LES MODAUX

Auxiliaires de Modalité
NOTION CONDITION UTILISATION EXEMPLE
Ne s'utilise qu'au présent Affirmative I can speak English.

Can you ride a motorbike?

Invariable interrogative Can I open the window?
Can you help me to carry a furniture?
Notion de possibilité ou de capacité
CAN (de savoir et de pouvoir quelque chos e) Suivi du verbe à l'infinitf
Négative I can't sing an English song…
sans "To"

Ne s'utilise qu'au présent

I must wake up early every morning.
Musn't = Interdiction
Invariable
MUST Obligation Needn't = Absence
Suivi du verbe à l'infinitf d'obligation
I musn't smoke in a gas station...
sans "To"

Max may be late because he has some

Ne s'utilise qu'au présent Affirmative
problems at work.
MAY Probabilité Invariable interrogative May I…...?
Suivi du verbe à l'infinitf
Négative May….not….
sans "To"
You should take your umbrella.
Devrais à toutes les personnes Affirmative
He should take the first plane.

SHOULD Conseil Invariable interrogative Should I speak to him?

Suivi du verbe à l'infinitf
Négative You shouldn't help her so much…
sans "To"
 ÉQUIVALENT EXEMPLE
I have been able to speak English for ten years.

Be able to Will you be able to come next week?

(present perfect) (futur)

Could I could ride a bicycle when I was three.

(preterit ou conditionnel) Could you spell your name?

I have had to help my father for three weeks.

You will have to work more if you want to succeed.
Have to
What do you have to do in your job?

My cat might lose weight.

She might lose her job.
Might
(conditionnel)

I might not attend the lesson next week...