Unit 6: Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
Modals of deduction and speculation - present and past
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- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 4
Neil's lunch has gone missing. Did Rob steal it? Find out in this session and also learn how English speakers make three words into one, using double contractions.
Activity 3
Single or double?
How many contractions can you hear?
Here's a chance to test your listening skills. You'll hear examples of words with one contraction - couldn't - and others with two contractions - couldn't've. But which is which?
Listen to the recording. If the example has one contraction, drag it to single. If it has two, drag it to double.
ነቲ ድምጺ ብምስማዕ ነቲ ስራሕ ፈጽምዎ
To do
While you're listening to the audio, drag the examples into the right box
One contraction or two?
8 Questions
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The word was 'mightn't'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The word was 'can't've'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'mustn't've'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'might've'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'couldn't've'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'couldn't'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'must've'.ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'may've'.Question 1 of 8
Single contraction
Double contraction
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
One contraction or two?
8 Questions
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The word was 'mightn't'.Question 1 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The word was 'can't've'.Question 2 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'mustn't've'.Question 3 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'might've'.Question 4 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'couldn't've'.Question 5 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'couldn't'.Question 6 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'must've'.Question 7 of 8
ሓገዝ
Activity
Listen to the recording and decide if you hear an example of a single or a double contraction. Drag the example into the right box.
ኣመት
The example was 'may've'.Question 8 of 8
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
End of Session 4
You've reached the end of this session. We hope you are now better at hearing and saying double contractions. Join us in Unit 7 to learn about past perfect.
Session Vocabulary
When we make two words into one, we call them contractions:
could have - could've
Sometimes we make three words into one. We call these double contractions:
could not have - couldn't've
We use apostophes to show where the missing letters were in the new contracted word:
Single contraction: Might not - mightn't
Double contraction: Might not have - mightn't've
Here are some common double contractions:
Could not have - Couldn't've
Might not have - Mightn't've
Must not have - Mustn't've
Cannot have - Can't've
I would have - I'd've
You would have - You'd've
He would have - He'd've
She would have - She'd've
We would have - We'd've
They would have - They'd've
