WEEK 2 RESOURCES

MODAL VERBS (INTENTIONS)

(Go before the verb in a sentence, for determining the intention)

Modal verb Intention Example

MUST Obligation, Mandatory Ecuadorians must vote in
elections every 2 years.

PUCESA students must

approve at least 6 levels of
English.

We must not trust Covit.

HAVE TO/need to Necessary Students have to upload
their homework in Moodle.

Teachers have to send

homework almost every day.

We don´t have to watch tv

to learn about the news.
CAN/COULD ABILITY OR CAPABILITY I can speak two languages.
BE ABLE TO We can do karate every day.
Psychologists are able to
study the human mind.
We can´t travel if we have
no money.
 I could not go to the party
yesterday.

Should Advice / Recommendation/ People should go to the

suggestion dentist three times a year.
Everybody should be
Ought to vaccinated.
You shouldn’t go outside
without a mask.
You ought to go to the gym
to have a good physical
condition.
HAD BETTER Strong advice/ warning/ You had better call the
ambulance if you are feeling
bad.

We had better pay taxes for

not having problems with
SRI.
MIGHT/ MAY Possibility or Probability I might graduate in three
years from the University.

I might not travel to the

beach this year.
Will /Shall Future Students will finish this
Be going to semester on December 17th.

We are going to have three

holidays this semester.
Would rather Prefer My father would rather eat
a sandwich instead of a
pizza.

Most students would rather

have classes in presence
than in a virtual way.

Cats would rather not chase

lizards than mice.
WOULD (LIKE) Past of Will I would like a soda.

Messi would like to play in

Spain again.
SECOND AND THIRD
CONDITIONAL We wouldn’t be on vacations
next October.