Friends - The One Where Paul's the Man

SEASON 6: NBC -- May 4, 2000 (re-run September 7, 2000)

* MODALS * PRACTICE * WRITE

by order in text
  1. you've got to sleep
    I'll give up
  2. E. & I are going
    you're going to make
    maybe it's
  3. you can do
    I'll call
  4. they could put
    maybe this will jog
    I will bring
  5. I can't eat
    Paul's taking
    maybe he's going to tell
    you can put
    you could get
  6. May I help
    you should (totally) put
    I'm not getting
    you've got to wait
    C's not going to wait
    He's going to find
    it can't hurt
    I'm going to do
  7. that may be
    you should
  8. This used to be
  9. we have to hide
  10. I'll just run
    I'll get
    I'll be
    Why don't you get
    I'll meet
  11. we're probably screening
  12. Would you get
  13. why don't you (you know) go
  14. I was going to make
  15. May I help
    who could get
    maybe you and I'll go
  16. I'm leaving
    Maybe you want
    I'll go
    you're going to be
    I will be
    Everybody's going to be
  17. we could move up
    I can't find
    are you going to do
    I'm never going to listen
    can it do
  18. we should go
  19. I'm going to go
    I'll meet
    you're going
    we cannot see
    you & I are going to have to have
  20. I can't believe
    you're going to ask
  21. I was going to fire
by modal:
can do can put
can't believe
can't eat
can't find
can't hurt
cannot see
could get
could move
could put

should go
should put
should see

may be
may help

have to have
have to hide
have got to sleep
have got to wait

will be
will bring
will call
will get
will give up
will go
will jog
will meet
will run
am going to do
am going to go
am going to listen
are going to ask
are going to be
are going to do
are going to have
are going to make
is going to be
is going to find
is going to tell
is not going to wait
was going to fire
was going to make

would get
used to be
by form:
MODAL + V
can do
can put
can't believe
can't eat
can't find
can't hurt
cannot see
could get
could move
could put
should go
should put
should see
may be
may help
will be
will bring
will call
will get
will give up
will go
will jog
will meet
will run
would get
have to have
have to hide
have got to sleep
have got to wait
am going to do
am going to go
am going to listen
are going to ask
are going to be
are going to do
are going to have
are going to make
is going to be
is going to find
is going to tell
is not going to wait
was going to fire
was going to make
used to be

NEGATIVE

can't believe
can't eat
can't find
can't hurt
cannot see
is not going to wait

PROGRESSIVE:
(none)

PASSIVE:
(none)

TWO MODAL IDEAS:

are going to / have to have
by time PAST:
(didn't know..) could get
(she said ..) could move
was going to fire
was going to make
used to be


by meaning:
PROBABILITY:
that may be (true)
maybe it's (time)
maybe this will jog
maybe he's going to tell
Maybe you want

we're probably screening

(we) are going out of town
Paul's taking me out
I'm not getting married
I'm leaving (as soon as possible)
You're going (home)

all examples of
can/could (ability)
will/going to (future)
not included below

ADVISABILITY:
May I help
we cannot see (each other)

they could put
who could get

you should put
you should (see)
we should go
Why don't you get
why don't you go

we have to hide
are going to have to have
you've got to sleep
you've got to wait

I'll give up
I'll just run
I'll get
I will bring
I'll meet
I'll go

Would you get

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Ann Salzmann
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University of Illinois