Modal Auxiliary VerbsModal Auxiliary Verbs

• CanCan

• MayMay

• MustMust

• CouldCould

• ShouldShould

• MightMight

• Ought toOught to

CANCAN• She She cancan dance well. dance well.• CanCan I help you? I help you?

• I I can’tcan’t dance well. dance well.• CanCan you dance well? you dance well?

• I’m taking dancing classes. Soon I’m taking dancing classes. Soon I I will be ble towill be ble to dance well. dance well.

• She She couldcould well when she was young. well when she was young.

CouldCould

• She She couldcould do her tests pretty well. do her tests pretty well.• She wasShe was able to able to do her test well. do her test well.• CouldCould I help you? I help you? • She She could have passedcould have passed the exams if the exams if

she had studied harder.she had studied harder.• She She could have becomecould have become an excellent an excellent

doctor.doctor.

May / MightMay / Might

• MayMay all your dreams come true! all your dreams come true!• MayMay I come in? I come in?• It It maymay rain hard tonight. rain hard tonight.• It It might rain tonight. rain tonight.• It It may notmay not rain this month. rain this month.• He He may have arrivedmay have arrived last night last night..

MUSTMUST

• You You mustmust come back immediately. come back immediately.

• You You had tohad to come back. come back.

• You You will have towill have to come back. come back.

• She knows everything. She She knows everything. She mustmust be very smart!be very smart!

• The streets are flooded. It The streets are flooded. It must must have rainedhave rained hard last night. hard last night.

MUSTN’T / NEEDN’TMUSTN’T / NEEDN’T

• You You mustn’tmustn’t smoke here. It’s smoke here. It’s forbidden.forbidden.

• You You needn’tneedn’t take an umbrella. It’s take an umbrella. It’s not raining.not raining.

• You You needn’t have doneneedn’t have done that for me. that for me.

SHOULD / OGHT TOSHOULD / OGHT TO

• You should lose some weight.You should lose some weight.

• You ought to lose some weight.You ought to lose some weight.

• You should have seen the nutritionist.You should have seen the nutritionist.

• You ought to have seen the nutritionist.You ought to have seen the nutritionist.

• You should see the nutritionist tomorrow.You should see the nutritionist tomorrow.

• You ought to see the nutritionist tomorrow.You ought to see the nutritionist tomorrow.

YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND (Elvis Presley)

Maybe I didnt treat youMaybe I didnt treat youQuite as good as I should haveQuite as good as I should haveMaybe I didnt love youMaybe I didnt love youQuite as often as I could haveQuite as often as I could haveLittle things I should have said Little things I should have said

and doneand doneI just never took the timeI just never took the time

You were always on my mindYou were always on my mindYou were always on my mindYou were always on my mind

Tell meTell me

Tell me that your sweet love hasn’t diedTell me that your sweet love hasn’t diedGive meGive me

Give me one more chanceGive me one more chanceTo keep you satisfiedTo keep you satisfied

SatisfiedSatisfied

Maybe I didnt hold youMaybe I didnt hold youAll those lonely, lonely timesAll those lonely, lonely timesAnd I guess I never told youAnd I guess I never told youIm so happy that youre mineIm so happy that youre mineIf I make you feel second bestIf I make you feel second bestGirl, Im sorry I was blindGirl, Im sorry I was blind

You were always on my mindYou were always on my mindYou were always on my mindYou were always on my mind

Tell me Tell me

Tell me that your sweet love hasn’t diedTell me that your sweet love hasn’t diedGive me, give me one more chanceGive me, give me one more chanceTo keep you satisfied, satisfiedTo keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said Little things I should have said

and doneand doneI just never took the timeI just never took the timeYou were always on my mindYou were always on my mindYou are always on my mindYou are always on my mindYou are always on my mindYou are always on my mind

A friend was standing in a hotel

gift shop when a man walked in smoking a cigarette. Looking up

from her register, the clerk politely informed the man that smoking was prohibited in the shop.

“Well, if you sell cigarettes in here, I ought to be able to smoke here”, said the irritated man.

“You’re right; we do seel cigarettes here”, the clerk answered calmly as she registered my friend’s purchases. “And we also sell condoms here”