Flashcards
Modal verbs
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- 1Say a modal verb used to express ability or inability in the present.CAN: she can play the piano
CAN'T/CANNOT: he can't ride his bike yet. He's only two. - 2Say a modal verb used to express general ability or inability in the past.COULD: She could read when she was four.
COULDN'T: I couldn't swim until my mum taught me. - 3Say a/some modal verb/s used to express specific ability or inability in the past.WAS ABLE TO: She was able to pass her test, even though she hadn't studied much.
WASN'T ABLE TO: I tried to open the bottle but I wasn't able to.
COULDN'T: I couldn't open the window. - 4Say a modal verb used to express ability or lack of ability in the future.WILL BE ABLE TO: If you ask me, I think he will be able to help you.
- 5Say a modal verb used to ask for permission in the present and in informal situations.CAN: Can I go to Peter's party, dad?
- 6Say a modal verb used to ask for permission in the present in formal situations.COULD: Could you tell me the time, please?
- 7Say a modal verb used to ask for permission in the present in quite formal situations.MAY: May I come in?
- 8Say a modal verb used to express that someone has permission to do something.BE ABLE TO: We will be allowed to drink in a bar when we are 18 years old.
- 9Say a modal verb used to express certainty about something in the present.MUST: The lights are on. They must be at home.
- 10Say a modal verb to express, in the present, that something is very probable.MAY: Look at those clouds. It may start raining soon.
- 11Say two modal verbs to express a possibility quite remote in the present.MIGHT: I might study medicine next year but I don't think I will.
COULD (less probable than might). Where's Peter? I don't know, she could be anywhere. - 12Say a modal verb to express that something is impossible in the present.CAN'T: That woman in the restaurant can't be your sister because she is abroad right now.
- 13Say a modal verb to express obligation when the authority comes from the person who is speaking.MUST: Kids must do their homework before dinner.
- 14Say a modal verb to express an obligation related to rules and regulations.HAVE TO: You have to be 18 to drive a car in Spain.
- 15Say a modal verb to express necessity to do something.NEED TO: She needs to go to the doctor. She' gets headaches everyday.
- 16Say a modal verb to express an obligation in the past.HAD TO: I had to wear uniform
- 17Say three modal verbs to express lack of obligation in the future o in the present.DON'T HAVE TO: You don't have to pay to open a bank account.
DON'T NEED TO: You don't need to wear uniform in this school.
NEEDN'T: You needn't worry about this. We'll find a solution. - 18Say two modal verbs to express lack of obligation in the past.DIDN'T HAVE TO: You didn't have to be an expert to solve this problem.
DIDN'T NEED TO: As far as we know, he didn't need to make big changes in his life, only small ones. - 19Say a modal verb to express prohibition in the present.MUSTN'T: You mustn't smoke here.
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- Grado Superior ADFI Flashcards on Modal verbs, created by Reyes Martínez on 04/03/2022.
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