ABILITY: COSAS QUE SOMOS CAPACES DE HACER (PODER)

MANAGED TO
CAN COULD BE ABLE TO
DO
PRESENT PASADO RESTO DE Ser capaz de
TIEMPOS hacer algo en
Se conjuga el pasado, pero con
verbo to be esfuerzo

PERMISSION: SOBRE TODO PARA PEDIR PERMISO.

CAN COULD Be allowed to

PRESENT PASADO Estar permitido

FORMAL Resto de tiempos

OBLIGATION

MUST HAVE TO
Cosas que son muy obligatorias (más fuerte) Se conjuga (s de tercera persona)

Hay que hacerlo pero no tan obligatorio.

need to

PROHIBITION

MUSTN'T
Algo prohibido

NO OBLIGATION
 Don't/doesn't don't/doesn't
needn't
have to need to
Se conjugan no cambia Se conjugan
No tener que o No tener que o No tener que o
no ser no ser no ser
necesario necesario necesario

ADVICES
Had better Obligación o consejo You have failed two tests. You had better start
+ ing working harder or you
Dar recomendaciones o -You should focus more on your family and less
Should consejos on work

Ought to Igual que should She ought to quit smoking

POSSIBILITY AND CERTAINTY

MUST COULD, MAY CAN'T

MIGHT

99% certeza 50% Imposibilidad

probabilidad

The rest
Will Futuro I will help you
-She would like to go to New York someday.
Would Condiconales -Would you like some coffee?
Situaciones imaginatias