MODAL VERBS

Los verbos modales tienen una serie de características que los

diferencian de otros verbos. Son verbos “defectivos”, es decir, les
faltan elementos que caracterizan a otros verbos, a saber:
*No añaden S en tercera persona: He may y no he mays.
*No tienen la forma ing: no se puede decir woulding.
* No tienen participio pasado: no se puede decir mayed.
*No tienen un infinitivo con “to”: no existe to must.
*No tienen forma para otros tiempos que presente/pasado.
MODAL VERB EXPRESS MEANING EXAMPLE
MUST NECESSITY DEBES YOU MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FORM
MUSTN´T PROHIBITION NO DEBES APPLICANTS MUST NOT FALSIFY THE INFORMATION
I MUST, YOU MUST , HE/SHE/IT MUST, WE MUST, THEY MUST

CAN ABILITIES PUEDO I CAN SWIM.

CAN´T NO ABILITIES NO PUEDO I CAN´T DANCE SALSA
I CAN, YOU CAN, HE/SHE/IT CAN, WE CAN, THEY CAN

SHOULD ADVICE DEBERIAS YOU SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY

SHOULDN´T NO YOU SHOULDN´T WALK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
DEBERIAS
I SHOULD, YOU SHOULD, HE/SHE/IT SHOULD, WE SHOULD,
THEY SHOULD.

MAY PERMISSION/OFFERS PUEDO MAY I HELP YOU?

OF HELP/
POSSIBILITY PUEDE QUE IT MAY RAIN TONIGHT.
I MAY, YOU MAY, HE/SHE/IT MAY, WE MAY THEY MAY.
HAVE TO OBLIGATION TENGO QUE I HAVE TO WORK 10 HOURS EVERY DAY

I, YOU, WE, THEY HAVE TO

HE,SHE,IT HAS TO
DON´T ABSENSE OF NO TENGO I DON´T HAVE TO WORK IN AN OFFICE
HAVE OBLIGATION QUE
TO

I, YOU, WE, THEY DON´T HAVE TO

HE, SHE, IT DOESN´T HAVE TO
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• C. CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN A
LOGICAL WAY.
1. You should / shouldn´t the tire pressure regularly.
2. You should/shouldn´t drive carefully on mountain roads
3. You should / shouldn´t drive aggressively.
4. You should / shouldn´t carry a map or GPS.
5. You should / shouldn´t drive slowly near schools.
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