SECOND SEMESTER

SECOND PERIOD (MARCH-MAY 2022-2)

Evidence Set # 2.2 (7 PAGES)
Student’s name: Aparicio Cerecedo Miguel Angel
Group: 2IV12
Expiration date: 22nd March, 2022 (Docs are only received on this date, NOT IN A
DIFFERENT DAY)
“Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their
illusions destroyed”.
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Algunas veces la gente no quiere escuchar la verdad porque no quieren ver sus
ilusiones rotas”
Friedrich Nietzsche

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INVESTIGATION EVIDENCE # 2.2

Student’s name (OBLIGATORY): Aparicio Cerecedo Miguel Angel
QUIZ
1. What is a modal verb?
2. How these modal verbs work?
3. Where is collocated in a sentence the modal verbs and why?
4. What is the list of modal verbs in English?
5. What are the functions of modal verb CAN?
6. What are the functions of modal verb COULD?
7. What are the functions of modal verb MAY?
8. What are the functions of modal verb MIGHT?
ANSWERS
1. Modal verbs show possibility, intent, ability, or necessity. Because they are a
type of auxiliary verb, they are used together with the main verb of the sentence.
2. They are used company of another verb, to support the action or state of it.
3. As complementary verbs, modal verbs cannot function without
other verbs. the main verbs are always found after the modal verb
and in the base form. not conjugated and they have no tenses.
4. Can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, must, have to, should,
ought to, used to.
5. Can indicates ability or possibility.
6. Could is a modal verb used to express possibility or past ability as well as to
make suggestions and requests. Could is also commonly used in conditional
sentences as the conditional form of "can."
7. The modal verb may be used to ask, grant, or describe permission; to politely
offer to do something for someone; to express the possibility of something
happening or occurring; or to express a wish or desire that something will be the
case in the future.
8. Might is used mostly to express possibility, to make suggestions or requests
and is also used in conditional sentences.

TASK EVIDENCE # 2.2

Student’s name (OBLIGATORY): Aparicio Cerecedo Miguel Angel
Complete the sentences below.
1) You want me to help you with your homework. (Can/May)
May with my homework, please?
2) You want me to buy you a beer. (May/Could)
Can you buy a beer, please?
3) You offer me a cigar. (May)
May you want a cigar?
4) You want to see my stamp collection. (Can)
Can I see your stamp collection, please?
5) You want to ask me my age. (Might)
Might are you your age, please?
6) You offer to introduce me to your family. (May)
May I introduce me to my family?
7) You want to come on holiday with me. (Can)
Can I come on holiday with you?
8) You want to ask me how much I earn. (Might)
Might I you how much you earn?
9) You offer to do the washing-up. (Can)
Can I to do the washing-up?
10) You offer to open the window. (Could)
Could I open the window?

Complete the following sentences using can, may, might or could. Note:
that can and may are used in the figurative present tense. Could and
might are used in the figurative past tense.
1. I Can swim across the river.
Can
May
Might
2. May you lift this box?
Can
May
Either could be used here
3. May I come in?
Can
May
Either could be used here
4. Can I borrow your bicycle?
Can
May
5. It May rain in the evening.
may
can
6. May this be true?
Can
May
7. It cannot not be true.
cannot
may not
8. Can you find love and happiness!
Can
May
9. I could swim across the river when I was young.
could
might
10. She said that she might come.
may
might
LAB EVIDENCE # 2.2
Student’s name (OBLIGATORY): Aparicio Cerecedo Miguel Angel
1 They (can/might) might be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

2 You (may/might) may leave now if you wish.

3 (Could/May) May you open the window a bit, please?

4 He (can/could) could be French, judging by his accent.

5 (May/Can) Can you play the piano?

6 Listen, please. You (may not/might not) may not speak during this exam.

7 They (can't/may not) can´t still be out!

8 You (couldn't/might not) couldn´t smoke on the bus.

9 With luck, tomorrow (can/could) can be a sunny day.

10 You (can/might) can be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal auxiliary verbs.

1. She …………………. dance very well.
a) can
b) may
2. You …………………. go home if you want to.
a) can
b) may
c) Either could be used here

3. He …………………. take some rest if he is tired.

a) can
b) may
c) Either could be used here

4. You ………………… sit down if you want.

a) can
b) may
c) Either could be used here

5. He …………………... run faster when he was younger.

a) can
b) could
c) may

6. The students asked if they ……………………. go home early.

a) can
b) could
c) may

7. You ………………… have finished earlier if you wanted.

b) can
b) could
c) may

8. It ………………… rain in the afternoon.

a) may
b) can

9. She …………………… be at home.

a) may
b) can

10. Although I tried hard, I …………………… solve the problem

a) cannot
b) could not