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Modal Verbs Usages Examples: Modal Verb + Verb (Bare Infinitive)
Modal Verbs Usages Examples: Modal Verb + Verb (Bare Infinitive)
Question
Usages Examples
words
- What are you doing?
What Used to ask about things
- What do you think about the movie?
- When will the meeting start?
When Used to ask about time
- When are you leaving?
- Where’s my bag?
Where Used to ask about places
- Where do you live?
- Who do you love the most in your family?
Who Used to ask about people
- Who told you that story?
- Whom did you see in the morning? I saw Mr.
Used to ask about people Mark, my English teacher.
Whom
(object of verb) - Whom was Jim talking to? He was talking to
Jack, his new roommate.
- Which one do you choose? The left or right?
Which Used to ask about choices - Of all the drinks in the menu, which one would
you like?
- Whose pencil is this? Is it yours?
Whose Used to ask about possession
- Whose books are these?
Used to ask about reasons/ - Why did it happen? I didn’t understand.
Why
causes - Why is he crying?
Used to ask about manner/ - How can you explain this problem? Please tell
How
process us.
Question
Usages Examples
words
- How can you get here?
It’s a table.
2. When
When will the train arrive?
The train will arrive in 30 minutes.
3. Where
Where do you live?
I live in Washington D.C.
4. Who
Who’s this?
She’s my new roommate.
5. Whom
Whom should we talk to?
We should talk to the principal. She’s responsible for student issues.
6. Which
Which shirt do you like?
I like the one with the big yellow star on it.
7. Whose
Whose jacket is this?
It’s my mom’s.
Whose birthday is today?
It’s Jenny’s.
8. Why
Why don’t we visit him now?
It’s a good idea.
9. How
How’s the weather?
It’s sunny and hot.
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There’s a doll in
the car.
I’m in the
taxi now. I’ll get
there in 5
minutes.
Car, taxi
Who’s this sexy
lady in the
picture?
What can you
see in the picture?
Picture
I saw this writer in
the book Harry
Potter.
There are lots of
lively
illustrations in the
book.
Book
Which is the
longest river in the
world?
Have a look at 3
The World best countries in
Preposition Usages Examples
the world. What
do you think?
My house is on
Jackson street.
The kids are
playing on the
street.
Streets
He lives on this
island.
There are not
many people
living on that
island.
Islands
My teacher put the
books on the
table.
Please put your
shoes on the floor.
Surfaces: The picture on the
table, floor, wall wall is fantastic.
Max is the tall boy
standing on the
right.
Human heart is on
the left side.
A certain side (left, right)
We’re on the bus.
Please switch your
phone into
On Public transports airplane mode if
Preposition Usages Examples
you’re on a plane.
I saw her
yesterday on TV.
There have been
lots of
advertisements on
radio these days.
TV, radio
My grandpa goes
to bed at 9 pm.
My wife starts
working at 8am.
For events
at night, at noon,
at lunchtime, at
sunset
Don’t stay up late
at night.
See you at
Meaning “next to” lunchtime.
I am at school,
while my parents
are at work.
Jim is watching
movie at the
cinema.
At Somewhere typical
There is a big
box behind the
car.
Can you see the
Behind At/ toward the back of something/ someone street behind the
Preposition Usages Examples
building?
The rabbit is in
front of the tree.
The girl is
standing in front
of the mirror.
In front of The opposite of behind
The board is
below the picture.
Jimmy has a
scar below his
right eye.
Under Below the surface of something/ covered by something
The plane is
flying above the
tree.
Please turn on the
projector above
To a higher level than something/ someone (opposite with your head.
Above below)
The duck is
swimming across
the lake.
The boy helped
his grandma
walk across the
Across From one side to the other side of something crowded street.
Throw the
trash into the
dustbin please.
I can’t go into the
Into To a position in/ inside something water since it’s
Preposition Usages Examples
too cold.
SO +
AUXILIARY +
SUBJECT
Auxiliary (do/
POSITIVE
does/ have/
SENTENCE,
should/…)
TOO
I love
I love football. football, too. So do I.
I can
Jack can swim. swim, too. So can I.
I have done
Hana and Jim have done their tasks. my tasks, too. So have I.
“Either” and “neither” are used in negative sentence to show
agreement.(NEITHER = NOT EITHER)
NEITHER +
AUXILIARY
+ SUBJECT
Auxiliary (do/
NEGATIVE
does/ have/
SENTENCE,
should/…)
EITHER.
I don’t (love
I don’t love football. football), either. Neither do I.
I can’t
Jack can’t swim. (swim), neither. Neither can I.
I haven’t (done
Hana and Jim haven’t done their my
tasks. tasks), neither. Neither have I.
Used in questions when offering/ She doesn’t eat any fish. She
requesting hates fish.
Would you like some coffee? Is there any milk in the fridge?
Differences
More examples
He has a few friends. He’s not a sociable person.
He has few friends. He’s a lonely person.
I have a little money. I can buy a small toy with this amount.
I have little money. It isn’t enough to buy anything.