Lesson 2

Modals

will / would  㹤���������ҵ�ͧ��� (want ���� want to)

 

��    Would you like to come to are party this Friday night?

          Yes. I�d love to.   (= Yes. I want to come.)

 

          That box looks heavy. I�ll help you with it.  (= I want to help you with it.)

 

should , ought to , be supposed to 㹤���������� ���, ��è�

 

��     You should study more.

          Bob ought to see the doctor.

          You �re supposed to be in French class.

 

used to  ã¹¤ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½  �·��ʹյ  �Ѩ�غѹ����з�����

 

��     I used to smoke , but I don�t smoke anymore.

          I didn�t use to like to fish but I do now.

�ҧ������ would  á·¹  used to  ã¹¤ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½  �͡�˵ء�ó����Դ��鹫�� � �ʹյ

��     I used to take a long walk after dinner.

          I would take a long walk after dinner.

 

can ��㹤����������  ����� (possibility)

 

��     We can see the lake from the living room.

 

must  ã¹¤ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Ò§ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ (probability)

 

��     Sam is not in class. He must be sick today.

 

 

 

Exercise.  Fill in the blanks with these words. (Do the exercise and check your answers here. )

 

supposed to              would

used to                     must

ought to                    shouldn�t

 




1. Peter ___________ walk to work , but now he takes a bus.

2. It�s raining. The children ____________ play inside.

3. Jill is crying. She ____________ be upset.

4. You ____________ buy a car without trying it out.

5. Please be quiet. You�re not ____________ talk in the library.

6. What ____________ you like to do this evening?