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Modal verbs

Modal verbs. Modal verbs. must. should. can. could. may. Modal verbs: Can – Permission/Ability/Offer help/ Possibility. Ability Possibility Permission Offer help. He can skate quite well. Anyone can get a cold in winter. Can I read the letter you have just received?

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Modal verbs

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  1. Modal verbs

  2. Modal verbs must should can could may

  3. Modal verbs:Can– Permission/Ability/Offer help/ Possibility Ability Possibility Permission Offer help He can skate quite well. Anyone can get a cold in winter. Can I read the letter you have just received? Can I help you?

  4. Could– Request / Possibility / Permission / Past ability I could dance for hours when I was younger. We could go to the cinema tomorrow if we had a babysitter. Could I leave a little earlier today? Could you tell me the way to the post office? Ability Possibility Permission Requests

  5. May- Possibility / Permission We may go to Greece for our holidays. We haven’t decided yet. May I come in? possibility permission

  6. Must – Obligation or necessity don’t have to– absence of obligation Mustn’t– Prohibition  You __________ arrive on time from now on.  You _________ park your car here. I think you _____________worry about your baby. He is okay! must mustn’t don’t have to

  7. Should / Shouldn’t - moral obligation / advice You __________ be rude to your granddad. It’s so late! I _________be home by now. You __________ eat so much. shouldn’t should shouldn’t

  8. Whatwouldyousay? Could I use thephoneplease? Couldyouspeakslower? Can I eat a sandwich? Can I borrowyourbook? Can I drink water? Couldyoupleaseclosethewindow?

  9. Use can - can’t – must - mustn’t You must be careful! Railways ahead ! You mustn’t go this way! Only pedestrianscanuse this way. You can find a restaurant here. You can find a motorway ahead.

  10. Use can - can’t – must - mustn’t must You ________ stop and give way. You ________ be careful. Crossroads ahead. must You _______ find a camping site here. can You _______ turn on your lights. must can’t Vehicles wider than 2m ________ go on. You ___________ stop or park here. mustn’t

  11. 1.If you have permission, you may / must download music files. 2.The lawyer said that I shouldn’t / mustn’t copy music without legal permission. 3. At school, we may / should use cell phones in the hallways. 4. At school, we must / mustn’tuse cell phones in class. 5. At the airport, there is a special area where we can /should rest.

  12. 6.When I was in high school, we can / could leave the campus if we wished. 7. But, we can’t / couldn’t miss classes. 8.Can / Should you turn off that light? 9. I can /must talkto you right away. It’s urgent! 10. You can /should writeto your family. They would like to know about you.

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