NEW HEADWAY Intermediate

MODALS The modal verbs are: can could may might shall should will would must We use modal verbs to show if we believe something is  -certain,  -probable or - possible (or not).  We also use modals to do things like talking about  -ability,  -asking permission, - making requests and offers, and so on. Possibility: We use the modals  could ,  might  and  may  to show that something is possible in the future, but not certain: They  might come  later.  (= Perhaps/Maybe they will come later.) They  may come  by car.  (= Perhaps/Maybe they will come by car.) If we don’t hurry we  could be  late.  (= Perhaps/Maybe we will be late) We use the modal  can  to make  general statements  about what is possible: It  can be  very cold in winter.  (= It is sometimes very cold in winter) You  can  easily  l...

PAST TENSES 1. Use Simple Past Past Progressive Past Perfect Past Perfect Progressive Present Perfect** Present Perfect Progressive** action finished in the past action was in progress at special time in the past the past equivalent of Present Perfect how long something had been happening before something else happened            result of an action in the past is important in the present            recently completed action            state beginning in the past and still continuing action beginning in the past and still continuing (focus is on the action) 2. Signal words Simple Past Past Progressive Past Perfect Past Perfect Progressive Present Perfect** Present Perfect Progressive** ·          last ... ·  ...