terça-feira, 9 de janeiro de 2018

Modal Verbs

Modal verbs
Examples
Uses
Can
He can swim magnificently.
Can we go outside?

Ability, Permission, Request
Could
My Mum could play tennis when she was younger.
Could I have a glass of water, please?

Past ability, Permission, Request, suggestion
Shall
Shall we go to the park?

Suggestion
Should
You look sick. You should see a doctor.

Advice
May
It may rain in the weekend.
Permission, future possibility
Might
might meet you tonight.

Doubtful possibility
Will
I’ll help you with your homework.
Instant decision, offer, promise, prediction
Would
Would you like to go to the cinema?

Request, Invitation
Must
You must follow the rules!
He is not here, he must be in his office.

Prohibition, deduction,obligation

You mustn't forget certain things, such as: 

no "s" in the 3rd person singular

- in the interrogative form, we need "Inversion" (May I .....?)

- you do not need an auxiliary verb to write the interrogative or the negative forms

Modal + verb in the infinitive (to)


Now, I believe you're ready for some challenges:



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