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Understanding Modal and Semi-Modal Verbs in English Language

Explore the usage and nuances of modal and semi-modal verbs in English, including areas of application and common examples, through quizzes and resources on our language clinic website.

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Understanding Modal and Semi-Modal Verbs in English Language

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  1. Website: www.englas.pl/sks/sks.html Language clinic notes Preliminary test and weekly quizzes Language resources and other ideas ...... Apologies ....

  2. Modal (& semi modal) verbs: What are the modal verbs (and some common semi-modals) which are used in the English language? M _ _ _ _ M _ _ _ C _ _ C _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ M _ _ W _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ ‘ _

  3. Modal (& semi modal) verbs: What are the modal verbs (and some common semi-modals) which are used in the English language? Might Must Can Could Should May Will Would Shall Ought to Have Needn’t

  4. Modal (& semi modal) verbs: There are (amongst others) 5 areas in which modals are used – what are they? P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ _ _ _

  5. Modal (& semi modal) verbs: There are 5 main areas in which modals are used – what are they? Which modal verbs belong to which group? Must Could Probability Can May Ability Might Will Obligation Should Would Permission Shall Have Habit Ought to Needn’t

  6. Modal (& semi modal) verbs: Ability Probability Must Might Can Could Can’t Could Shall Obligation Permission Must Ought to Have Should Can Needn’t Could May Shall Habit Will Think of examples for each modal ... Would

  7. Modals and rules: Modals are always followed by a bare infinitive – please bear in mind ‘ought to’ Modals don’t use ‘s’ for 3rd person singular Legal English – shall = must, may = can Watch out for past forms! Why are the two groups different? Can Must Had to!! Will Could Shall Might Would Have Should Ought to May

  8. Correct the following sentences: She thought she was doing the right thing but she can be told beforehand that she wasn’t. If she’d prepared her work better, she wouldn’t give such a bad presentation. I’m not surprised she’s cross with you. In my opinion you can’t have criticised her. He didn’t get up in time for his exam and it may be his alarm not going off!! She said she had studied really hard, but she couldn’t do as she got really bad marks. He mustn’t have prepared for his interview well enough could have been told have given such a bad shouldn’t have have been his alarm not have done can’t

  9. Modals – differences in meaning: Compare the following sentences: Everybody could speak Chinese if they wanted to. Daniel could[?] pass his Chinese exam with excellent marks! I can’t sleep! I can’t [?] sleep recently. I have to see John I must see John Could vs may/might – similar She couldn’t have got my message She might not have got my message You musn’t tell him You don’t have to tell him managed to – general v specific ability haven’t been able to – cannot use ‘can’t’ here Have to suggests outside agent Negative form changes the meaning

  10. What do the following modal expressions mean? Must-see Can-do Would-be A must We had better We might as well

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