Modal verbs

of
necessity and
probability
Objective: to diferenciate the use and
structure of modal verbs of necessity and
probability
 01
Necessity
 Which is a necessity for you !
Choose 2

Watch the dishes

Mow the grass Organized my desk

Check my homework
Buy food
We use the modal verbs…

 Need to
 Have to
 Must
 NEED TO !

We use need
to to express a
necessity

I need to call you

 Must /have to !
n t
m e We use must or
e n
u i r
e q have to for
R
expressing an
strong necessity

You must go to the doctor

I have to put attention
 Rule !
Musn’t
Have to /
(you,we, they, I ) has to
(he, she, it)

Don’t have to /
(you,we, they, I ) (he, she, it)

doesn’t have to
 In the negative case …
Mustn’t has a different meaning to don’t have to:

You must/have to wear a tie. = this is necessary

You don’t have to wear a tie. = this isn’t necessary but you can if you
want to.
You mustn’t wear a tie. = this is necessary. Do not wear a tie.
 02
Probability
Leaning about may and might…
We use He may be at
the library.
Hight (70%) may or
Lower (50%) might to There might be
a good movie
express showing at the
probability cinema this
weekend
Table of contents
 Write the answers of these
questions, use may/might
Something
that you might Something
watch on TV that you may
tonight do after class

Something The hour that

that you may you might go
eat or cook on to bed today
weekend
I do my
best!