Grade 10

English
Alma B. Aguila
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 1. What does the singer want to impart?
2. What are the things that the singer
wants to do ?
3. What are the things the singer
believes?

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 can could
may might
must ought
shall should
will would.

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 MODALS

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Objectives :
1. Identify and use common modal verbs.
2. Construct sentences using modals to express
possibility, necessity, and ability.
3. Differentiate between various uses of modals.
Modal Verb-
- a special category of verbs used to indicate
necessity, possibility, permission, ability, and
more
Modal Verb Expressing Example
Strong obligation You must stop when the traffic
lights turn red.
MUST logical conclusion / Certainty He must be very tired. He's been
working all day long.
ability I can swim.
permission Can I use your phone, please?
CAN
possibility Smoking can cause cancer.
ability in the past When I was younger I could run
fast.
COULD polite permission Excuse me, could I just say
something?
possibility It could rain tomorrow!
 Modal Verb Expressing Example
permission May I use your phone, please?
possibility, probability It may rain tomorrow!
MAY
polite permission Might I suggest an idea?

MIGHT
possibility, probability I might go on holiday to Australia next
year.

50 % obligation I should / ought to see a doctor. I have a

terrible headache.
SHOULD/OUGHT TO advice You should / ought to revise your
lessons
logical conclusion He should / ought to be very tired. He's
been working all day long.
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Habitual actions in the past I had a friend from Albany, which is
about 36 miles away, and we would meet
every Thursday morning and
she would help us.
WOULD
Talking about the future in the past When I broke my leg, I thought
I would never dance again.
When I was young I thought that in years
to come I would be really tall.

Will you excuse me just one second?

We can use would as a more formal or
polite alternative to will in requests. Would you excuse me just one second?
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From the song, pick the all sentences that have modal verbs .
Create sentences using modal verbs to express the
following:
1. Ability
2. Possibility
3. 50% obligation
4. Strong obligation
5. Habitual actions in the past
6. advice
7. Polite permission
8. Talking about the future in the past
9. Probability
10.Ability in the past