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M DALS SEMI-M DALS

M DALS SEMI-M DALS. Part 1. Modals are helping verbs that do not change according to the tense and are always in the base form. I can He can They will She must. They are followed by the main verb, which is always in the base form. I can jump She should try It may rain . MODALS.

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M DALS SEMI-M DALS

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  1. M DALS SEMI-M DALS Part 1

  2. Modals are helping verbs that do not change according to the tense and are always in the base form. I can He can They will She must • They are followed by the main verb, which is always in the base form. I can jump She should try It may rain

  3. MODALS Can’t May Could Can Mustn’t Might Should Must Needn’t Shall Ought to Will Would

  4. Semi-Modals are helping verbs that are used like modals but they change according to the tense or the subject. I have to He has to We had to It didn’t have to • They are followed by the main verb, which is always in the base form. I have to study hard. He has to try more.

  5. SEMI-MODALS Be able to Have to Need to

  6. W RD RDER: My dog can play the piano!

  7. CAN • Ability in the present or future She can ride a horse. She can’t ride a bike

  8. CAN Can you help me with my French homework? Yes, of course. 2. Requests

  9. CAN 3. To ask or give permission Can I go swimming? No, you can’t. It’s not safe.

  10. CAN’T • To express negative assumption i.e. to show you don’t believe that something is true. They can’t be at work.

  11. COULD I could sail very well when I was young. • Ability in the past

  12. COULD Could you please be quiet? 2. Polite requests

  13. COULD We could follow this path to the top of the hill. 3. Suggestions

  14. COULD 4. Possibility Sylvia and Tom are late. They could be stuck in traffic.

  15. MAY There is a lot of traffic. I may be a little late for the meeting. 1. Possibility

  16. MAY 2. I / We - To ask for permission (formal) May I have a look at this report?

  17. MAY 3. To give (or not) permission Yes, Robert, you may be excused.

  18. MIGHT We might organizethe meeting for Tuesday. 4. Possibility

  19. MUST necessity in the present or future • Obligation, You must stop when the light is red!

  20. MUST certainty 2. Positive logical They must be very rich!

  21. MUST recommendations 3. Suggestions, You must see Harry Potter 7. It’s great!

  22. MUST • Prohibition You mustn’t park here!

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