Quarter 1

Week 3
Modals
Mrs. F. Dagsa
PRE-
TEST
blanks with the
correct modal
from the ones
should
might can
1) When you have a small
child in the house, you
___________ not leave
small objects lying around.
2) Please make sure to feed
the fish while I am gone.
If they don’t get enough
food, they ___________ die.
3) I ___________
speak Chinese
fluently when I was a
child.
4) The teacher said
we ___________ read
the book if we
needed extra credit.
5) The spatula
___________ be in
this cupboard but it’s
not here.
What are
modals?
Modal verbs are used with
other verbs to express
various things such as
ability, obligation, and
possibility.
The most commonly used
modals are: can, could, may,
might, should, ought to,
must, have to, will, shall,
and would.
This time, let’s go over
the common everyday
modals and look at
some examples.
1. CAN shows
ability:
 1. Nicole can sing
beautifully.
2. Leah can
communicate well.
2. CAN shows
permission:
Can I use your laptop?
Can I borrow your
pencil?
3. CAN shows
possibility:
Driving under the influence
of alcohol can cause
accidents.
Deforestation can cause a
flood.
3. COULD expresses
possibility:
1. The roof could collapse if they
don’t do repairs immediately.
2. If we already have the
vaccine, face to face class could
start soon.
4. MAY expresses
permission:
 May I borrow your
umbrella?
May I talk to you for a
little while?
5. MIGHT expresses
possibility:
I might move to Davao
next year.
She might tell her
secret soon.
6. SHOULD is used for
giving advice
1.You should revise the
content of your essay.
2. Lina should take the
board exam after
graduation.
7. OUGHT TO is used to offer
logical conclusion
1. After cleaning the house
all day, you ought to be
tired.
2. Jenna ought to stop
smoking.
8. MUST expresses strong
obligation
You must be at the train
station before 3 PM to meet
the guests.
You must finish your module.
 9. WILL is used to state a
promise:
a. I will stop eating too much
sweets and salty foods.
b. She will play piano later on
your birthday.
10. SHALL expresses suggestion
as used in the first person:
a. Shall I pour you a cup of
coffee?
b. Shall we start with parts of
Asia this time?
11. WOULD shows habits in the
past:
a. She would visit her mom every
Friday before the pandemic.
b. He would always give me
flowers every Valentine’s day.
12. WOULD is used for a polite
request:
a. Would you close the door,
please?
b. Would you please give me the
address of her new home?
Analyze and answer the
questions below by
choosing the correct
modal verb for each of
these sentences.
1. Ted's flight from Palawan took
more than 4 hours. He ________
be exhausted after such a long
flight.
a. can c. must
b. have to d. should
2. The book is optional. My
professor said we could read it if we
needed extra credit. But we _______
read it if we don't want to.
a. cannot c. do
b. should not d. could not
3. Susan __________ hear the
speaker because the crowd
was cheering so loudly.
a. couldn’t c. have to
b. shouldn’t -1d. Must
Activity 1. Identify what type
of modal verb is being used in
each sentence. Write AB if
ability, PE if permission, AD if
advice, OB if obligation, or PO
if possibility.
_____ 1. I must study these topics in Geology to pass
the examination.
 _____ 2. According to PAG-ASA, it might rain
tomorrow.
 _____ 3. May I take this t-shirt as a souvenir for this
trip?
 _____ 4. Carlos and James can speak French fluently
because they lived in France for 5 years.
 _____ 5. You should take this meal to get back your
energy.