4 Projekt Grammar on the Internet Modal auxiliaries and their
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4 Projekt Grammar on the Internet Modal auxiliaries and their
Modal auxiliaries and their substitutes Please learn by heart! simple present must have to must not/mustn’t not to be allowed to need not/needn’t don’t have to can not to be able to simple past had to was not/were not/ wasn’t/weren’t allowed to didn’t have to could was not/ were not/wasn’t /weren’t able to Examples : 1. My mother is able to speak English. Meine Mutter kann English sprechen. 2. We aren’t allowed to go to school discos. Wir dürfen nicht zu Schuldiscos gehen. 3. Did you have to wait long ? Musstest du lange warten? Task 1.: Put the sentences into the tenses given. future will have to will not/ won’t be allowed to will not/won’t have to will not / won’t be able to 1. The astronauts (= Astronauten) can leave the space ship (= Raumschiff). Future tense:________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________. 2. They must not take off their helmets. Simple past:________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________. 3. They must wear moon boots. Future tense:_______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________. 4. My grandpa mustn’t drive any more. Present perfect: Since his 99th birthday___________________________ __________________________________________________________. 5. Grandma cannot leave the house . Present perfect:______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________. 6. Little Andrew can swim. Future tense: Next year_________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________. 7. I must go home. Simple past:__________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________. 8. We must tidy up the classroom. Future tense:__________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. 9. You mustn’t play with fire. Simple past:___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. 10. She cannot read or write. Future tense:__________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________. Task 2.: Put in ‘must not’ or ‘need not’. Then put sentences 1 and 2 into the tenses given. Use the correct substitutes. 1. You __________________ take an umbrella today; it doesn’t look like rain. Future tense:___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. 2. You __________________ take my umbrella ; I need it myself. Simple past:_____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. 3. You___________________ eat any more ; you ‘ll get too fat. 4. You ___________________ eat more , if you don’t want to. Task 3.:Translate into English . 1. Ich musste ein Buch lesen. _______________________________________________________________. 2. Er wird nicht kommen brauchen. ______________________________________________________________. 3. Wir werden nicht schwimmen können. ______________________________________________________________. 4. Wir dürfen nicht Fußball spielen. ______________________________________________________________. GOOD LUCK Key (= Lösungen) Task 1.: 1. The astronauts will be able to leave the space ship. 2. They weren’t allowed to take off their helmets. 3. They will have to were moon boots. 4. Since his 99th birthday he hasn’t been allowed to drive any more. 5. Grandma hasn’t been able to leave the house. 6. Next year little Andrew will be able to swim. 7. I had to go home. 8. We will have to tidy up the classroom. 9. You weren’t allowed to play with fire. 10. She won’t be able to read or write. Task 2.: 1. You needn’t take an umbrella today; it doesn’t look like rain. Future tense: You won’t have to take an umbrella today. 2. You mustn’t take my umbrella ; I need it myself. Simple past: You weren’t allowed to take my umbrella. 3. You mustn’t eat any more ; you ‘ll get too fat. 4. You needn’t eat more , if you don’t want to. Task 3.: 1. I had to read a book. 2. He won’t have to come. 3. We won’t be able to swim. 4. They weren’t allowed to play football.