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MODALS VERBS
Main Modal Verbs and Their Uses
Can / Could
Can: present ability, permission, or possibility.
I can speak English.
Could: past ability, polite request, or weak possibility.
Could you help me?
May / Might
May: formal permission or possibility.
You may go now.
Might: weaker possibility.
It might rain.
Should / Ought to
Used for advice or recommendation.
You should eat healthy food
Shall / Will / Would
Shall: offers or suggestions (mainly British English).
Shall we dance?
Will: future actions or spontaneous decisions.
I will call you later.
Would: politeness, wishes, or hypothetical situations.
I would like some coffee.
Must / Have to
Must: strong obligation or logical deduction.
You must study.
Have to: external obligation.
I have to go to school.
Definition
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that expres
Ability
Possibility
permission
Obligation
Advice
They don’t change with the subject (no -s in the third person).
They are followed by the base form of the main verb (without “to”)
Characteristics
They don’t need “do/does/did” in questions or negatives.
Example: She can swim fast
Structure: Subject + modal verb + base verb + complement.
Negative Forms
Can’t, couldn’t, mustn’t, shouldn’t, won’t, wouldn’t, etc.
Example: You mustn’t touch !
Questions
The modal verb goes at the beginning:
Can you help me?
Should I go now?
Examples in Context
Paula Aguirre y Josselyn Guaman
