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MODAL VERBS
PRESENT PAST
Can Could
May Might
Ought -
Must Had to
Shall Should
will Would
Can, may and must are modal verbs and they don't have will forms:
1. then only have forms for Pres. Simple and Past Simple
2. they don't have inflaction „-s“ in 3rd person Singular
3. question form is formed by inversion and negative form by adding negations
„not“
THE CONDITIONAL:
SADAŠNJI KONDICIONAL – I should play football.
TVORBA PF S + should/would + INF
NF S + should/would + not + INF
QF Should/Would + S + INF?
POGODBENE REČENICE:
PROBABLE CONDITION – If I make this, I will be popular.
MAIN FUTUR „IF“ PREZENT
CLAUSE CLAUSE
INPROBABLE CONDITION – If you had a better car, you would go there.
MAIN PRESENT „IF“ PAST SIMPLE
CLAUSE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
UNFULLFILED CONDITION – If he have been useful, I would put him in the
game.
MAIN PAST „IF“ PAST PERFECT
CLAUSE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
PASSIVE
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE Keeps Is kept
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Is keeping Is being kept
PAST SIMPLE Kept Was kept
PAST CONTINUOUS Was keeping Was being kept
PRESENT PERFECT Has kept Have/has been kept
PAST PERFECT Had kept Had been kept
FUTURE Will keep Will be kept