CAN Posso, so, riesco Ex. : I can lift the table (I m strong) She can play the piano (she knows how to play it) MAY Posso, mi è permesso, può darsi Ex.: I may go out tonight (my parents give me permission) She may arrive late. (maybe she ll arrive late) MUST Devo, è necessario, è probabile Ex.: I must go to school (my duty) She must get up early (she goes to school) He must be 20 (he looks young)
Tutti e tre I verbi modali seguono le stesse regole Reggono l infinito del verbo senza to : ex.: ; you can see, I may not have La terza persona non ha S: ex.: the show must go on Sono ausialiari: ex.: can t buy me love; I may not have a lot to give Sono solo presenti ricorrono ad altre forme per gli altri tempi verbali: Can be able to May be allowed to Must have to; be to; need
Tempi Can (be able to) May (be allowed to) Must (have to) Simple present She can swim They may come today He must go home Shall I7we open the door? (int. 1 pers. sing. and pl. ) Simple past Future She could speak French They couldn t come She was able to swim She will be able to swim They might come He was allowed to smoke They will be allowed to come He had to go home I was to meet him (era stabilito ma non è avvenuto) He will have to go home Conditional She could swim The bridge might fall down He should come home
One, two, three, four, Can I have a little more, Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you. A, B, C, D, Can I bring my friend to tea, E, F, G, H, I, J, I love you. Bom bom bom bom-pa bom Sail the ship bom-pa bom Chop the tree bom-pa bom Skip the rope bom-pa bom Look at me. Black, white, green, red, Can I take my friend to bed, Pink, brown, yellow, orange, and blue, I love you. Bom bom bom bom bom-pa bom Sail the ship bom-pa bom Chop the tree bom-pa bom Skip the rope bom-pa bom Look at me All together now!
Empty spaces - what are we living for Abandoned places - I guess we know the score On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for... Another hero, another mindless crime Behind the curtain, in the pantomime Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore, Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking But my smile still stays on. Whatever happens, I ll leave it all to chance Another heartache, another failed romance On and on, does anybody know what we are living for? I guess I m learning, I must be warmer now I ll soon be turning, round the corner now Outside the dawn is breaking But inside in the dark I m aching to be free Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking Butmy smile still stays on My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die I can fly - my friends I ll face it with a grin I m never giving in On - with the show - I ll top the bill, I ll overkill I have to find the will to carry on On with the - On with the show -...
Can t buy me love, love, Can t buy me love. I ll buy you a diamond ring my friend, If it makes you feel alright, I ll buy you anything my friend, If it makes you feel alright, For I don t care too much for money, For money can t buy me love. I ll give you all I ve got to give, If you say you love me too, I may not have a lot to give, But what I ve got I ll give to you, For I don t care to much for money. For money Can t buy me love. Can t buy me love, ev rybody tells me so, Can t buy me love, no, no, no, no. Say you don t want no diamond ring, And I ll be satisfied, Tell me that you want the kind of things, That money just can t buy, For I don t care to much for money. For money can t buy me love. Can t buy me love, ev rybody tells me so, Can t buy me love, no, no, no, no. Can t buy me love, love, Can t buy me love.
This could be heaven This could be heaven This could be heaven for everyone In these days of cool reflection You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me - and everything s fine This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun Listen - what people do to their souls They take their lives - destroy their goals Is stripped and torn and shown to pity When this should be heaven for everyone Their basic pride and dignity This world could be free, this world could be one In this world of cool deception Just your smile can smooth my ride These troubled days of cruel rejection, hmm You come to me, soothe my troubled mind Yeah, this could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This could be heaven for everyone, yeah This world should be free, this world could be one We should bring love to our daughters and sons Love, love, love, this could be heaven for everyone You know that
Can't keep his mind on nothing else He d trade the world For a good thing he s found If she is bad, he can't see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend If he puts her down I give you everything I've got Trying to hold on To your precious love Baby, baby please don t treat me bad Deep down in his soul She can bring him such misery If she is playing him for a fool He's the last one to know Loving eyes can never see Yes! I know exactly how he feels Cause baby, baby, baby When a man, when a man, when a man loves a woman... When a man loves a woman Spend his very last dime Trying to hold on to what he needs He'd give up all his comforts And sleep out in the rain If she said that's the way It ought to be
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound I'd rather be a forest than a street Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
When sombody reaches for your heart open up and let them through everybody needs someone around things can tumble down on you You discover when you look around you don't have to be alone just one lover is all you need to know when you might need somebody you might need somebody, too (you might need somebody too) you're feeling all alone If there's fire stolen in you're heart and you're shure it's wrong and right she'd be blinded through the cold and I it can warm you're lonley nights YeahThe peace the evening brings The world, for once, in perfect harmony With all its living things Can you feel the love tonight? You needn't look too far Stealing through the night's uncertainties Love is where they are And if he feels the love tonight In the way I do It's enough for this restless wanderer Just to be with you