2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

Time expressions – Vaqt iboralar
Past perfect continuous bilan ishlatiladigan vaqt ravishlari quyidagilardir:
For – davomida, since - dan beri, how long – qancha vaqt davomida, before – oldin, until – gacha.

Unit 12
Modal verbs 2
May – might – could
(ehtimollik, ruxsat so’rash)
There is a lot of traffic. I may/might/could be a little late for the meeting.
Moshinalar yo’lda ko’p. men oz vaqtga majlisga kechikishim mumkin.
May/could/I talk to you for a minute, please?
Yes, of course.
Siz bilan bir daqiqa gaplashsam bo’ladimi, iltimos?
Ha, albatta.
* Biz may/might/could larni ehtimollikni ifodalash uchun ishlatamiz.
Where’s Paul? He may/might/could be at the cinema.
Pol qayerda? U kinoteatrda bo’lishi mumkin.
(balkim u kinoteatrdadir)
* Biz May I ….? Could I ….? Can I …? larni ruhsat so’raganimizda ishlatamiz.
Quyidagi so’roq gaplarning farqiga diqqat qarating.
May I use your telephone? – Telefoningizni ishlatsam bo’ladimi?
(Rasmiy gap – biz murojaat qilayotgan odamimizni yaxshi tanimiymiz.)
Can I use your phone? – Telefoningizni ishlatsam bo’ladimi?
(Norasmiy gap – biz murojaat qilayotgan odamni juda yaxshi taniymiz.)
Could I use your phone? – Telefoningizni ishlatsam, maylimi?
(could can ga qaraganda hushmuomilaliroqdir.)
* Agar kimdir bizdan ruhsat so’raganida, biz quyidagicha javob berishimiz mumkin:
Yes, of course./Of course./Certainly. – Ha, albatta
Agar biz odamni yaxshi tanisak Sure yoki No problem deb javob berishimiz mumkin.
Maybe (ravish) = perhaps – balkim, ehtimol.
Jack isn’t here. Maybe he’s at home.
Jek bu yerda emas. Balkim u uydadir.
May be (modal+bare infinitive)
Sheila may be in the office. – Sheila balkim ofisda.