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Transcript of Modal Verbs Bach
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Isabel Quesada Gmez
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Fixed forms (-s, -ed)
Take no Auxiliary for thenegative or interrogative
+ bare infinitive(Except for Ought to/Need to/Have to)
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CAN (ability)
CANT (inability) Present
COULD (General ability) Past
BE ABLE TO ( ability in a particular
situation)Present, Past and Future
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Will, Must (logical deductionCertainty)Can, Could, May (may not), Might
(might not / mightnt)
(gradedpossibility)Cant (logical deductionImpossible /
disbelief)
MUSTNTis not correct with this meaning
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OBLIGATION/NECESSITY MUST (external obligation / strong necessity)
HAVE TO (internal obligation/necessity)
NEED TO (necessity) LACK OF OBLIGATION/NECESSITY
DONT HAVE TO /DONT NEED TO/ NEEDNT
DIDNT NEED TO / NEEDNT
PROHIBITION MUSTNT (stronger prohibition)
CANT
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SHOULD (NOT)
OUGHT (NOT) TO
HAD BETTER (NOT)
CAN
MAY
COULD(polite)
WOULD (formal)
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In the PRESENT:
NEED TO (+) /DONT NEED TO/Neednt (- / ?)
Doyou need tosee her today? Yes, I needto
speak to her urgently. Vegetarians think we dont need to / needntkill
animals to eat.
You dont need to/ neednthurry. Theres plenty
of time. You dont need to / needntcome before 10.
Work starts later on.
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In the PAST:NEEDED (+) /DIDNT NEED TO / NEEDNT (-). Possible meanings:
Lack of obligation A) I didnt have to do it, so I didnt do it
They didnt need to get up early, so they didnt.
B)I didnt have to do it, YET I did it She didnt need towash the T-shirt because it wasnt dirty. You neednthurry as there was plenty of time.
I did something that wasnt necessary. C) Didnt have to do it but I didnt know I didnt have to.
(regret). Ineednt have bought tomatoes. When I got home, I found that I
already had some. Sheneednt have washed the T-shirt because it wasnt dirty. We neednt havetaken the umbrella. But we didnt know this
when we went out.
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Use a MODAL VERB + HAVE + V3 to make your modal perfect(Image taken from Get it Right OUP)
MustCertainty ShouldRegret or Criticism CantImpossibility
May/Mightpossibility Couldalternative WouldWillingness
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http://www.english-4u.de/modal_verbs1.htm(basic)
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexer
cise/contenidotematico.htm(Units 15and 16)
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