Can you play tennis? Notice that: Can is invariable. There is only one form: can The main verb is always the bare infinitive. The main verb is always the bare infinitive infinitive without to. We cannot say: I can to play tennis. We cannot say: I could to play tennis. Be able to is NOT a modal auxiliary verb. We include it here for convenience, because it is often used like "can" and "could", which are modal auxiliary verbs.
Nobody has the right to obey. Opposite or in front of? Other , others , the other or another? Out or out of? Permit or permission? Person , persons or people? Pick or pick up? Play or game? Politics , political , politician or policy?
Price or prize? Principal or principle? Quiet or quite? Raise or rise? Remember or remind? Right or rightly? Rob or steal? Say or tell? So that or in order that? Sometimes or sometime? Sound or noise?
Speak or talk? Such or so? Towards or toward? Wait or wait for? Wake , wake up or awaken? Worth or worthwhile? Noun phrases: dependent words Noun phrases: order Noun phrases: uses Noun phrases: noun phrases and verbs Noun phrases: two noun phrases together. Pronouns: possessive my , mine , your , yours , etc.
Pronouns: reflexive myself , themselves , etc. Pronouns: indefinite - body , - one , - thing , - where Pronouns: one , you , we , they Relative pronouns Questions: interrogative pronouns what , who Someone , somebody , something , somewhere That. Dates Measurements Number Time. Geographical places Names and titles: addressing people Nationalities, languages, countries and regions Place names.
Reported speech Reported speech: direct speech Reported speech: indirect speech. British and American English Dialect Double negatives and usage Formal and informal language Newspaper headlines Register Slang Standard and non-standard language Swearing and taboo expressions. Past simple I worked Past continuous I was working Past continuous or past simple? Past simple or present perfect?
Used to Past perfect simple I had worked Past perfect continuous I had been working Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous? Past perfect simple or past simple? Past verb forms referring to the present Past: typical errors. Present continuous I am working Present perfect continuous I have been working Present perfect simple I have worked Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous? Present perfect: typical errors Present simple I work Present simple or present continuous?
Present: typical errors Present verb forms referring to the past. Finite and non-finite verbs Imperative clauses Be quiet! Infinitives with and without to Infinitive: active or passive? Perfect infinitive with to to have worked Verbs: basic forms Verbs: formation. Hate , like , love and prefer Hear , see , etc. Get passive Have something done Passive: forms Passives with and without an agent Passive: uses Passive: other forms Passive: typical errors.
Conditionals Conditionals: if Conditionals: other expressions unless, should, as long as Conditionals: typical errors If only In case of Suppose , supposing and what if Wish. Word classes and phrase classes Word formation Prefixes Suffixes Compounds Abbreviations, initials and acronyms -ish and -y Diminutives - let , - y and mini- Hyphens.
Word order and focus Word order: structures Cleft sentences It was in June we got married. Fronting Inversion No sooner Not only … but also. Relative clauses Relative clauses referring to a whole sentence Relative clauses: defining and non-defining Relative clauses: typical errors.
Neither, neither … nor and not … either Not. Questions: alternative questions Is it black or grey? Email required. Please note: comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Written by : Kianna. User assumes all risk of use, damage, or injury. You agree that we have no liability for any damages.
It is also used to ask permission in informal situations. Author Recent Posts. Latest posts by Kianna see all. Would is used to talk about a possible situation that has not happened or that you are imagining "I would quit my job if I won the lottery.
Would can also be used to ask polite questions "Would you mind if I had another cup of tea? It has several distinct uses that can and could do not, however: it is used to give opinions "I wouldn't do that if I were you," or "I would say that she is in her 30s. He always says that! Learner's Dictionary mobile search. Learner's Dictionary. Ask the Editor. Peter Sokolowski , Editor at Large.
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