SHOULD * MAY/MIGHT * COULD * WOULD * MUST

3. SHOULD To regret what a person did or didn't do. Examples: * I should have studied harder instead of going to that party. * I should have gone to bed early because I feel so tired now. *I shouldn't have eaten so much cake now I have a really hard stomachache.

4. MAY/ MIGHT To make guesses about the past. When an action was do it in the past but may affect your present or future. POSSIBILITY: Examples: *I think it may have worked, but we gave up too soon. *I might have failed my exam, I didn’t study anything yesterday. *They may not accept my request for the university. They haven’t answered to me.

5. COULD Means that something was possible in the past, or you had the ability to do something in the past, but that you didn't do it.   Examples: *Julie could have bought the book, but she borrowed it from the library instead. *He couldn't have passed the exam, even if he had studied harder. It's a really, really difficult exam. *I couldn't have arrived any earlier. There was a terrible traffic jam

6. WOULD Used for certainty. You are very sure something in the past would be different. Examples: *I would have been so unhappy getting married with him. I’m so happy with my decision. *My mom couldn’t go to Paris. I’m sure she would have enjoyed the trip. *The game was cancelled because the weather. We would have win that easily.

7. MUST Used for drawing conclusions: Examples: *The lights are off. They must have gone out. *I never see John and Claire together anymore. They must have separated. *Frank failed the exam. He must not have been paying attention in class.