VERBE MODALE 1 MAY SI CAN

May si can sunt VERBE MODALE sau ajutatoare: nu primesc s la persoana aIII-a singular nu primesc do, does, did la interogati! si negati! si sunt urmate "e I#$I#I%IV &ara to' A' MA(' )tili*are: 1' cu re&erire la e!enimente sau actiuni posi+ile sau pro+a+ile in pre*ent a"esea cu sens "e !iitor' Might poate &i &olosit pentru a su+linia o &oarte re"usa posi+ilitate: %,ere-s a +lac. clou" a+o!e us' It may rain' Alice may get angr/ i& /ou tell ,er' I& /ou tr/ ,ar" enoug, /ou might con!ince ,im to come' si cu &orma continua: 0all me a&ter eig,t I may be working ,ar" late tonig,t' Ale1 sa/s ,e might be going on ,oli"a/ 2it,out ,is parents t,is /ear' #O%A: &ormele alternati!e sunt: Maybe it 2il rain' It is likely to rain' Maybe Alice 2ill get angr/ i& /ou tell ,er' Alice is likely to get angr/ i& /ou tell ,er' 3' pentru a cere a o&eri sau a re&u*a permisiunea politicos: May I open t,e 2in"o24 It is !er/ ,ot in t,is o&&ice' (ou may go in to see t,e "octor no2' (ou may not smo.e in m/ car' #O%A: &orme alternati!e: Am I allowed to open t,e 2in"o24 You are not permitted to smo.e in m/ car' Can I open t,e 2in"o24 5can poate &i si el &olosit "ar este consi"erat mai putin politicos6 7' cu well pentru a in"ica o &oarte mare pro+a+ilitate: I t,in. it may well rain to"a/ loo. at t,ose +lac. clou"s' %,e 8o!ernment may well "eci"e to raise t,e price o& gas again' #O%A: &orme alternati!e: I t,in. it is very likely to rain to"a/' %,e 8o!ernment is very likely to "eic"e to raise t,e price o& gas' A%E#%IE: may / might as well are alt sens: %,ere is not,ing interesting on %V t,is e!ening I may / might as well ,a!e an earl/ nig,t' 59 Din moment ce nu este nimic interesant la %V e mai +ine sa ma "uc "e!reme la culcare'6 :' cu o constructie per&ecta pentru a &ace re&erire la o presupunere in trecut: Bill isn-t at ,is o&&ice ,e may have gone ,ome earl/'

Brian might not have been .ille" +/ Sall/' ;' cu o constructie per&ecta pentru a &ace re&erire la ce!a care s-ar &i putut petrece in trecut "ar nu s-a petrecut< se poate &olosi numai might: (ou might have burnt /our ,an" 2,ile ta.ing t,at ,ot tra/ out o& t,e o!en 5+ut /ou "i"n-t6' A lot o& people 2,o might have been sa!e" "ie" 2,en t,e %itanic san.' B' 0A#' )tili*are: 1' pentru a cere a acor"a sau a re&u*a permisiunea similar cu may "ar mai putin &ormal: (ou can "ri!e at se!enteen in t,e )=' Can I +orro2 /our pen please4 I-!e le&t mine at ,ome' (ou cannot go ,unting out o& season' #O%A: &orme alternati!e: (ou are permitted / are allowed to / may "ri!e ar se!enteen in t,e )=' A%E#%IE: la negati! could si might au sensuri "i&erite' 0omparati: =en could not +e +uil"ing t,e ,ouse +/ ,imsel&' 5It is impossi+le it is too muc, 2or.'6 =en might not +e +uil"ing t,e,ouse +/ ,imsel&' 5>e is +uil"ing t,e ,ouse ,imsel& ,e pro+a+l/ ,as ,elp'6 3' pentru a &ace re&erire la pro+a+ilitate posi+ilitate sau imposi+ilitate in pre*ent in trecut sau la con"itional: Loo. t,ere-s plent/ o& sno2 2e can go s.iing to"a/' Let-s tr/ ,is o&&ice ,e could +e t,ere' Bill cannot "ri!e &or a &e2 2ee.s ,e-s +ro.en ,is leg' 7' pentru a &ace re&erire la a+ilitate sau in"emanare in pre*ent in trecut sau la con"itional: S,e is a great secretar/< s,e can t/pe ninet/ 2or"s a minute' Can /ou spea. Englis,4 %im is ,opeless' >e cant e!en &r/ an" egg' I& ,e stu"ie" ,ar"er ,e could pass t,e e1am' #O%A: pentru alte timpuri se &oloseste be able to: S,e will be able to / has been able to t/pe 1?? 2or"s a minute' :' could + INFINITIV perfect pentru a se re&eri la o actiune care nu a a!ut loc: (ou could have hurt /our +ac. li&ting t,at ,ea!/ ta+le' I could have driven /ou to t,e airport +ut I "i"n-t ,a!e m/ car' can" nu stim "aca actiunea s-a petrecut sau nu: >a!e /ou seen m/ um+rella4 Da" could have taken it' #O%A: &orme alternati!e:

(ou might have hurt /our +ac. li&ting t,at ,ea!/ ta+le' (ou would pro+a+l/ have hurt /our +ac. li&ting t,at ,ea!/ ta+le' 0' To be able to e1prima a+ilitatea' Este o alternati!a &ormala pentru can @ could in pre*ent trecut sau la con"itional' Aentru toate celelalte timpuri putem &olosi #)MAI to be able to' %,e stu"ents will be able to spea. Englis, 2ell a&ter t,e en" o& t,is intensi!e course' 5!iitor6 I have been able to &inis, all t,e 2or.' 5per&ect pre*ent6 B/ ne1t Bul/ t,e little +o/ will have been able to sa!e enoug, mone/ to +u/ ,imsel& a ne2 +i.e' 5!iitor per&ect6