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MODAL VERBS

MODAL VERBS. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. Kazuki can speak Japanese Cristina can’t speak Catalan with an Andorran accent When I was a baby , I could sleep for 12 hours at night What do the words CAN, CAN’T and COULD express ? ABILITY, OBLIGATION or PROBABILITY?.

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MODAL VERBS

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  1. MODAL VERBS

  2. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES • KazukicanspeakJapanese • Cristina can’tspeakCatalanwithanAndorranaccent • When I was a baby, I couldsleepfor 12 hours at night What do thewords CAN, CAN’T and COULD express? ABILITY, OBLIGATION or PROBABILITY?

  3. 1. KazukicanspeakJapanese El Kazukipot parlar Japonès ( ABILITY IN PRESENT) 2. Cristina can’tspeakCatalanwithanAndorranaccent La Cristina no potparlar catalàambaccentandorrà ( LACK OF ABILITY IN PRESENT) 3. When I was a baby I couldsleepfor 12 hours at night Quan era petitapodia dormir 12 hores per la nit ( ABILITY IN PAST)

  4. MODAL VERBS OF ABILITY • 1. CAN: poder CANNOT ( CAN’T): no poder • 2. COULD: poder en passat COULDN’T : no poder en passat

  5. What are Modal Verbs? • Modal Verbs are specialVerbsthatbehavedifferentlyfrom normal verbs. Theydon’tneedauxiliaryverb.

  6. STRUCTURE SARA CAN SURF • I MODAL VERB VERB in infinitive • YOU • HE • SHE • IT • WE • YOU • THEY

  7. DIFFERENCES 1. They do nottake “-s” in the 3rd person ( she, he, it) He can speakChinese CORRECT He can speaksChinese INCORRECT 2. Theyadd “not” tomakethemnegative. He can’t (cannot) speakChinese 3. Theygobeforetheverb in infinitive ( TO) He can speakChinese CORRECT He can tospeakChinese INCORRECT

  8. ACTIVITIES: USE CAN’T/ COULD/ CAN • Sara ________cook Italian food and she ____________cook French food too! • Peter ____________ swim when he was a child, but now he ____________. In fact, he swims every day! • My cat ____________ jump, but it ____________ talk. • When Vera was young, she ____________ type quickly. She took a typing class and now she ____________ type very quickly!

  9. USE:TYPES OF MODAL VERBS Modal Verbsexpress: 1. ABILITY : CAN, COULD 2. PERMISSION: CAN, COULD, MAY 3. OBLIGATION: MUST, HAVE TO 4. PROBABILITY: CAN, CAN’T, (MUST), MIGHT 5. PROHIBITION: MUSTN’T 6. LACK OF NECESSITY: DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO 7. ADVICE: SHOULD/SHOULDN’T

  10. MODAL VERBS OF PERMISSION • 1. CAN ( CASUAL) Can I call you back later?Can she have a cookie? • 2. MAY ( VERY POLITE) May I go to the washroom? *only used with “I” and “we” • 3. COULD (MEDIUM FORMAL) Could he pay you tomorrow?

  11. ACTIVITIES: USE CAN,MAY, COULD • __________I speak to Mr. Smith, please? • Betty, __________ you help me with this grammar exercise, please? • Mrs. Redding, _____________ you lend me two hundred dollars till next week, please?

  12. MODAL VERBS OF OBLIGATION/PROHIBITION and LACK OF OBLIGATION • 1. MUST: HAVER DE (OBLIGATION) I must stop when the traffic lights turn red. • 2. HAVE TO:HAVER DE ( OBLIGATION) I have to stop when the traffic lights turn red. • 3. MUSTN’T: NO HAVER DE (PROHIBITION) I mustn’t smoke in the hospitals. • 4.DON’T/DOESN’T HAVE TO:NO ÉS NECESSARI ( LACK of OBLIGATION) I don’ t have to study 12 hours a day stop when the traffic lights turn red.

  13. MODAL VERBS OF PROBABILITY • 1. MUST: Whenyou are 100% suresomethingis POSSIBLE • 2. CAN’T : Whenyou are 100% somethingis IMPOSSIBLE • MIGHT/ COULD/CAN/MAY: Whenyou are UNSURE

  14. MODAL VERBS FOR ADVICE • 1. You look very pale today. YouSHOULD gotothedoctor’s. • 2. Yourboyfriendreallylovesyou. YouSHOULDN’Tcheatonhimwithotherboys. • * SHOULD and SHOULDN’T are modal verbsusedtogiveadvice.

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