modal verbs (can,should,must)

7/21/2019 Modal Verbs (can,should,must)

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English Modal Verbs ?

By Bahrom Almardanov


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Section Four Compound Modal

Verbs and theirfunctions

Section TwoSimple Modal

Verbs

Section ThreePast forms of

Modal Verbs andtheir functions

Section OneBasic nformationabout Modal Verbs

Section FiveFinal Test


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!hat are Modal Verbs "

Modal verbs are special verbs whichbehave very differently from normalverbs. Here are some importantdifferences:


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#$ Modal verbs do not ta%e &' s & in thethird person$

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He can speak Russian.he should go now.My wife may !oin us for the dinner.


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+$ ,ou use & not & to ma%e modal verbsne-ative. even in Simple Present andSimple Past$()AMP*(S :

"ou should not be late. # can not come to at $pm. He may not like this idea. "ou must not disturb him now% he is busy. &hey didn't must do it. /OT CO00(CT


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1$ Many modal verbs cannot be used inthe past tenses or the future tenses$

()AMP*(S :

He will can go with us. /OT CO00(CThe musted study very hard. /OT CO00(CT #tmayed show yesterday. /OT CO00(CT


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!hich sentence has a modal verb"

+e have been arguing over this issue for half and hour % let's change the topic.

,o not turn on that computer% it is not working properly. +e need to fi- it.

et's visit our grandpa% we have not seen him since /hristmas.


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Please choose the correct sentence

He cans climb the rocks.

He can climb the rocks.

He canned climb the rocks.


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Section TwoSimple Modal

Verbs

Can

May

Must


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(. to e-press general ability). to e-press possibility 1 impossibility*. to ask a permission 2informal3


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E45M6 E 5

#can sing and play the guitar.

5nyone can learn how to use /omputers ifthey want to./an you help me to fi- my door?

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(. to e-press possibility). to ask or to give a permission 2formal3*. to make re7uests


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E45M6 E 5

He may come late today.

"ou may use my /omputer now.May # make a phone call?



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(. to e-press certainty). to e-press necessity*. to make a strong recommendation


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E45M6 E 5

"ou must be tired now% you have worked all

day long.#must have a visa to go to /anada./E6 8(( is a very interesting class% you must take it too.



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#f you want to get a better feeling for how the

city is laid out% you999999999999999 walkdowntown and e-plore the waterfront.

Choose the best answer

!ill 2oCan


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n M y Must


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&oday is cloudy% it 9999999999999999 rain.


May Can2oes


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n M y Must


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See the rules


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&ed s flight from ;


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See the rules


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f you have not studied one of these verbs. clic% on it$

M y Must

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Could

Would Should

Might

Section ThreePast forms of

Modal Verbs andtheir functions


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(. to e-press general ability in the past% because it is

the past form of the = /an >). to e-press possible future actions similar to =May

and Might> in meaning*. to make a re7uest or ask something

. to e-press unreal or impossible actions


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E45M6 E 5

+e tried hard but we could not persuade them tocome with us.My grandfather could not swim.+hen you go to ;


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(. to e-press future in the past because it is the pastform of = +ill >

). to e-press unreal action in the present*. to ask someone to do something 2formal3%

2structure: #f @ you @ would@ verb3


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E45M6 E 5

He told me that he would come and fi- this computeryesterday.

#would be very frightened if someone pointed a gunat me.#f we did not go to their party ne-t week% she would be very upset.

#'d be very grateful if you would come and help memove to my new apartment.Ta%e the test 6#Bac% to section three Ta%e the test 6+


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(. to ask or give advice or recommendation

). often after these verbs: suggest, propose,recommend, insist, demand .*. #f you think that if person is likely to do something

with less certainty or accidentally% you can usethis structure: If + you + should+ verb or Should +you + verb


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E45M6 E 5

# think you should stop smoking% drinking and messingaround% instead you should do sometime useful.

&hey insisted that we should have dinner with them.He recommended that # should apologi


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(. to give or ask permission% or possibility in the past%because it is the past form of =May>

). to e-press future or present possibility andprobability

*. #nterchangeably with =May> 7uite often with nodifference in meaning.


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E45M6 E 5he told that he might come in and use her stove.

He might be having lunch now.#tmight rain tomorrow.&here may1might not be a meeting tonight% becausethe director is ill.

#may1might go to #taly this summer.

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"our brother was ill% therefore he 99999 goout for a walk.

6 #$ Choose the correct modal verb

Can7t Mustn7t Couldn7t


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#f he were here% he 9999 help you.

6 +$ Choose the correct modal verb

May CanCouldn7t Could


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Mr. Bond said if she was busy at (C o clock%he 9999 come to see her later.

6 #$ Choose the correct verb

May Can!ould Must


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&his house 9999 look better if they painted itand cut the grass and planted flowers.


May Can !ouldMust


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Dh% you are seriously ill. # think you ... consulta doctor.


!ould Should MayCould


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&he heriff demands that all theeyewitnesses 99999 be 7uestionedimmediately.

6 +$Choose the correct modal verb

!ouldShouldMust Could


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He said that # 9999 play any /, from hiscollection while he was gone.


May Should Must Mi-ht


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,on't call me at 8:*C. # 9999 be watching thefootball match on television.


!ouldCanMi-ht Should


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Modal Verbs 9 Perfectives"

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Section Four Compound Modal

Verbs and their

functions


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Modal Verbs 9 Perfective

May/Might/Could + Have + Past Participle

Must + Have + Past Participle

Should + Have + Past Participle

Would + Have + Past Participle


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E-amples:+hen # was sleeping last night% it may1might1couldhave rained .

# can't find my notebook in my office% #may1might1could have left it in the cafeteria.

to e-press the possibility or probability in thepast% it is not certain if it happened or not.

May:Mi-ht:Could 9 ;ave 9 Past Participle

Ta%e the testBac% to section four


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53 +hy didn't &om answer the doorbell? # amsure he was in the house at the time.B3 He 9999 have been in the bath.

Choose the incorrect answer

CouldMi-htMay Can


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E-amples: 5mira made an e-cellent presentation% she musthave prepared a lot for it.+hen # came home in the middle of the night% #unintentionally made a lot of noise% you must haveheard me.

to e-press the certainty in the past.

Must 9 ;ave 9 Past Participle



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+hen # woke up this morning% the light wason. # 99999 have forgotten to turn it off.

Choose the correct modal verb

Couldn7tShouldCan Must


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E-amples:# feel sick now% # should not have eaten so muchchocolate.# am so sorry to hear that you got a bad grade forthis class% you should have studied more.

to critici


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&he driver in the front stopped so suddenlywithout warning% # drove into the back of hiscar. #t wasn't my fault. He 999999 havestopped so suddenly.


!ouldn7tShouldn7tCan7t May not


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E-amples:+hy didn't you call me? # would have come andhelped you% and you wouldn't have received this bill.

#f # had known that you were in +ashington ,/%#would have made arrangements to see you.

to talk about unreal situations in the past%usually in If sentences.

!ould 9 ;ave 9 Past Participle



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#f you had been more careful% you 99999have broken this vase.


!ouldn7t Shouldn7tCan7t May not


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Section Five


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Section FiveFinal Test


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Choose a Test


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6#$ Choose the best answer "ou 99999 break the body but you 99999break the spirit.

may : can not

could : can not

must : should

can : mi-ht not


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6+$ Choose the best answer He knew perfectly well that he 999999 it buthe wouldn t admit it.

shouldn't have done

Should do

Must have done

Can do


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61$ Choose the best answer Dh% Mary% you 999999 a lie to your mother.

he 9999999 you.

shouldn=t tell : could have helped

should tell : mi-ht have helped

shouldn't have told / could have helped

mustn7t have told : could help


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6>$ Choose the best answer

#f # had gone to the ;niversity of Miami% # 99999999participated in their panish immersion program.

Could have

Should have

Must have

Can have


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6?$ Choose the best answer

"ou have no temperature now% so you needn t stay in bed anylonger. "ou 999 eat what ever you like% but you ... drink anyalcohol until you have finished taking tablets. 5nd you ... stayindoors for three four days. 5fter you ... go out for short walks.#f you want to get well soon you ... to follow all theseinstructions.

could:need:don=t have to:must:must

mi-ht:could:had to:could:are able

have to:mi-ht:had to:could:should

can:mustn=t:should:can:will have


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