What are causatives? Causal verbs are used to cause things to happen. They're used in causative constructions. Although there are various specific verbs in this category, we commonly use four ordinary verbs for this: ("have," "let," "get," and "make"). Let's make some sense of them.

Now Sigrid has also lost her glasses! In this final part, learn how to use modal verbs to express probability, and find out whether she finds the missing items.

Sigrid has lost a couple of important items and is trying to think where they might be. In this part, she has lost her car key. She uses plenty of modal verbs to tell her story, including modal verbs expressing probability.

When do we use "should" and "could"? At the end of the video, you'll also find a preview of the next 2 videos where modals are used in everyday speech for discussing probability.

Every modal verb is a bit different and not all of them can be used in all tenses. We use "may" for permission, but we can use "can" and its conditional form "could" as well.

Modal verbs are special verbs that go together with action verbs to indicate ability, permission, obligation and more. Let's see how they work.

As the harvest ends and the Christmas season approaches, families across the United States come together to share a lavish meal in the annual celebration known as Thanksgiving. In this video, we learn some of the crucial vocabulary used at this special time of year.

As the series draws to a close, we have learned the one hundred most commonly used words in the English language. Maria and Spencer can relax and walk happily in the park, where nobody will bother them... or so they think!

Finally free from their pursuers, Maria, Spencer, and Oscar arrive at the park. It’s a lovely, sunny Saturday, the perfect day for a romantic walk.

With the car repaired, Maria and Spencer go to pick up Oscar, who has been waiting patiently for them all day... but the hungry and over-enthusiastic dog immediately finds himself in trouble.

Spencer asks Maria where she would like to take Oscar, her dog... but when they set off in his car, clouds of smoke start coming from the engine!

Abi opens her picture dictionary and introduces us to some useful vocabulary pertaining to houses. In particular, she focuses on the outside areas surrounding the house and various tools.

Maria’s mother and Clark read the note that Spencer wrote, which states that he loves Maria. Will Maria and Spencer at last be able to enjoy a movie date on their own?

Maria and Spencer are seen by her mother and Clark as they go on a date. Desperate to be left alone, Maria decides they must write a note to her mother, and Spencer agrees.

Oscar the dog has been very bad, but Maria and Spencer have no time to hang around... they’re off to the movies. It’s just too bad that Clark sees them as they walk to the theater!