Modal verbs
Master modal verbs for past possibility, regret, and impossible situations. Practice advanced English grammar.
Read the following statements taken from the recordings.i. Without it, this country wouldn’t have developed the way it has.ii. I know I should really have turned it off.iii.… this situation might have been avoided.What are the speakers talking about? The past The present The future Which statement talks about an impossible situation? Without it, this country wouldn’t have developed the way it has. I know I should really have turned it off. … this situation might have been avoided. Which statement talks about a past possibility? Without it, this country wouldn’t have developed the way it has. I know I should really have turned it off. … this situation might have been avoided. Which statement talks about a past regret? Without it, this country wouldn’t have developed the way it has. I know I should really have turned it off. … this situation might have been avoided. What is the modal verb in each sentence and what one word are they usually followed by?i. Without it, this country wouldn’t havedeveloped the way it has.ii. I know I should really have turned it off.iii.… this situation might have been avoided.