MODAL VERBS VERBOS MODALES:

VERBOS QUE TIENEN CARENCIAS TEMPORALES Y NECESITAN USAR OTROS VERBOS

PARA SUPLIRLAS. HE WAS ABLE TO GO. I HAD TO GO ALONE.
- VAN SEGUIDOS DE INFINITIVO SIN TO, A EXCEPCIÓN DE OUGHT TO, HAVE TO Y USED
TO. USED TO GO TO THE DISCO. SON CAN, MUST, OUGHT TO, MAY, MIGHT, SHOULD,
HAVE TO
CAN. SÓLO SE USA EN EL PRESENTE; PARA EL RESTO SE UTILIZA TO BE ABLE TO. SE PUEDE
TRADUCIR POR PODER Y SABER. I CAN SWIM. I KNOW HOW TO SWIM. I'LL BE ABLE TO GO TONIGHT
WILL HE BE ABLE TO COME IN TIME? I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FINISH IT IN TIME.
- EXPRESA CONOCIMIENTO Y CAPACIDAD FÍSICA E INTELECTUAL: I CAN PLAY THE VIOLIN. I CAN READ
BRAILLE.
- POSIBILIDAD: I CAN GO WITH YOU
- SE USA TAMBIÉN PARA DAR Y RECIBIR PERMISO. CAN I GO WITH YOU?
PUEDE INDICAR PROHIBICIÓN EN LA FORMA NEGATIVA. YOU CAN'T SMOKE HERE.
- DEDUCCIÓN NEGATIVA: THEY CAN'T BE AT HOME.
- HABILIDAD. I CAN SWIM
- OFRECIMIENTOS: CAN I HELP YOU?
- SÓLO SE USA EN EL PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO: SHE CAN DO IT ALONE.
- COULD SE USA PARA EL PASADO Y EL CONDICIONAL: I COULD GO YESTERDAY. I COULD GO TOMORROW.
- SUGERENCIAS: YOU CAN COME WITH US.
COULD - INDICA HABILIDAD EN EL PASADO: I COULD TRANSLATE ITALIAN AT THE AGE OF 9.
- PETICIONES FORMALES: COULD I GO WITH YOU?
MAY - POSIBILIDAD: IT MAY RAIN DURING THE WEEKEND.
- PERMISO: MAY I COME IN?
- PROHIBICIONES: YOU MAY NOT STAY HERE.
- ESPECULACIONES: HE MAY BE IN ITALY BY TOMORROW.
- SUGERENCIAS: I WILL BUY IT, IF I MAY SAY SO.
MIGHT EXPRESA UNA POSIBILIDAD MÁS REMOTA QUE MAY: IT MIGHT SNOW AT EL PILAR BUT
I DOUBT IT.
ESPECULACIONES: HE MIGHT BE WORKING IN A NEW BOOK.
MUST - OBLIGACIONES MORALES: I MUST VISIT MY AUNT. SHE IS ILL.
- CONSEJOS: YOU MUST VISIT THE MUSEUM, IT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN SPAIN.- DEDUCCIONES: SHE MUST
BE OUT BECAUSE NOBODY ANSWERS THE PHONE. - PROHIBICIONES: YOU MUST NOT DO IT AGAIN.
HAVE TO OBLIGACIONES IMPUESTAS: YOU HAVE TO WEAR THE HELMET. - PARA INDICAR
COSTUMBRES: I HAVE TO TAKE A SLEEPING PILL EVERY NIGHT. - EN NEGATIVA INDICA QUE ALGO NO ES
NECESARIO: YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.
SHOULD, OUGHT TO PARA DAR CONSEJOS: YOU SHOULD GO TO LA ZENIA
SHOPPING COMPLEX. YOU OUGHT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM.
WOULD
- PETICIONES Y OFRECIMIENTOS: WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME WITH ME?
- HÁBITOS Y RUTINAS EN EL PASADO: IN 2012 I WOULD WALK A LOT.
SHALL - AUXILIAR DE FUTURO: I SHALL GO
- PARA EXPRESAR CIERTA DETERMINACIÓN: WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER.
USED TO - HÁBITOS EN EL PASADO: I USED TO SING IN THE SHOWER.
NEED. VERBO MODAL ORDINARIO HE NEEDS A LOT OF MONEY TO GET MARRIED. YOU
NEEDN'T COME TOMORROW. INDICA NECESIDAD. I NEED TO CONSULT A GOOD DOCTOR. HE
NEEDS TO HAVE MORE MONEY TO BUY THIS CAR. PARA LA FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA
HAY DOS OPCIONES: NEED YOU BUY SO MUCH? DO YOU NEED TO BUY SO MUCH?
CAN HABILIDADES I CAN SING A SONG
PETICIÓN DE PERMISO CAN I COME IN?
IMPOSIBILIDAD HE CAN'T GO NOW
COULD HABILIDAD EN EL PASADO HE COULD SING OPERA
POSIBILIDAD. SHE COULD BE RESTING
IMPOSIBILIDAD I COULDN'T BUY ANYTHING
SUGERENCIAS YOU COULD TRY NEXT YEAR
MAY POSIBILIDAD IT MAY RAIN TOMORROW
PERMISO MAY I COME IN?
PROHIBICIÓN YOU MAY NOT EAT IN THE CLASSROOM
MIGHT POSIBILIDAD REMOTA IT MIGHT SNOW AT EL PILAR
WILL PREDICCIONES THEY WILL COME
DECISIONES I WILL SCORE 10 IN ALL EXAMINATIONS
WOULD PETICIONES FORMALES WOULD YOU MARRY ME?
ACCIONES PASADAS I WOULD PLAY TENNIS WHEN I WAS 10.
PREFERENCIAS I WOULD RATHER GO TO THE CINEMA
SHALL PETICIONES FORMALES SHALL I OPEN THE WINDOW?
ACCIONES FUTURAS I SHALL VISIT HER
SHOULD CONSEJOS YOU SHOULD BUY HER A BOOK
OUGHT TO YOU OUGHT TO GO TO THE BURIAL
MUST OBLIGACIÓN I MUST STUDY HARDER
PROHIBICIONES YOU MUSTN'T GO WITH THAT GIRL.
MAY, MIGHT, DEDUCCIONES DONDE NO THEY MAY HAVE GONE ALREADY.
COULD + HAVE ESTAMOS MUY SEGUROS SHE COULD HAVE SEEN US.
+ PARTICIPIO PASADO
NEED NECESIDAD YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HELP.
NEEDN'T AUSENCIA DE NECESIDAD YOU NEEDN'T BEHEAVE SO RIGIDLY.
HAVE TO OBLIGACIONES IMPUESTAS YOU HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT HAND S
BE ABLE TO HABILIDADES HE ISN'T ABLE TO BAKE A CAKE
MUST, DEDUCCIONES THEY MUST HAVE BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE.
CAN'T HAVE + THEY CAN'T HAVE COME HERE THIS MORNIN
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RESUMEN DE LOS VERBOS MODALES