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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Must to
how can I explain to esl students why one can not use to after must or can -
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You may as well try to explain why cats have four legs. It's just the way things are in the world. You might offer the encouragement that all modal verbs act the same way ( will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must ) and have the additional advantage of having only one form.
- You may as well try to explain why cats have four legs.
- It's just the way things are in the world.
- You might offer the encouragement that all modal verbs act the same way ( will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must ) and have the additional advantage of having only one form.
- You never have to add "s" or "ed" to any of them.
- And there aren't very many of them.
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You may as well try to explain why cats have four legs. It's just the way things are in the world.
You might offer the encouragement that all modal verbs act the same way (will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must) and have the additional advantage of having only one form. You never have to add "s" or "ed" to any of them. And there aren't very many of them.
You might offer the encouragement that all modal verbs act the same way (will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must) and have the additional advantage of having only one form. You never have to add "s" or "ed" to any of them. And there aren't very many of them.
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