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Might

"Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditional sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.

Examples:

Your purse might be in the living room. Possibility.

If I didn't have to work, I might go with you. Conditional

You might visit the botanical gardens during your visit. Suggestion

Might I borrow your pen?

Must

"Must" is for a obligation. It is most commonly used to express certainty. It can also be used to express necessity or strong recommendation, although native speakers prefer the more flexible form "have to." "Must not" can be used to prohibit actions, but this sounds very severe; speakers prefer to use softer modal verbs such as "should not" or "ought not" to dissuade rather than prohibit.

Examples:

This must be the right address!.

Students must pass an entrance examination to study at this school.

You must take some medicine for that cough strong.

Jenny, you must not play in the street!

Will

"Will" is used with promises or voluntary actions that take place in the future. "Will" can also be used to make predictions about the future. For more information on using "will" and associated exercises, visit the Simple Future section of our Verb Tense Tutorial.

Examples:

I promise that I will write you every single day promise.

I will make dinner tonight.

He thinks it will rain tomorrow.

Have To

Have to" is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation.

Examples:

This answer has to be correct. Certainty

The soup has to be stirred continuously to prevent burning. Necessity

They have to leave early. Obligation

What is it ?

Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English.

Be going to

Use Be going to when to talk about future plans, intencions or predictions. When is predictions there is present evidence.

Examples:

I am going to Belgium next year.

I am not going to Belgium next year.

When are you going to Belgium?

Present continuous

Use to talk about future plans when arrangement have already been made. We usually specific a future time suck as : next week, on Friday.

Example:

She is singing in the concert on Saturday.

She is not singing in the concert on Saturday.

When is she singing in the concert?

Be likely to

Use be likely to to make predictions when something is probable. The negative is be unlikely to or not be likely to.

Example:

He is likely to be late because he studies until ten.

We’re unlikely to go to the school before lunch because of all the traffic.

Future time markers

Time expressions usually go at the end

or at the beginning of a sentence:

Vovabulary

Gossip( a person who like to speak about another people )

Compliment ( to express admirations of congratulated or commend)

Argue( when disccus about some ítems or specific situations)

Chat( informal conversations or talk conducted in a easy familiar manner)

Apologize( to tell someone that you are sorry something yo have done )

Warn ( to notify or make someone aware of danger)

Moan( Person that make problem for all)

Boast ( they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive )

Idioms

A group of words that have different meaning from the usual meaning of the separte Words.

Examples:

Work againts the clokc

That are on our mind

Won´t be everyone´s cup of tea

Close to my heart

In hot wáter

Put my foot in it

Runing out of time

Keep a eye on him

Give me a hand

A dark horse

A Piece of cake

Misunderstandings

Wrong number

Wrong address

Got the date wrong

It was a different

With the same name

Didn’t realise