MODALS

Basic English Grammar

 GROUP 3
1) ANDRI (20120002)
2) DESY ZAHWA ALMAGHFIROH (20120011)
3) FARIDA NI’MATUL UDHMA (20120014)
4) FITRI NUR HIDAYATI (20120015)
5) NAILY HUBBATUL KAROMAH (20120026)
6) NANDIKA PRATAMA PUTRA (20120027)
7) NINA IRNISA FAUZIYAH (20120028)
8) RACHMAWATI PUJI SUSANTI (20120029)
9) UMAIR ABDUL AZIZ (20120038)
10) VERA LUTVIYA SARI (20120039)
 What are modal verbs?
They are:
They are words that express
• Can
different kinds of things
• Could
• May Modal verbs are sometimes
• Might referred to as
• Must Modal Auxiliary verbs because
• Shall
they help other verbs
• Should They might express ability,
• Will possibility, permission,
• Would obligation, etc..
How do we use modals?
S M V
Subject Verb

Example: Mary could play the piano

They do not accept conjugation

They do not need other auxiliary verbs
Form
Use as is – don’t change (present, past or future)
There is no “s” in singular
There is no “do / does” in the question
Use “not” after modal
There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative

 He can ski (He cans ski or He can skis)

 Would you like to come with me?
(Do you would like to come with me?)
 They can’t be serious
(They don’t can be serious)
Form
Use base verb after modal
Modal verbs do not have infinitives or –ing forms

to can / caning to must /musting

Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to

She must study

We should have gone the other way
He could play football in his youth (general ability)
Form

Modal verbs do not have all the tenses

Modal verbs use other verbs to complete the tenses

Can is completed with be able to
Must is completed with have to

They can play piano = They will be able to play the piano in the future
You must come early = You had to come early yesterday
CAN/COULD
MAY/MIGHT
MUST
WILL
WOULD
SHALL
SHOULD