1stBACH 2018-19_ Modals and Modal Perfects

Hello mates!

Here we come with modal verbs. It is not your first time learning them, but we are going a step beyond. These verbs are called modals because they express modality; this is, they ADD MEANING to another verb: obligation, permission, possibility and ability.

For the notes that you must turn in next week, don´t forget to add both MODALS and MODAL PERFECTS along with their use. Thanks!

Before I go on with the grammar lesson, I´d like to give you a set of GOLDEN RULES to avoid those recurring mistakes:

BASIC GOLDEN RULES TO USE MODAL VERBS

- Modal verbs NEVER add an ´s´ in the 3rd person singular:
                  She MUSTS wear a dress for the party. 
- They don´t need auxiliaries to make negative sentences or questions:
                  Can we go with you? / You shouldn´t get so close to the edge. 
- We use an infinitive WITHOUT ´to´ after modal verbs (except with ´ought TO´):
                  They must TO arrive early / Could we TO go to the cinema tonight?


Below you can find a couple of charts that will help those ´visual´ learners. Don´t forget to identify the ´uses´ in each chart, as they explain when you will need them.

SIMPLE MODALS

PERFECT MODALS 

(they refer to past situations)

As always, I am also enclosing a couple of videos for you to digest grammar and come to class next day with your notes to start practicing and understanding by doing.

BASIC MATERIAL:
Simple Modals

Perfect Modals

CHALLENGE MATERIAL
This video is a very nice summary of modal verbs and their perfect forms. If you don´t remember modal verbs from previous years and you first need to review them, you might have to watch the `basic material` videos first.

And another clarifying video from BBC Learning English:

1stBACH_Future Perfect Simple and Future Continuous, 2018-19

Dear students,

Here, you will be able to learn about compound future tenses: future perfect and future continuous.

As always, there is an explanatory video, more challenging and with some extra information for you to widen your knowledge and then, other material for those students who need to strengthen their skills from the basis.

Please, watch the videos and take down notes. When you come to class, we will be working on exercises about this grammar topic. DON´T FORGET TO GIVE ME YOUR NOTES ON TIME!


Here is a brief explanatory poster:

CHALLENGE MATERIAL

BASIC MATERIAL 

I am including one of the videos from last grammar post because they are quite clear. The explanations about Future perfect simple and Future continuous are at the end of the video (from minute 5:00 to minute 5:50).

ENJOY!