Modal verbs

Modal verbs

1. They are Auxiliaryverbsthat provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence

2. They are Auxiliaryverbsthat provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the

3. They are Auxiliaryverbsthat provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence

   • •Can •Could •May •Might •Must •Shall •Should •Ought to •Will •Would
     • Single Concept Modal
       • Modal
         • Will Might Should Ought to Had better
       • Concept
         • Future small probability recomendation Formal recomendation Warning
       • Examples
         • Joe will travel to NY next week... I might move to canada some day... You should go to the doctor... We ought to know about first aids... I had better study or I will fail the test
   • How do we use modals?
     • (Subject) (M) (Verb)
       • Example: (Mary) (could) (play) the piano
         • They do not accept conjugation They do not need other auxiliary verbs
     • Double Concept Modal
       • Modal/Concept/Examples
         • May (1)/ Permission/ May I come in?
           • May (2)/Good probability/We may visit Mexico this summer
             • Must (1)/Responsibility/Everyone must pay taxes
               • Must (2)/Assumption/She didn’t arrive.She must be sick
                 • Would (1)/Past (used to)/WhenI was young, I would play soccer
                   • Would (2)/Present unreal/I would buy the car but I can’t afford it
       • Modal/concept/Examples
         • Shall (1)...Educated expression Offer... Excuse me, I shall go now Shall I clean it?
           • Shall (2)...Contractual obligation...The company shall pay on January 1st
             • Could (1)...Unreal Ability...I could go if I had time
               • Could (2)...Past Ability...She could play the piano(but she can’t anymore)
                 • Can (1)...Present Ability...We can speak English
                   • Can (2)...Permission...Can I have a candy?
   • Form
     • There is no “s” in singular There is no “do / does” in the question There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative
       • Modal verbs do not have infinitivesor –ingforms Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive withoutto
         • Modal verbs do nothave all the tenses
           • Modal verbs use other verbs to complete the tenses Can is completed with be able to Must. is completed with have to
     • What do they express?
       • They can have more than one meaning depending on the situations
         • Single concept Modals
           • Will might Should Ought to Had better
           • Double Concept Modals
             • May Must Would Shall Could Can
           • Modals in Past
             • Would have Could have Might have Should have May have Must have
       • Modals in the Past
         • They are modals referred to actions that happened in the past
           • MODAL+ HAVE +verb in past participle
             • Modals-like verbs:
               • A few verbs which often serve as modalstoo. They need to be conjugated.