Practice the modal verbs “must” and “can” as well as the interrogative in your ESL class with this classic song, Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan. There are 6 examples of “must”, 4 examples of “can” and 9 different questions with “how many times” in these song lyrics. There is a suggestion on how…
Practice the modal verbs “must have” covering past deduction, “should have” covering past obligation, and “might have” & “could have” covering past possibility in your ESL class with this song, Loser by Charlie Puth. This song’s lyrics contain the following 7 different examples of these modal verbs: Past possibility: we could have been, I just…
Practice the perfect modal verbs of ability “could” and “could have“, and the modal verbs of obligation “should have” in your ESL class with this song, Misunderstood by Bon Jovi. This song’s lyrics contain… 5 different examples of the modal verbs of ability”could“, 1 of “could have…” 1 example of the modal verb of obligation “should”…
Practice the perfect modal verb to express past obligation “should have” in your ESL class with this song, More Love by Al Jarreau. The lyrics of this song include the following 4 examples of this modal verb repeated in the chorus: should have listened, should have been, should have touched & should have had” as…
Practice modal verbs in your ESL class with this song, Resistance by Muse. The 7 modal verbs of ability, possibility and obligation that appear several times in these song lyrics are: ability: it could never last, it could have been right, we can’t pretend possibility: it could be wrong obligation: it should have been right,…