Grammar

I.S.F.D. “Inspector Albino Sanchez Barros”

Carrera: Profesorado de Inglés TM.

Materia: Grammar I.

Profesora: Malanca, Amalia.

Tema: Verbs (Special Finites).

Grupo: Brandoni,Micaela.
Garay, Leonel.
Martínez, Facundo.
Nieto, Maricel.
Zamora, Alejandra.

Año 2.012Activities:
1_ What is a Special Finite?

2_ Is there any relation between Special Finites and Auxiliary verbs?

1_ Special Finites.
The term anomalous or special finites is used to refer to thegroup of 12 finites given below:
Be, have, can, do, shall, will, may, must, need, ought, dare, used (to).
The most obvious difference between anomalous finites and other finites is that they canbe used with the contraction “n’t” which is the shortened form of not.
Of the 12 special finites, the forms be, have, do, need and dare are sometimes used as principal verbs and sometimes asauxiliaries. The remaining are always used as auxiliaries.
They have certain characteristics wich they, and they only, possess and wich distinguish them form all other verbs. The following are their specialfeatures:
* To form negative (the negative of these verbs is formed by placing “not” immediately after them)
You must not jump in the elevator.
She cannot play the piano.
You ought not tothrow garbage here.
People may not pick flowers in this park.

* To form questions (questions are usually made by putting the anomalous finite before the subject of the sentence):
Shall we go tothe cinema next Friday?
Have you buy the ticket for the concert?
Will she come with us to the party?
Should I go the doctor?

* To avoid repetition of principal verbs.
Do you want to go toLondon? Yes, I do (... want to go).
Who broke the table? Mary did (Mary broke the table).
Could you phone me this afternoon? Yes, I could (… phone you).
I go for a coffee to Starbucks every day. Do...