Modals

Modals

1. Would

   • The Would is often used as an auxiliary to a main verb for form the tense that would be equivalent to our Conditional or Future of the past tense in Portuguese, as in the conjugations "faria", "iria", "would eat", etc.
     • serves for
       • Possibilities situations
       • Kindness in ordering
       • Unlikely situations
   • Interrogative
     • would + subject + verb + ... ?
       • Would you go there with me?
   • Affirmative
     • subject + would + verb + ...
       • I would travel a lot if I had more money
   • Negative
     • subject + would + not + verb + ...
       • I wouldn’t mind if she told me that
   • Examples

2. Could

   • Interrogative
     • Could + subject + verb + …?
       • Could I have some tea?
   • Affirmative
     • Subject + could + verb + …
       • We could go somewhere tonight
   • Negative
     • Subject + could + not + verb + …
       • We couldn’t understand the question
   • Could is used in times that we use "could/could" or “could/could do it”.
     • serves for
       • Make a request for someone else
       • Talk about something that was done in the past
       • Talk about the possibility of something happen in the future
   • Examples

3. Should

   • Should is used in English to express the our “should” in Portuguese.
     • serves for
       • Ask or give advice and suggestions
       • Talk about a probable thing that should have happened
   • Interrogative
     • should + subject + verb + ... ?
       • What should I wear?
   • Affirmative
     • subject + should + verb + ...
       • He should stop drinking
   • Negative
     • subject + should + not + verb + ...
       • He shouldn't smoke
   • Examples