DATE: OCTOBER 14TH, 2021

UNIT FOURTEEN
MODAL VERBS

HELLO.
MAY I SPEAK TO HELEN?
 LET’S PRACTICE.

- CATHY: HELLO?
- JHON: HELLO. MAY I SPEAK TO HELEN?
- CATHY: SORRY. SHE’S NOT AT HOME RIGHT NOW.
COULD YOU LEAVE MESSAGE?
- JHON: SURE.
- CATHY: PLEASE TELL HER THAT I’LL CALL HER
TONIGHT.
- JHON: OKAY. BYE.
CAN COULD
EL VERBO MODAL CAN SE USA PARA HABLAR DE HABILIDADES.
COULD SE USA PARA HABLAR DE HABILIDAD EN EL PASADO.
SE USAN TAMBIÉN PARA PEDIR COSAS O PARA PEDIR QUE ALGUIEN HAGA ALGO

EXAMPLE

CAN I GO TO THE THEATER TONIGHT? YES, YOU CAN.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I
YOU
HE
SHE CAN
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
EXERCISES
A. WRITE TEN SENTENCES IN AFFIRMATIVE FORM.

1.
2.
3.
 NEGATIVE FORM
I
YOU
HE
SHE CAN’T
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
 EXAMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

MY FRIENDS CAN SWIM IN THE RIVER.

NEGATIVE FORM

THEY CAN’T SWIM IN THE RIVER.

B. TRANSFORM TO THE NEGATIVE FORM:

1. MY SISTER CAN PUT MY BOOKS ON THE FLOOR.

2. CARLA STAY UP LATE TONIGHT.
3. THE BOYS CAN INVITE SOME FRIENDS FOR LUNCH TOMORROW.
4. I CAN TAKE MY NEW RADIO TO SCHOOL.
5. MARIO CAN LOOK UP THE NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY.
6. LUCY CAN GO TO THEATER TONIGHT.
7. JHON CAN SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.
8. THE CHILDREN CAN LAUGH IN CLASS.
9. THESTUDENTS CAN BREAK THE CLASSROOM RULES.
10. MY AUNT CAN SPEAK QUECHUA.