Learn English With Les Grammar Essentials Lesson

Learn English With Les

1. May / Might vs. Will2. Maybe (One Word) vs. May Be (Two Words)3. Future Time Clauses with Before, After, and When4. Clauses with If5. Expressing Future and Habitual Present with Time

Clauses and If-Clauses 6. Using What + a Form of Do

CONTENTS

Expressing Future Time, Part 2

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It may rain tomorrow.

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

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(a) It may rain .

possibility in the May + verb

future

tomorrow

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

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(a) It may rain

(b) Zoe may be at school

possibility in the

May + verb futureor

tomorrow .

now.

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

present

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(a) It may rain

(b) Zoe may be at school

tomorrow.

now.

(c) It might rain tomorrow.

(d) Zoe might be at school now.

may = might

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

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(a) It

(b) Zoe at school

tomorrow.

now.

(c) It tomorrow.

(d) Zoe at school now.

may rain = might rain

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

may rain

may be

might rain

might be

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(a) It

(b) Zoe at school

tomorrow.

now.

(c) It tomorrow.

(d) Zoe at school now.

may be = might be

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

may rain

may be

might rain

might be

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(e) Mr. Lee will be at work tomorrow.

(f) Theresa may / might be at the party tonight.

speaker doesn’tmay / might be know

speaker feels will be sure

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

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(f) Theresa may be at the party tonight.

(g) Theresa may / might not be at the party tonight.

may / might + not

MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

may be

may not be

might not be

NEGATIVEsimilarmeaning

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Theresa may will be at the party tonight.

Theresa might will be at the party tonight.

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MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL

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I will be 35 years old on Monday.

not suresure

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?

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Adrianna might be at my party.

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not suresure?

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She might go to Hong Kong on Monday.

Yung won’t be at the party.

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not suresure?

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MAYBE (ONE WORD) vs. MAY BE (TWO WORDS)

Maybe he will be in our class.

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(b) Maybe he will be in our class.adverb S V

(a) “Will he be in our class?” “I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe he will be in our class, and maybe he won’t.”

Maybe = possibility

MAYBE (ONE WORD) vs. MAY BE (TWO WORDS)

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(c) He may be in our class.

VS(b) Maybe he will be in our class.

adverb

S V

MAYBE (ONE WORD) vs. MAY BE (TWO WORDS)

maybe + subject + verb(one word)

may be = verb(two words)

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maybe

adverb

may be

verb

MAYBE (ONE WORD) vs. MAY BE (TWO WORDS)

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It ______ fun to go rafting.may be

maybe

may be

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Rafting ______ expensive.may be

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maybe

may be

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______ we have enough money to go rafting.

Maybe

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maybe may be

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The weather ______ bad tonight.

______ we will have bad weather. Maybe

may be

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maybe

may be

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Before Kiara goes home today,she will do her homework.

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES WITH BEFORE, AFTER, AND WHEN

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(a) Before Kiara goes home today, she will do her homework.

SIMPLE PRESENT future time clauses

(a) Before Kiara goes home today, she will do her homework.

Before Kiara will go home today, she will do her homework.

Before Kiara is going to go home today, she will do her homework.

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FUTURE TIME CLAUSES WITH BEFORE, AFTER, AND WHEN

in

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(b) Kiara is going to go home today

a future time clause

after she does her homework.

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES WITH BEFORE, AFTER, AND WHEN

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When I turn 21 next year

a future time clause

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES WITH BEFORE, AFTER, AND WHEN

, I’m going

to get married.

(c)

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I’m going to go play outsideafter I eat another cookie.

time clause

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?

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, I’m goingto buy a scarf at the store.

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time clause

Before I go home

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I’m going to be a doctorafter I finish medical school.

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time clause ?

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If you cut the carrots,I’ll make the soup.

CLAUSES WITH IF

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If you cut the carrots,

(b) I’ll make the soup

if-clauseI’ll make the soup.(a)

main clause

if you cut the carrots.main clause if-clause

if-clause, main clausemain clause if-clause

CLAUSES WITH IF

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(d) If we don’t have class tomorrow, I’ll go skiing.

I’m going to go on vacation.

if-clause

(c)

main clause

If I have enough money,main clauseif-clause

SIMPLE PRESENT

in if-clausesfuture time

CLAUSES WITH IF

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If she ____ us, we ________ her house.

pays will clean

pay

clean

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She ________ great food if

she _______ that chef. marries

will eat

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eat

marry

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If Jacob ______ to speak Italian,

he ______________ to Italy.

learns

is going to move will move

learnmove

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After I finish my work, I play the piano.

EXPRESSING FUTURE AND HABITUAL PRESENT WITH TIME CLAUSES AND IF-CLAUSES

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(a) FUTURE

(b) HABITUAL PRESENT

simple present - in the time clause

After Meg does her homework(every day), she always plays the piano.

simple present - in both clauses

After Meg does her homework, she will play the piano.

EXPRESSING FUTURE AND HABITUAL PRESENT WITH TIME CLAUSES AND IF-CLAUSES

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(c) FUTURE

(d) HABITUAL PRESENT

simple present - in the time clause

If it snows ,I go skiing.

simple present - in both clauses

If it snows tomorrow, I am going to go skiing.

EXPRESSING FUTURE AND HABITUAL PRESENT WITH TIME CLAUSES AND IF-CLAUSES

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After Jeff ____ to the grocery store,

he is ____________ dinner. going to cook

goes

go

cook

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He always ____ to the grocery store,

before he ______ dinner. cooks

goes

go

cook

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If it __ sunny, she ______ sunglasses.wearsis

bewear

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What does he do every day?

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

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(a) What does he do every day?

(b) What is he doing right now?

He works in a hospital every day.

He is working in a hospital.

What + about activities

PRESENT

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

a form of do

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(c) What does he do?

He is a doctor.

What do you do? = What is your job?

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

PRESENT

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(d) What did she do yesterday?

She flew to Alaska.

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

PAST

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(e) What are you going to do next week?

I’m going to paint my bedroom.

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

FUTURE

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(f) What will we do if the lights go out?

We’ll use candles.

USING WHAT + A FORM OF DO

FUTURE

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They _________ on Saturdays.

What _________ on Saturdays?do they do they do

golf play play golf

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They __________ next Saturday.

What _________ next Saturday?will they do they do

golf play will play golf

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He _________.

What _______ do? (job)does he

he do

doctor

is a doctor

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The End

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