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    MODAL VERBS

    What are modal verbs? They are Auxiliary Verbs that provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence.
    Modal verbs are sometimes referred to as Modal auxiliary Verbs because they help other verbs.

    TYPE MODAL VERBS EXAMPLES NOTES


    Ability CAN – COULD - BE ABLE TO -I CAN speak French fluently CAN (Informal – present)
    -My sister COULD swim when I COULD (formal – past)
    was five BE ABLE TO (present – past
    -Journalists WILL BE ABLE TO and future)
    preview the exhibition
    tomorrow
    Permission CAN – COULD – MAY - WOULD -CAN I sit in that chair please? MAY in permission or
    -COULD I open the window? request is only used with I
    -MAY I borrow your dictionary? or WE. (polite modal verb)
    -WOULD you mind if I leave WOULD (The politest modal
    early? verb)
    Possibility- Impossibility CAN – COULD – MAY – BE -You CAN / COULD / MAY leave
    ALLOWED TO the room.
    -That CAN’T / COULDN’T be
    true.
    - It ISN’T ALLOWED TO take
    mobiles into the exam room.
    Advice SHOULD – OUGHT TO – -You SHOULD drive more HAD BETTER is stronger, it
    HAD BETTER carefully. implies a warning of threat
    -You OUGHT TO visit your of possible bad
    dentist at least twice a year. consequences (Urgent
    -The gas tank is almost empty. advice)
    We HAD BETTER stop at the
    next service station.
    Obligation MUST – HAVE TO- NEED -You MUST wear uniform. MUST is strong necessity or
    -You HAVE TO be back at 10 obligation and HAVE TO,
    o’clock. NEED necessity.
    -You NEED to study a lot. *Has to
    Prohibition MUSTN’T -You MUSTN’T drive without a
    license
    Lack of necessity- obligation DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO – -In Virtual classes you DON’T
    NEEDN’T HAVE TO wear uniform.
    -You NEEDN’T buy it because I
    have already.
    LESS THAN 50% OF CERTAINTY COULD – MAY - MIGHT -Where’s Anna?
    She COULD / MAY / MIGHT be
    at home.
    CERTAINTY SHOULD - MUST -She studied a lot. She SHOULD SHOULD (90%)
    do well on the test. MUST (95% - 100%)
    -He drives a Ferrari. He MUST
    be rich.
    PREFERENCE – POLITE FOR WOULD -I WOULD RATHER go to the The politest modal verb.
    WANT park than stay at home.
    -I WOULD LIKE an apple
    SUGGESTION SHALL -SHALL I get a pizza for dinner It is not used much
    tonight? nowadays. It can be
    replaced by should.
    Originally SHALL was used
    instead of WILL in first
    person (I and We).

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