Números cardinales

Verbos modales. Gramática

   Los verbos modales son:

can (poder, saber)

could (podía, podría)

may (puedo)

might (podría)

will (futuro)

shall (futuro)

would (condicional)

should (debería)

ought to (debería)

must  ( deber)

Reglas de construcción:

- Van seguidos de un verbo sin "to" (excepto "ought to").

Ej: I should eat  / I ought to eat

- No se usan las partículas "do" o "does" (como en el resto de verbos) para construir las frases en negativo o interrogativo.

- En negativo van seguidos de "not":

can't / cannot

could not / couldn't

may not

might not / mightn't

will not / won't

should not / shouldn't

ought not to

must not / mustn't

Ej: I can’t swim

- En interrogativo se cambia el orden: verbo + sujeto

Ej: Can you swim?

Quantifiers

A)  Complete the sentences with ¨a¨ / ¨an¨, ¨some¨ or ¨any¨. 

1. I want ___________ juice.
2. There´s ___________ meat in the dish.
3. Has she got ___________ map?
4. Have you got ___________ money?
 5. He needs ___________ snack.
6. It´s ___________ Italian pizza.
7. We use ___________ in negative sentences and questions in all nouns.
8. We use ___________ in affirmative sentences with all nouns.
9. We use ___________ , ___________ or numbers with countable nouns.
10. There are ___________ mosquitoes in my bedroom.
11. There wasn´t ___________ litter on the beach.
 12. There are ___________ sandwiches on my party.
13. She eats ___________ bananas for breakfast.
14. She drinks ___________ milk with her cereal.
15. Can I have ___________ cookies?
 16. ___________ dog will bite if it´s afraid.
17. Are there ___________ good books in the library?
18. There wasn´t ___________ space in the cupboard.
19. There isn´t ___________ pencil in the drawer.
20. There is ___________ pencil in my bag.
21. There is ___________ rice left.
 22. There isn´t ___________ time left.
 23. There´s ___________ ice cream in the freezer.
 24. There´s ___________ rainbow in the sky.
25. The doctor gives Jane ___________ injection.

B)  ¨Much¨, ¨many¨ or ¨a lot of¨.

1. We´ve got much / a lot of rice.
2. There isn´t much / a lot of rice.
3. My sister eats a lot of / many sweets.
4. There aren´t much / many vegetarians in my school.
 5. There aren´t a lot of / much vegetables.
6. I don´t drink much / many juice.
7. There was many / a lot of traffic.
8. In Antarctica there isn´t any / much traffic.
9. There is many / much rain in August.
10. Does the teacher give many / much homework?
11. There´s many / a lot of fruit in the bowl.
12. A lot of / a people like hamburgers.
13. We went to America many / much years ago.
14. There are __________ of people on the beach.
15. I haven´t got __________ clothes.
16. There isn´t __________ sunscreen in this bottle.
17. There are __________ children in the park.
18. There aren´t __________ restaurants in my town.
 19. I haven´t got __________ homework today.
 20. How __________ brothers have you got?
 21. How __________ cousins have you got?
22. How __________ money is there in your bag?
 23. How __________ CDs have you got?
 24. There isn´t __________ pollution in Sweden.
 25. There isn´t __________ noise in Antarctica.

 C)  ¨Much¨, ¨many¨ or ¨a lot of¨. 

1. We didn´t spend ____________ money.
2. Sue drinks ____________ tea.
3. Jim puts ____________ salt on his food.
 4. We haven´t got ____________ time.
5. Did it cost ____________ to repair the car?
6. I don´t know ____________ people in this town.
7. I use the phone ____________ at work.
8. He is very popular. He´s got ____________ friends.
9. Peggy has got ____________ free time.
10. During the holiday I took ____________ photos.
11. In the museum there were too ____________ people.
12. In this town there are ____________ old buildings.
13. In the last days we´ve had____________ rain.
14. We´ve got ____________ money.
15. Do you know ____________ people?
16. I don´t go out ____________ .
17. I won the lottery. I´ve got ____________ luck.
18. My shoes cost ____________ money.
 19. How ____________ sisters have you got?
20. How ____________ homework have you got?
21. How ____________ juice is there in the bottle.
22. How ____________ rooms has your house got?
 23. How ____________ vegetables are there in that salad?
24. How ____________ posters are there on your wall?
25. How ____________ sugar do you have in your coffee?

D)  ¨Much¨, ¨many¨ or ¨a lot of¨.

1. Your friend has got _____________ brothers.
2. There are _____________ children in his family.
3. She doesn´t drink _____________ milk.
4. How _____________ is a CD?
 5. There are _____________ people in the room now.
 6. Eva has got _____________ homework.
 7. How _____________ lemons are there in the box?
8. How _____________ does that cake cost?
 9. There are _____________ eggs in the box.
10. How _____________ juice is there?
11. Those jeans costs _____________ money.
 12. How _____________ fruit do you eat every day?
 13. I´ve got _____________ sandwiches in my schoolbag.
14. We are selling _____________ hamburgers.
15. There are _____________ books on the shelf.
16. There are _____________ sandwiches on the table.
 17. How _____________ chocolates are there in the kitchen?
18. There are _____________ statues in Rome.
 19. There are _____________ restaurants in Málaga.
20. You need _____________ sugar to make biscuits.
21. There are _____________ apples in the basket.
 22. Are there _____________ boys in your class?
23. It was raining _____________ today.
24. How _____________ is a newspaper?
25. How _____________ hours are there in a day?

Quantifiers

12º)  Put all these questions in order. Then, answer them. 

1. much / how / sugar / take / you / do / coffee / your / in?

QUESTION:______________________________________________

ANSWER:

2. how / hours / do / many / you / sleep?

 QUESTION: ______________________________________________

ANSWER:

3. instruments / you / play / can / how many?

QUESTION:______________________________________________

ANSWER:

4. how / in / many / pound / pennies / there / a / are?

QUESTION:______________________________________________

 ANSWER:

 5. many / USA / states / how / there / in / are / the?

QUESTION:_____________________________________

 ANSWER:

Quantifiers

11º) Complete the dialogue with a/an, some/any or how much/ how many.

 PETER: Do you need some help with your shopping list?
LAUREN: Yes, please. I need (1) milk!
 PETER: (2) milk do you need?
 LAUREN: Take three litres, it’s enough.
 PETER: Do you need (3) eggs?
 LAUREN: Yes, please take (4) eggs.
PETER: (5) eggs do you need?
 LAUREN: I think 6 are enough. I also need (6) wine!
 PETER: (7) bottles of wine do you want?
 LAUREN: Buy (8) bottle of wine, please.
PETER: Remember that (9) friends are coming for dinner.
 LAUREN: Oh, my God! Can you buy (10) beef, _ (11) vegetables and _____(12) bottles of water? PETER: Don’t worry, Lauren! I’ll get everything.

Quantifiers

 10º) Which column is right for these words: how much or how many?

 cake - ice-cream - orange - soup - bread - carrots - rice - tomato - bananas - strawberries - apples - chicken - pork - beef - lamb - cheese - yoghurt - milk – pasta

                          How much ?                                                                  How many ?

Quantifiers

9º) Complete with HOW MUCH or HOW MANY. 

1. ______________ fruit do you eat in a week?
2. ______________rice did you have for dinner?
3. ______________pineapples are there in the basket?
4. ______________students are there in class?