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Semi Modals
(Modal Verbs)
What are They ?
shall may might
should can
will
could
would
must
ought to
have to have got to
EXAMPLES:
He can speak Chinese.
Compare: I speak Chinese.
He speaks Chinese
You may take the book to school.
She may take the book to school.
Compare: You take the books to school.
She takes the books to school.
. יופיע תמיד פועל בצורת המקור שלו,לאחר פעלים אלה
?How
Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third .2
.person in the present simple
EXAMPLES:
• He speaks Chinese.
• He can speak Chinese. (NOT- He cans speak…)
• She eats a sandwich at 9:30
• She may eat a sandwich at 9:30.
EXAMPLES:
He should not be late.
They might not come to the party.
Compare: I don’t like to be late.
I cannot eat any more cakes.
I don’t eat carrot cakes.
,כדי ליצור את צורת השלילה של פעלים אלה
.do ללא פועל העזרnot -נשתמש ב
?How
EXAMPLES:
Practice time-have/has to
• That’s a great movie. You ought to see it!
(or You must see it.)
• The teacher is supposed to base the
grades on the tests and assignments.
• On Friday, the students in our school don’t
have to wear the school uniform. They are
allowed to wear any color they want. (They
are permitted to / They can even wear a pink
shirt with yellow stripes.)
negative contractions
(short form)
http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/cont-02.html
Practice time
• Exercise on modal verbs and their substitutes
• Exercise - modal verb or substitute
• Exercise on 'must not' and 'need not' (for soccer fans)
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-
1/exercise-english-476.php
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-
1/exercise-english-443.php
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/auxiliary-
verbs/exercises
• http://www.agendaweb.org/verb/modals.html