06. Les Modaux .pdf

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Present : we must work

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Past : we had to work

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You must not smoke

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You couldn’t smoke

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Smoking was forbidden

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Present : He must be unhappy

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Past : he must have been

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Present : You don’t have to do homework

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Past : you didn’t have to do it all

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Present : I can run very fast

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Present : It could be a mistake

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Past : I could run very fast

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Present : He could be a teacher

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Present : You will be allowed to go out

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Past : he could have been a teacher

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Futur : I will have to work

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Futur : I will be able to run very fast

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You may go out

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Present : You may not walk on the lawn

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Past: you weren’t allowed to…

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Present : this man may be a doctor

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Present : he maybe dreaming

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Past : he may have been a doctor

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He may have been dreaming

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when I am 18, i will take my bac

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I will marry this girl

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he will always say no

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« Open the door, will you ? »

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Conditionnel : if you came, we would play bridge

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Sens futur : shall we walk home ?

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Volonté, refus : he didn’t come to my party

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Suggestion : shall i help you

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Ordre très contraignant : you shall not kill

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Conseil : you should drive more carefully

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Pour une probabilité : he sould be ther by now

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Regret : un should have worked more

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Je ferais mieux de : I’d better go to bed

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Absence de nécessité : you needn’t wear a tie.

Préférence : I’d rather leave now

Reproche, morale : you ought to help your
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