Words today by Iyyappan

THEY ARE CALLED DEFECTIVE VERBS BECAUSE THEY NEED THE HELP OF ANOTHER VERB TO APPEAR IN A SENTENCE.

MODAL AUXILARY VERBS

CAN(ABLE TO)

ABLITY(THE POWER OF SKILL)

I CAN WAL 10KM EVERYDAY.

I CAN SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY.

CAPACITY(THE AMOUNT THAT CAN HOLD)

EX: THE BOTTLE CAN HOLD 5 LITERS OF WATER.

EX: THE TREE CAN PRODUCE 50 KG FRUIT.

I CAN CARRY THIS 10KG BOX.

PERMISSION (ASKING OR GRANTING)

EG: CAN I COME HERE

        YOU CAN COME IN.

POSSIBILITY

EX: THE WEATHER CAN STILL IMPORVE.

         YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES TOMORROW.

COULD

PAST ABLITY(CHANCE ARE LESS NOW)

EX: I COULD WALK 10KM IN MY SCHOOL DAYS.

        COULD YOU PLEASE WAIT FOR ME?

MAY

(ASKING AND GRANTING PERMISSION.)

MAY I COME IN?

YOU MAY GO NOW.

POSSIBILITY

THE MEDICINE MAY CURE HIM.

STRONG WISH\DESIRE

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

MAY YOU SUCCED SOON.

MIGHT

(VERY SLIGHTY POSSIBILITY)

IT MIGHT RAIN TODAY.

HE MIGHT PASS THE EXAMINATION.

WILL

(FUTURE ACTION AND EVENTS)

I WILL COME TOMRROW.

SHE WILL SPEAK TO YOU LATER.

DETERMINATION.

I WILL WIN THIS MATCH.

I WILL DO IT ANY COST.

WILLINGNESS

PLEASE I WLL HELP YOU OUT.

I WILL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

REQUEST

WILL YOU GET ME SOME WATER?

WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.

WOULD

(OFFERS AND INVIATIONS)

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT DOWN.

WOULD YOU MIND COMING WTTH ME.

REQUEST

WOULD YOU MIND PLAYING ME

WOULD YOU MIND HELPING HIM.

PERFERENCE

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TEA ARE COFFEE.

I WOULD LOVE TO GO FOR FLIMS THE ATTEND THE CLASS.

Iyyappan

19/02/2011