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MODAL VERBS

MODAL VERBS. CAN COULD MAY MIGHT SHOULD / OUGHT TO MUST. MODAL VERBS. Todos os modais são usados sem alteração de forma com qualquer sujeito, não recebem a partícula "to" antes deles os verbos colocados depois deles devem ficar no infinitivo sem "to " exceto com ought to.

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MODAL VERBS

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  1. MODAL VERBS CAN COULD MAY MIGHT SHOULD / OUGHT TO MUST

  2. MODAL VERBS Todos os modais são usados sem alteração de forma com qualquer sujeito, não recebem a partícula "to" antes deles osverbos colocados depois deles devem ficar no infinitivo sem "to" exceto com ought to

  3. MODAL VERBS • I can see • You can see • He can see • She can see → Can she see? • It can see She cannot/can’t see. • We can see • They can see • The students can see

  4. MODAL VERBSNEGATIVE FORMS CANCANNOTCAN’T COULDCOULD NOTCOULDN’T MAYMAY NOT MIGHTMIGHT NOTMIGHTN’T SHOULDSHOULD NOTSHOULDN’T OUGHT TOOUGHT NOTTOOUGHTN’T MUSTMUST NOTMUSTN’T

  5. MODAL VERBS CAN → posso, pode... (present / future) INDICA: habilidade capacidade (TO BE ABLE TO) permissão informal possibilidade

  6. Examples of CAN • We can speak Portuguese and English. • We ARE ABLE TO speak Portuguese and English. • Can I go to the restroom? • He can visit France when he travels to Europe. • You can go now.

  7. COULD → podia, poderia... INDICA passado de CAN capacidade ou habilidade no passado (TO BE ABLE TO) pedido educado (FORMAL)

  8. Examples of COULD • My brother could run 10 kilometers every other day when he was young. • He WAS ABLE TO run 10 kilometers... • The pilot couldn’t land because of the fog. • They could have visited France when they went to Europe. • Could you help me carry the baggage please?

  9. MAY →posso, pode...(present / future) INDICA Permissão FORMAL (TO BE ALLOWED / TO BE PERMITTED) Probabilidade - GRANDE

  10. Examples of MAY • May I come in? • You may leave the room when you finish the test. • You ARE ALLOWED TO leave the room ... • We may see many important people at the international conference. • There may be many homeless people after the earthquake.

  11. MIGHT→posso, podia INDICA • passado de MAY • permissão FORMAL no passado (TO BE ALLOWED / TO BE PERMITTED) • Probabilidade – PEQUENA (present)

  12. Examples of MIGHT • My mom said I might go to the show. • She said I WAS ALLOWED TO go to the show. • Might you go out alone when you were 14? • Maybe they might come for my birthday. However I don’t believe it. • We might meet an ET at our backyard someday.

  13. SHOULD → devo, deveria...(present / past) INDICA conselho recomendação sugestão crítica (negative/ shouldn’t)

  14. Examples of SHOULD • You should answer your questions now. • He said we should come back tomorrow. • You should turn off your cell in classroom. • What should I do now? • You shouldn’t be so impolite! • They shouldn’t drink so much!

  15. OUGHT TO→devo, deveria... único dos modais a usar "to" depois dele, Sinônimo de SHOULD conselho recomendação sugestão

  16. Examples of OUGHT TO • You should answer your questions now. • You OUGHT TO answer your questions now. • He said we should come back tomorrow. • He said we OUGHT TO come back tomorrow.

  17. MUST → tenho que, devo... INDICA obrigação forte necessidade dedução lógica sinônimo: HAVE TO

  18. Examples of MUST • We must respect traffic laws. • We HAVE TO respect traffic laws. • You must buy food for your children. • He looks sick, he must go to the doctor’s. • That man has a latest model car and a nice, big house. He must be well-off. (DEVE) • Susan is always sad, she must have a problem. (DEVE)

  19. MUST- negative forms • You must study for your tests. • You MUSTN’T study for you tests. MUSTN’T = PROHIBITION • You MUSTN’T scream in a hospital. • You MUSTN’T run a read light.

  20. MUST- negative forms • You must study for your tests. • You DON’T HAVE TO study for your tests. • You NEEDN’T study for your tests. NOT NECESSARY

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