Grammar Level 3- Lesson 11- Idiomatic Modal Verbs
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Idiomatic Modal Verbs in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Modal Verbs Grammar If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
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Idiomatic Modals Examples
These verb phrases are a little unusual and sometimes hard to use:
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Idiomatic Modal
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Example in a sentence
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(be) going to
future (similar to “will”) |
They’re going to do some work in their garden. Main verb is in the simple form S + (be) going to _______
negative: (be) + not + going to am not / isn’t / aren’t going to |
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(be) able to
possibility (similar to “can”) |
A penguin is a bird that is also able to swim, but it’s unable to fly. Main verb is in the simple form S + (be) able to _________
negative: (be) + not + able to or….(be) + unable am not / isn’t / aren’t able to |
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have to
necessity (similar to “must”) |
She has to clean the bathroom. She also has to do some other chores around the house. Main verb is in the simple form S + has or have to ________
Negative: don’t/doesn’t have to Notice the negative requires the verb “do” |
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will = (be) going to
can = (be) able to
must = have to
Idiomatic Modal Verbs Exercises
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