VERBOS MODALES (2)

VERBOS MODALES (2)

1. 1. Pedir permiso

   • Can I...?
   • Could I...?
   • May I...?

2. 2. Dar permiso

   • May / May not
     • Usado en anuncios escritos para decir qué está y no está permitido

3. 3. Haciendo peticiones

   • Formas
     • a) Can you...? / Will you...?
       • Especialmente en conversación informal
     • b) Could you...? / Would you...?
       • Forma más educada
     • c) Do you think you could...?
     • d) Nunca usamos "May you...?" para pedir a alguien hacer algo
     • e) "Would you mind (not) -ing?" para ser muy educados

4. 4. Haciendo ofertas

   • Formas
     • a) Can I/we...? (Can I/we help you to cook dinner?)
     • b) Shall I/we...? (Shall I/we clean the car for you?
     • c) I can / I could / I will... (I can/could/will lend you some money
     • d) Why don´t I...? (Why don´t I carry that bag for you?
     • e) Would you like me to... (Would you like me to do the washing up?

5. 5. Haciendo recomendaciones/sugerencias

   • a) Let´s
     • Let´s drive to the city centre today
   • b) Shall I/we...?
     • Shall I/we drive to the city centre today?
   • c) Why don´t I/we/you...?
     • Why don´t I/we/you drive to the city centre today?
   • d) How about...?
     • How about driving to the city centre today?
   • e) What about...?
     • What about driving to the city centre today?

6. 6. Dando órdenes y consejos

   • a) Must (fuerte consejo y orden)
     • You really must start looking for a job
       • Significado = orden o es mi opinión que siento fuertemente
     • Nota: no usamos "mustn´t" cuando damos consejos
   • b) had better (fuerza alta/media)
     • You had better start looking for a job
       • Significado = consejo sino puede que te arrepientas de ello
     • Forma negativa = had better not
       • You´d better not forget to send that application form
   • c) ought to/should (fuerza media/baja)
     • c.1) You should/ought to start looking for a job
       • Significado = simple consejo
     • c.2) shouldn´t /ought not to
       • You shouldn´t/ought not to wear those clothes for the interview
   • d) could (fuerza baja)
     • d.1) You could start looking for a job
       • Significado = es solo una sugerencia
     • d.2) No usamos "couldn´t" cuando damos consejos

7. 7. Para hablar del pasado

   • Forma
     • Verbo modal + have + pasado participio/pasado
       • You should have /ought to have accepted that job
       • You shouldn´t have warn those clothes
       • They shouldn´t have talked so much