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MODAL VERBS

MODAL VERBS. He must know a lot about the sea. 1.MEANING. Modal verbs present a certain action as possible, obligatory or doubtful from the point of view of the speaker. 2. FORMS OF MODAL VERBS. 3. FEATURES OF MODAL VERBS. Lack of –s in the third person singular in the Present tense.

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MODAL VERBS

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  1. MODAL VERBS He must know a lot about the sea.

  2. 1.MEANING Modal verbs present a certain action as possible, obligatory or doubtful from the point of view of the speaker.

  3. 2. FORMS OF MODAL VERBS

  4. 3. FEATURES OF MODAL VERBS • Lack of –s in the third person singular in the Present tense. • He may be busy for this trip. • Some lack of the form of the Past tense. • They do not exist independently without the main verb. • I can swim. • Have more than one meaning.

  5. 1.SUPPOSITION- FUEL MAY BE LOADED WITH VESSELS AT ANCHOR. 2.POSSIBILITY( DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES)- HE MAY COME. 3. POLITE REQUEST – MAY I OPEN THE WINDOW? MAY

  6. 1.Express what may reasonably be express to happen-Our guests should be here soon! ( if they haven’t got lost ) 2.We want the action to happen- You should pass the exam. You have worked hard. SHOULD

  7. 1.To predict a future action - I will see you later. 2.To express what we believe or guess to be true about the present - You ‘ ve got a letter from Canada. It’ll be from my aunt Freda.’ WILL

  8. 1.To assert or conclude to be the most logical of a situation- You must be joking! I simply don’t believe you! 2.The negative of this use is can’t- Whose is that coat? It can’t be Mary’s! MUST AND CAN’T

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