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Modal Verbs
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- 1MODAL VERBS > They always come before the main verb. > They do not take an -s, -ing or -ed suffix. > They are followed by a bare infinitive (with the exception of ought [+to +verb])MODAL VERBS
> They are classified as semi-verbs.
> They have positive and negative forms (can-can't, should-shouldn't, must-mustn't,...).
> They act as auxiliaries in questions:
modal + subject + verb - 2AdviceShould - Shouldn't
(Ought to)
You should see a doctor - 3ObligationMust (only in the present tense)
Have to (to form all the other tenses)
You must study hard
He had to leave earlier yesterday - 4AbilityCan-Can't / Could-Couldn't
I can design dresses
He could climb the mountain - 5Possibility and permissionMay-May not / Might-Might not / Could-couldn't
That is the sort of thing Tom may like.
May I use your phone? - 6ProhibitionMustn't
You mustn't talk during the exam - 7Logical assumptionMust (affirmative sentences) / Can't (negative sentences)
She must be at work.
She can't be at work
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- Teaching grammar - Introduction to modal verbs.
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