Grammar Speculating
Certainty and uncertainty
قاعدة الامور المؤكدة و الغير مؤكدة
1/ Must means-------------------------I'm sure it's true.
تستخدم mast ------------عندما نتأكد ان الشيء صحيح
2/ can't means----------------I'm almost sure it's not sure.
نستخدم can't --------------عندما نكون تقريبا ان الشيء غير صحيح
3/ May/ might/ could----------means may be it's true.
تستدم هذه الكلمات -------------عندما تكون من المحتمل صحيحة
4/May not means-------------may be it's not true.
تستخدم may not -----------عندما تكون من المحتمل غير صحيحة
Speculating a bout the present
1/ we use model verb+ be
Speculating a bout the past
2/ We use model verb +3rd form of the verb.
6/ Complete the dialogue with correct forms of the verbs in brackets:-
اكمل الحوار التالي مستخدما شكل الفعل الصحيح من بين الاقواس
A) This building must---be---------- (be) very old. People may----have built-------- (build) it over two thousand years ago. It could -----have belonged--------- (belong) to one of the pharaohs.
B) Come on. It can't-------be------ (be) from that long ago. Look at the stones. They look newer than that.
A) Right, but the writing is in hieroglyphs so it must--------be-------- (be) old.
B) I'm sure. Did you see the pictures underneath the hieroglyphs? There was an elephant. They can't-----have known--------- (known) about elephants then.
A) But they did. They came up the Nile. Trader might---have brought---------- (bring) them. Let's go and have another look there could------be------------ (be) more pictures we missed.
B) I don' think so.Archaeologists must------have explored----- (explored) it a long time ago.
A) But they may not-----have noticed---------- (noticed) everything. Let's go.
Certainty and uncertainty
قاعدة الامور المؤكدة و الغير مؤكدة
1/ Must means-------------------------I'm sure it's true.
تستخدم mast ------------عندما نتأكد ان الشيء صحيح
2/ can't means----------------I'm almost sure it's not sure.
نستخدم can't --------------عندما نكون تقريبا ان الشيء غير صحيح
3/ May/ might/ could----------means may be it's true.
تستدم هذه الكلمات -------------عندما تكون من المحتمل صحيحة
4/May not means-------------may be it's not true.
تستخدم may not -----------عندما تكون من المحتمل غير صحيحة
Speculating a bout the present
1/ we use model verb+ be
Speculating a bout the past
2/ We use model verb +3rd form of the verb.
6/ Complete the dialogue with correct forms of the verbs in brackets:-
اكمل الحوار التالي مستخدما شكل الفعل الصحيح من بين الاقواس
A) This building must---be---------- (be) very old. People may----have built-------- (build) it over two thousand years ago. It could -----have belonged--------- (belong) to one of the pharaohs.
B) Come on. It can't-------be------ (be) from that long ago. Look at the stones. They look newer than that.
A) Right, but the writing is in hieroglyphs so it must--------be-------- (be) old.
B) I'm sure. Did you see the pictures underneath the hieroglyphs? There was an elephant. They can't-----have known--------- (known) about elephants then.
A) But they did. They came up the Nile. Trader might---have brought---------- (bring) them. Let's go and have another look there could------be------------ (be) more pictures we missed.
B) I don' think so.Archaeologists must------have explored----- (explored) it a long time ago.
A) But they may not-----have noticed---------- (noticed) everything. Let's go.