Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs

1. Can

   • Expresa habilidad – i can play guitar
     • Preguntar habilidad o capacidad - can you play tenis?
       • Ofrecer ayuda o pedir permiso- canyou please pass the ball? , i can watch your dog while you´re on vacation
         • Expresar posibilidad- cars can crash in the fog

2. Could

   • Pasado- i could drive a truck at 30 years
     • Posibilidades menos concretas o sugerencias- we could go to the restaurant or we colud go to the park

3. Will

   • Indica futuro- i will wash my plates after i finish eating
     • Preguntar si va a pasar en el futuro- will we have a quiz english class?

4. Would

   • Acción habitual en el pasado- when i was a kid i would play with dolls every day
     • Mostrar disposición- she would like to come to the party
       • Pedir que haga algo- would you plase closet he door?
         • Condicionales- she would go to the mal if you asked her
           • Emparejarse con el verbo wish para expresar un deseo- i wish you would stop tapping your pencil

5. Must

   • Es un modo de decir ´have to´o ´ned to´ - you must finish your homework by wednesday
     • Sugerencia firme- you must see the Louvre while you´re in parís!
       • Suponer- he must be Smart because he studied engineering

6. Might

   • Presentar posibilidad- he might get the job at the Factory
     • Sugerir algo- i might as well go home since there´s no one else here

7. May

   • Expresa o pide permiso- may i sit beside you?
     • Describir posibilidad- we may go downtown tonight

8. Should

   • Dar o pedir un consejo- you should do your homework
     • Describir algo necesario pero que quizás no se quiere-She should comb her hair but she doesn´t want to
       • Expectativa- she should be back by 7 pm

9. Shall

   • Suena formal y educado- I shall call your mother if you misbeh