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B1 · Intermediate

Verb Phrases & Modality

Express ability, intention, willingness, necessity and possibility through common Danish modal and verb-complement patterns.

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Words & phrases
55
Lessons
4
Conversations
1
Readings
1

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English
  1. to have to, to be forced to
  2. to be able to afford
  3. should, ought to
  4. to dare
  5. to feel like, to bother
  6. to make it in time, to reach
  7. to usually do
  8. to stop doing
  9. to come up with, to invent
  10. to have the energy to, to manage
  11. to be allowed to
  12. to need
  13. to be about to, to be in the middle of
  14. to get started on
  15. to avoid, to get out of
  16. to refuse
  17. to promise
  18. to attempt
  19. to avoid
  20. to risk
  21. to have difficulty with, to find hard
  22. to bet on, to go for
  23. to consider
  24. to intend to, to plan to
  25. to be capable of, to be able to
  26. to have under control, to have a handle on
  27. to endure, to put up with
  28. to look forward to
  29. to be able to cope with, to manage
  30. to be in charge of, to be responsible for
  31. to engulf
  32. to enhance
  33. to occur; to happen
  34. to excel
  35. to hesitate
  36. to inject
  37. to proclaim
  38. to regain
  39. to weave
  40. to traverse
  41. an illusion
  42. to manage to
  43. used to
  44. had better
  45. to be supposed to
  46. can't afford to
  47. would rather
  48. to be likely to
  49. may well
  50. to be willing to
  51. to turn out, to appear
  52. to keep on
  53. can barely
  54. would like to
  55. unable

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4 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Necessity, Ability, and Willingness

  2. Lesson 2

    Linking Ideas and Word Order

  3. Lesson 3

    Strong Verbs and Vowel Changes

  4. Lesson 4

    Planning a Team Trip

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