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ITINUOUS NEGATIIfE iNTEHROGATIVE

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NEG.ATIV-E,',

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nEghno6eflw
ls he not playing? lsn't he playing? t/Vas he not playing? 6/asn't he playing?

PAST
:'FIEC'EII I

Does he He does not play. Does he not play? play? (doesn't) Doesn't he play? Did he He did not play. Did he not play? :/ray? (didn't) Didn't he play?
Has he

ls he
playing?

He is not playing. (isn't)

Was he
playing?

{e was not playing.

(wasn't)

le le

has not played. Has he not played? Has he been

le

rlayed?
ii,Asi,rr,,,::, Had he

(Hasn't) (Hadn't) (won't)

Hasn't he played? playing?

Hadn't he played? playing?

has not been playing. '{as he not been playing? (hasn't) {asn't he been playing? (hadn't)

FEHFEOT played?

had not played Had he not played? Had he been -Je had not been playing. {ad he not been playingi

Will he
play?

te will not play.

ffill he not play?

/Von't he play?

Willhe be :laying?

le

will not be playing.

(won't)

{adn't he been playino? Will he not be playing? Won't he be playing?

Modal verbs

I Do not have forms for all tenses. For certain tenses they have equivalents: have to, be able to, be allowed to. I Do not take "s" in the 3rd person sg. for present tense: he can, she may, etc. I Do not have infinitives or participles. I Form the interrogative by inversion: Can l?, May l? etc. t Form the negative by adding "not": I cannot (can't), I may not etc. r Are followed by the infinitive without "to" of other verbs: You can go. He may leave.
FEES..Ef{+ .:SIMF.LE,, FE.ESEN:I
PERF.,ECT

Permission MAY Possibility Ability CAN Possibility

lvlay lsmoke here?

may

was allowed
might could / was able could

has been allowed

had been willbe allowed allowed

He may come today may I (perhaps he will come). might

lcan swim.
You can't swim here

can

is able
porrr1"O.

has been able has been possible

had been willbe able able had been willbe possible possible

fne witer ir

You couldn't stay there. cM It was dangerous.

I could help you, if you want me to.

Condition COULD Request MUST NEED Obligation

could

Could you help me, sir? Could you come back could tomorrow? People must obey the
laws.

must / have to

had to

has had to

had had to

willhave
to

You need not write Absence of more then one page on need obligation this topic.
You ought to finish homework before you go out. ought to ought to

will need

OUGHT TO Advice

ought to

SHOULD WOULD

Advice

You should leave now if you want to be in time. should

shor.rld

When we were children Past habits we yyould play outside would

all day iong.