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Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs. What are modal verbs?. They are: Can Could May Might Must Shall Should Will Would. They are Auxiliary verbs that provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence. How do we use modals?. Example: Mary could play the piano. S Subject. V Verb.

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Modal Verbs

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  1. Modal Verbs

  2. What are modal verbs? • They are: • Can • Could • May • Might • Must • Shall • Should • Will • Would They are Auxiliaryverbs that provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence

  3. How do we use modals? Example: Marycouldplaythe piano S Subject V Verb M

  4. Form • He can ski He cans ski or He can skis • Wouldyou like to come with me? Do you would like to come with me? • They can’t be serious They don’t can be serious There is no “s” in singular There is no “do / does” in the question There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative

  5. Form Modal verbs do not have infinitives or –ing forms to can / caning to must /musting She must study We should have gone the other way He couldplayfootball in hisyouth (general ability) Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive withoutto

  6. Form • Occurs before the main verb • the form is the same for all persons • Add NOT to the negative • Start the question with the modal • No infinitive

  7. What do they express?

  8. What do they express?

  9. What do they express?

  10. What do they express? • Ability: • can, could • Permission: • can, could • obligation\ advice: • must, shall, should • Offers: • shall, would • Possibility: • Might, Could, Must

  11. Practise 1- Children ________ stay away from fire. a. Ought to b. must c. would d. mustn’t 2- You _________ talk during tests. It’s forbidden! a. don’t have to b. mustn’t c. couldn’t d. might 3- They ________ hear him because he was whispering. a. Wouldn’t b. mustn’t c. shouldn’t d. couldn’t

  12. Practise 4- __________ youliketohavedinnerwith me tonight? a. Could b. may c. should d. would 5- You _________ lethimhearaboutthepartytomorrow. It’s a surprise! a. mustn’t b. wouldn’t c. couldn’t d. can 6- I think your leg is broken. You ___ go to the emergency room. a. Might b. could c. must d. can

  13. More practise • Re-write the following sentences using modals so that they have the same meaning. 1- I suggest that you sleep early! You ___________________________________________ 2- Eating is forbidden in class! You ___________________________________________ 3- Look at sky! it’s cloudy. It ____________________________________________ should sleep early mustn’t eat in class might rain

  14. Use your imagination • Think about these situations and create a sentence using modals. • We are going to Paris for a weekend. (Make suggestions about things to do) • We start exams in January . (Talk about necessity) • Your friend has got a headache. (Give him some advice) • You want to borrow your elder brother’s laptop. (Ask for permission politely)

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