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Modal Verbs
a special type of auxiliary verb

they alter or complete the meaning of the main verb

the verb helps the sentence to have a better meaning

they express ideas such as capacity, possibility, obligation, permission, prohibition,

probability, supposition, request and desire.

they can also indicate the level of formality in the conversation

they don’t take “s” for the thirdperson singular

Can
As the verb “poder” of “puedo”
express ideas as capacities,
persmission or request.
She can speak french [capacity]
principal verb: speak
Could
past of the verb can
“pudo” “podría” “podrían”
kind of the same meaning
It expresses possibility, past ability
aswell as sugestions and requests

He can come in now [permission] Extreme rain could cause the

river to flood the city [posibility]
Can you kend me your pen,
please?[request] John could run very fast when he
was younger [past ability]

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May
it’s more common to ask for
permission
it’s commonly used to exppress
possibility. It can also be used to give
or ask for permission.
Mary may be at school or at home
[possibility]
May he leave the room with me?
[asking for permission]
Yes, he may leave the room with
you [giving permission]
Must
it’s used to talk about certainly
something that you’re sure it’s true.
Moreover it can be used tot alk about
obligation, obligation, necessity or
strong recommendation.
She must be sick. She never gets
late to school [probability]
Students must pas an entrance
examination to study at this
school [necessity]
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We could go to an ice-cream
parlor or stay home ans watch a
movie[Suggestion]
could i use your celphone for a
moment?[request]
Might
indicate possibility, it also can be used
to make suggestions or requests, but
it’s a rare use.
your backpack might be under the
desk [possibility]
you might go to the smabódromo
during your visit [suggestion]
might I open the door? [request-
british standard]
Shall
Indicates a future action
more often used with the first person
singular and plural, I and we.
commnly used in suggestions,
promises, predestinations.
shall we set the table?
[suggestion]
I shall never leave your side
[promise]
She shal become our next queen
[predestination]
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 You must drink a lot of water to
protect your voice [strong
recommendation]
Sarah, you must always do your
homework [obligation]
Will
commonly used to talk about future
situations, nonetheless, it can also be
used to talk about present when we
want to make a request, or instant
situations
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nonetheless: sin embargo
I will call you later [future action]
Will you close the window,
please?[request]
I loved that t-shirt I’ll take it
[instant decision]
Should
commonly used to give
recommendation or advices. It also
can be used to talk about obligation
as well as expectations.
When you have many classes,
you should take a bottle of water
with you [recommendation]
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Would
used to create conditional verb
tenses, in addition, t can be used to
make offers, requests, talk about past
habits
If I were I would not do that again
[2nd conditional]
Would you like some cake [offer]
Would you turn down the volume,
please? [request]
We would swim in the dam for
hours when we were kids [past
habits]
Ought to
make recommendations, express
assumption, expectation, or strong
probabilitywhen the context implies
thhat something is deserved.
She ought to stop eating red
meat [recommendation]
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 You should focus more on your
assignments [advice]
I should be at work before 7 pm
[obligation]
At this moment they should
already be in Neew York
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Sam ought to get a promotion
[expectation-because he
deserves it]
Those apartments ought to
increase in value due to the
construction at the new mall
[assumption]
You ought to know
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