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Modal Auxilliary Words

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Modal

Verbs
express meanings with can, may and must
• What are modals?
• Can
Lesson • May
Outline • Must
• Have
• Should
• Can’t
• Mustn’t
Answer this!

a. W h at is th e pu rpose o f th e
mo d a ls c an , c ou ld, may? H ow abou t
th e m o d a ls h ave, sh ou ld? Can ’t an d
mu stn ’t ?

b. W h y t h ese modals are impo rtan t


in o u r ev ery d ay con versation ?
Modals Can’t, Should, & Mustn’t

• Mustn't: Prohibition: You mustn't tell Alex. It's


a surprise!
• Should:
Advice: You should take an umbrella in case it
rains.
Logical deduction: I've revised so I should be
ready for the test.
• Can't: to talk about abilities in the present.
Auxillary Verb

• a v erb (such as hav e, b e,


m ay , d o, shal l , wi l l, can, or
m ust) tha t is used with
a n other v e rb i n a v erb p hra se
to show tense, to form a
q u esti on, etc.
Modals
The words ‘can’, ‘must’ and ‘may’ are common auxiliary verbs
used to express a speaker's attitudes and opinions that include:

permission possibility or impossibility

necessity or lack of ability or inability

desire obligation or lack of

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs.


They are always paired with another verb.
Modals
The words ‘can’, ‘must’ and ‘may’ are common auxiliary verbs
used to express a speaker's attitudes and opinions that include:

permission possibility or impossibility

necessity or lack of ability or inability

desire obligation or lack of

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs.


They are always paired with another verb.
Modals
The words ‘can’, ‘must’ and ‘may’ are common auxiliary verbs
used to express a speaker's attitudes and opinions that include:

permission possibility or impossibility

necessity or lack of ability or inability

desire obligation or lack of

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs.


They are always paired with another verb.
Modals

permission

necessity or lack of

desire
permission
Write a slogan using the
modals by giving a possible
solution to the social issues
that you encounter in your
community.
Write a one-paragraph essay using
modals expressing permission,
obligation, and prohibition in
dealing social issues such as
Poverty, Bullying, and Unequal
Opportunity in your community.
What is the importance
of using appropriate
modals in expressing
different intentions?
What do all modal verbs have in common?

1. Modal verbs don’t add -s for the third-


person singular, so the form is always the
same.
She can swim.
What do all modal verbs have in common?

2. The question form is created by


inverting the subject and the verb.

Can you dive?


What do all modal verbs have in common?

3. We make the negative


form by adding ‘not’.

They must not swim at the lake.


What do all modal verbs have in common?

4. They are followed by


a verb without ‘not’.

They must bring their own


tent at the camping site.
Can

Ability/Inability Permission Possibility


I can speak different Can I borrow Anyone can become
languages. a dictionary? multilingual.
May

Possibility Permission Possibility


She may be at home. May I take a break? May I have
some coffee?
Must

Obligation Possibility Prohibition


You must get the They must be at You must not
driver's license home; their car is drive fast.
before parked at the
I buy you a car. garage.
Types of Modals
Request
Ability Possibility
• Could you pass me
• I can pay you next • She can't be his the salt?
week. daughter.
• My wallet is gone!
Someone must
have stolen it.
• I may see you
Permission tomorrow.
Obligation
• Can I sit down? • You must see a
• May I go after doctor.
dinner?
Identify the modal used in each sentence and its corresponding
function.
Ability Permission Possibility Request Obligation

1. Alden can't play the piano today.


2. He must be sick.
3. You must take your medicine.
4. Can I watch the telly to relax?
5. Could you buy me some milk at the
store?
Let's Practice
Identify the modal used in each sentence and its
corresponding function.

1. Alden can't play the piano today. Ability


2. He must be sick.Possibility
3. You must take your medicine. Obligation
4. Can I watch the telly to relax?Permission
5. Could you buy me some milk at the Request
store?
Let's Try This
Switch the modals between the following
sentences. How will the meaning change?

The device must


must not Hugo's cat may be
be used underwater. hiding under the bed.

She can cook


flavourful meals.
Let's Try This
The device may not This reminder sounds less
be used underwater. strict than when ‘must’ was
used.
Hugo's cat can be It seems more certain that
hiding under the bed. the cat is under the bed.

She must cook Good cooking becomes a


flavourful meals. requirement for the person.
Summary
As helping verbs,
Modals express
modals do not Common
different meanings
take the -s form examples of
such as: ability,
and are always modals are:
possibility,
paired with the must, can and
permission and
base form of the may.
obligation.
main verb.
Signs & Look around and take pictures
of the signs you see in school,

Symbols at home or in your


neighbourhood. Describe those
signs using modals.

For example, ‘You can't enter


here’.
References

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mode!
O for bubbles Q for quiet

U for unveil Any number from


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