{"id":72154,"date":"2019-09-16T05:25:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72154"},"modified":"2019-09-16T05:25:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:25:19","slug":"auxiliary-verb-equivalents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/auxiliary-verb-equivalents\/","title":{"rendered":"Auxiliary Verb Equivalents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Be able to<\/h3>\n

Be able to<\/b> can be used to talk about ability. It often has the same meaning as can\/could<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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  • He is able to <\/b>support her. (He can support her.)<\/li>\n
  • They were able to<\/b> catch the thief. (They could catch the thief.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Be + infinitive<\/h3>\n

    Be + infinitive <\/b>is used to indicate simple future, like shall or will, but perhaps with a slight degree of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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    • He is to retire<\/b>. (It is not certain whether he will actually retire or not.)<\/li>\n
    • We are to have<\/b> a test in English next week. (It is not certain whether the test will actually take place.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Be + infinitive<\/b> can also have a similar meaning to must<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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      • You are to complete <\/b>the work in two days. (You must complete the work in two days.)<\/li>\n
      • He is to report <\/b>for duty within a week. (He must report for duty within a week.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Had better<\/h3>\n

        Had better<\/b> can have the same meaning as should<\/b> or ought<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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        • You had better<\/b> get some rest. (= You should\/ought to get some rest.)<\/li>\n
        • We had better <\/b>consult a doctor. (= We should\/ought to consult a doctor.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Have to and have got to<\/h3>\n
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          • I have to <\/b>be there by 10 o\u2019clock. (I must be there by 10 o\u2019clock.)<\/li>\n
          • Did you have to <\/b>do that? (Was that necessary?)<\/li>\n
          • I have got<\/b> to see her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Be able to Be able to can be used to talk about ability. It often has the same meaning as can\/could. He is able to support her. (He can support her.) They were able...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[859,1310,166,779],"class_list":["post-72154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-auxiliary-verbs","tag-had-better","tag-modal-auxiliary-verbs","tag-modals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72155,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72154\/revisions\/72155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}