- •The use of modal verbs
- •Indicates that the action was not carried out
- •Structurally dependent use of can
- •In subordinate clauses of purpose
- •One can’t but do something Ничего другого не остается, как...
- •Table 4
- •Structurally Dependent Use of May Table 6
- •Memorize
- •It might have been worse Могло бы быть и хуже
- •3) He/she might have been ...
- •Stereotyped phrases:
- •May I tell you that ...
- •Can and may Compared Table 7
- •Usage Table 8
- •Must and may Compared
- •Table 9
- •Structurally dependent use of be to
- •Usage Table 12
- •Will not (won’t) have smb do smth
- •Structurally dependent use of would after the verb wish
- •Shall Forms
- •Table 14
- •Meaning: necessity
- •To have the courage to do something
- •Revision
- •Oral exercises
- •In the tram
- •I shall Know it hasn’t been slept on.”
- •23. A) Read the text and comment on the meaning of the modal verbs.
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Will not (won’t) have smb do smth
(Не допустить, чтобы ...)
E.g. “I won’t have you speak to me like that!” her voice came sharply.
I won’t have him interfere.
Would sooner (‘d sooner), would rather (‘d rather) = prefer
E.g. “I’d rather do it myself”, said Luke.
He’d sooner die than let me think he was a failure.
Structurally dependent use of would after the verb wish
E.g. I wish the rain would stop for a moment.
I wish they wouldn’t insist on it.
Shall Forms
Shall (shall not, shan’t)
Table 14
Meaning |
Examples |
Compulsion, strict order (not common in present spoken English, restricted to formal and archaic styles, found mainly in subordinate clauses) |
Members shall enter their names in the register. “I’ve got to tell Mr. Tanqueray”. – “By god, you shall do nothing of the sort”. We propose that each member of the club shall be asked to pay a subscription of £10 a year. |
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You shall have my answer tomorrow. You shall not run away before you answer. You shall repent of this neglect of duty. |
Obstinate attitude on the part of he speaker |
“Please don’t go.” – “I shall go if I want to.” Note: shall can be replaced by will to weaken the tone of obstinacy. |
Asking for instructions or the will of the person addressed |
Shall I read? Читать? Shall we have coffee outside? Не попить ли нам кофе на воздухе? |
NEED
Compare:
Need (a notional verb) + a noun E.g. He needs a new coat.
Did he really need that journal?
Need (a modal verb) + a notional verb E.g. – Need we do it again?
You needn’t.
The modal verb need is used both as a regular verb and as a defective one.
Compare the examples:
Need we leave at once? |
Do we need to leave at once? |
I needn’t have taken my opera glasses: we sat close to the stage. |
I didn’t need to take my opera glasses: we sat close to the stage. |
Need as a defective verb tends to occur only in interrogative and negative sentences.
Meaning: necessity
E.g. Need we go there? = Do we need to go there?
I’m sure we needn’t come. = I’m sure we don’t need to come.
Mind! Need not + perfect infinitve
= an unnecessary action was carried out
E.g. I needn’t have taken my umbrella. It isn’t going to rain. (=I took my umbrella unnecessarily).
Depending on the context:
needn’t
have
Didn’t need =
didn’t have to
E.g. You didn’t need to do the shopping. We have all the necessary things.
(= You needn’t have done the shopping, i.e. you did an unnecessary thing).
I didn’t need to go to school, it was Sunday. (= I didn’t have to go to school, i.e. I didn’t go there.)
DARE
Forms
Present: dare (dare not, do/does not dare)
Past: dared (dared not, did not dare)
Meaning:
