Modals 2ºESO

Modals 2ºESO

1. ABILITY

   • in the present
     • am/is/are able to +verb
   • in the past
     • was/were able to+verb

2. ADVICE/SUGGESTION

   • had better +verb
     • She had better stop bothering her brother.
   • should +verb
   • ought to+verb

3. NECESSITY

   • need to+verb
   • needed to+verb

4. LACK OF NECESSITY

   • needn´t+verb
   • don´t/doesn´t need to +verb
   • don´t have to +verb

5. PROHIBITION

   • present
     • can´t+verb
     • mustn´t

6. posssibility

   • present
     • can+ verb
       • manage+verb
   • past
     • could +verb
       • managed+verb

7. PROBABILITY

   • may/might +verb

8. OBLIGATION

   • personal
     • have to+verb
   • external
     • must+verb
     • had to+verb
     • make+ sb + verb