Sunday, February 15, 2015

could have/ should have/ must have/ might have

Sub + could have + V3 --------- (Past ability)
Sub + should have + V3 -------- (Regretted)
Sub + must have + V3----------- (feeling vexed)
Sub + might have + V3---------- (Past possibility)

e.g/
- I could have bought a nice car like this last year.
- I could have visited Japan last month if I wanted to.
- You could have sent me the report on line.
- We should have arranged everything in advance before we do anything.
- You shouldn’t have driven carelessly.
- He should have signed the contract.
- We must have seen the manager and talked about that actually.
- You must have brought the ID card, just then you will be allowed to get in.
- I actually must have taken the money with me.
- A German company might have built this bridge about 100 years ago.
- This bridge might have been built by a German company about 100 years ago.

-  They might have committed these crimes.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Preposition + Days and Dates



Preposition + Days and Dates
Normally ‘on’ is used with days and dates.
e.g .-I was born on 5th July.
-Let’s go to the beach on Sunday.
-I am off to Bangkok on Monday.     

e.g       - We go to the beach onevery Monday.
            - We visited Japan in last year.
            - I didn’t go anywhere in this morning.
            - I have to do something in this afternoon.
            - He gave us a big party on yesterday.
            - Will you attend the class on today?
            - We are leaving on tomorrow.
            - I was very sick on the day before yesterday.
            - I am attending a seminar in Yangon in next week.
            -See you on the day after tomorrow.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

forward in the future

forward in the future



Past
Future
The day before yesterday
The day after tomorrow
The week before last week
The week after next week
The month before last month
The month after next month
The year before last year
The year after next year
Two weeks ago
In two weeks time
Ten years ago
In ten years time

UNIT I (page 5)



UNIT I

Can, Could, Shall, Should, Will, Would, May, Might
Must (have to), Ought to, Need, Dare, Used to
 Positive
Negative
Can
Can’t / Cannot
Could
Couldn’t / Could not
Shall
Shan’t / Shall not
Should
Shouldn’t / Should not
Will
Won’t / Will not
Would
Wouldn’t / Would not
May
Mayn’t(Rare) / May not
Might
Mightn’t(Rare) / Might not
Must
Mustn’t / Must not
Ought to
Oughtn’t to / Ought not to
Need
Needn’t / Need not
Dare
Daren’t / Dare not
Used to
Usedn’t to/ Used not to



2.When referring to days, weeks, etc. in the past, present and the following expressions are used to speak from a point of view in the present;
Time
Past
Present
Future
Morning
Yesterday morning
This morning
Tomorrow morning
Afternoon
Yesterday afternoon
This afternoon
Tomorrow afternoon
Night
Yesterday night
Tonight
Tomorrow night
Day
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
Week
Last week
This week
Next week
Month
Last month
This month
Next month
Year
Last year
This year
Next year