MODALITY |
dare |
C1 |
FORM: QUESTION
Can use the question form. |
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dare |
C1 |
USE: 'HOW DARE …!'
Can use 'how dare … !' to express disapproval or offense about something |
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MODALITY |
dare |
C2 |
FORM/USE: NEGATIVE WITH 'DIDN'T'
Can use the negative form 'didn't dare' + infinitive without 'to' to talk about not being brave enough to do something. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
A2 |
FORM/USE: 'WILL BE ABLE TO'
Can use 'will' + 'be able to' + infinitive to talk about possibility and ability. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B1 |
FORM: MODAL WITH 'BE ABLE TO'
Can use a range of modal verbs + 'be able to' + infinitive. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B1 |
FORM: 'BE' EXPRESSIONS
Can use a limited range of expressions with 'be' + infinitive ('be allowed to', 'be supposed to', 'be able to') with present and past forms of 'be' and with modal 'will'. |
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expressions with be |
B1 |
USE: 'BE ALLOWED TO', PERMISSION
Can use 'be allowed to' to talk about permission. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B1 |
USE: 'BE SUPPOSED TO', PAST EXPECTATION
Can use 'was supposed to', 'were supposed to' to refer to past or future arrangements which may not have happened or may change. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B1 |
USE: 'BE ABLE TO', PAST
Can use 'was able to', 'were able to' to talk about facts in the past. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
FORM: 'BE' EXPRESSIONS + INFINITIVE
Can use the full range of expressions with 'be' + infinitive ('be likely to', 'be due to', 'be meant to', 'be bound to', 'be sure to', 'be certain to', 'be obliged to') with present and past forms of 'be' and with modal 'will' . |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
FORM: 'BE' + ADJECTIVE + 'THAT'
Can use 'be' + 'obvious/sure/likely/certain' followed by a 'that'-clause. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
FORM/USE: 'BE MORE/LESS LIKELY', COMPARISON
Can use '(much) more/less' to modify 'likely' in a comparison. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE LIKELY TO', PROBABILITY
Can use 'be' (+modifier) 'likely to' to talk about probability. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE DUE TO', 'BE TO', SCHEDULES
Can use 'be due to' and, more formally, 'be to' to talk about things that are scheduled or expected. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE MEANT TO', IDEAL STATES
Can use 'be meant to' to talk about ideal states. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE SUPPOSED TO', OBLIGATION, EXPECTATION
Can use 'be supposed to' to talk about expectation or obligation. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE SUPPOSED TO', HEARSAY
Can use 'be supposed to' to talk about hearsay or supposition. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE BOUND TO', CERTAINTY
Can use 'be' (+ modifier) 'bound to' to talk about something certain or inevitable. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
FORM/USE: IMPERATIVE
Can use the imperative form 'be sure to', to express obligation. |
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MODALITY |
expressions with be |
B2 |
USE: 'BE SURE/CERTAIN TO'
Can use 'be sure to', 'be certain to' to talk about certainty. |
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