Mastering Modal Verbs and Building Vocabulary
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Grammar
Modal Verbs
| Function | Present/Future | Past - Modal Perfects |
|---|---|---|
| Ability Inability | can can’t/cannot am/is/are (not) able to | could/couldn’t was/were (not) able to could have + past participle |
| Possibility Impossibility Small Probability | may/can/could can’t/couldn’t might (not) | could/couldn’t may/might (not) have + past participle |
| High Probability Certainty Logical Deduction | must can’t/couldn’t | must have + past participle can’t/couldn’t have + past participle |
| Request Polite Request | can could | could |
| Permission | may/can am/is/are allowed to | could was/were allowed to |
| Prohibition | mustn’t can’t/cannot | couldn’t wasn’t/weren’t allowed to |
| Obligation/Duty Necessity | must have to shall | had to |
| Lack of Obligation | don’t have to needn’t don’t need to | didn’t have to needn’t have + past participle didn’t need to |
| Advice Warning Regret Criticism | should (not) ought (not) to had better must | should(n’t) have + past participle ought (not) to have + past participle |
| Preference Intention | will/would would rather | would have + past participle |
Vocabulary
List of words and their meanings:
- background: antecedente
- gift: regalo
- hold me back: retenerme
- keep track of: seguir
- stunning: maravillosa
- follow: seguir
- talent: talento
- fantastic: fantástico
- stop me: detenerme
- family history: historia familiar
- move: moverse
- tell apart: distinguir
- flee: huir
- can't help: no puedo evitar
- teammate: compañero de equipo
- stamina: resistencia
- draw: empate
- self-esteem: autoestima
- defeat: derrota
- willpower: fuerza de voluntad
- referee: árbitro
- sportsmanship: espíritu deportivo
- let down: decepcionar
- catch up with: ponerse al día con
- beat: golpear
- sit out: sentarse
- enhance: mejorar
- try out for: probar para
- go in for: dedicarse a
- a good sport: buen deportista
- time out: tiempo muerto
- put up a fight: dar pelea
- a bad loser: mal perdedor
- in the lead: a la cabeza
Verb, Noun, and Adjective Forms
| Verb | Noun | Adjective |
|---|---|---|
| relax | relaxation | relaxed |
| accomplish | accomplishment | accomplished |
| recognize | recognition | recognizable |
| guide | guidance | guided |
| excel | excellence | excellent |
| succeed | success | successful |
| enjoy | enjoyment | enjoyable |
| know | knowledge | knowledgeable |