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The document provides information about modal verbs in English. It defines modal verbs as auxiliary verbs that add meaning to the main verb. There are several modal verbs including can, could, may, might, should, must, and ought to. The document explains how modal verbs are used and classified into categories such as single concept, double concept, and modals in the past. Examples are given to illustrate the different meanings and uses of modal verbs.

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Colegio Gimnasio Campestre San Sebastián: Could

The document provides information about modal verbs in English. It defines modal verbs as auxiliary verbs that add meaning to the main verb. There are several modal verbs including can, could, may, might, should, must, and ought to. The document explains how modal verbs are used and classified into categories such as single concept, double concept, and modals in the past. Examples are given to illustrate the different meanings and uses of modal verbs.

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Colegio Gimnasio Campestre San Sebastián

GUIA INFORMATIVA N° 2
NOMBRE: _________________________________________ GRADO: DÉCIMO
AREA: INGLÉS FECHA: ____________________ PERIODO: PRIMERO
TEMA: MODAL VERBS
DOCENTE: Ivonne Hernández
COMPETENCIAS:
DBA: 1. Recognizes general and specific information in written and oral opinion texts
and discussions on familiar topics.

MODAL VERBS

WHAT ARE MODAL VERBS?

They are Auxiliary verbs that provide additional and specific meaning to the main
verb of the sentence.

Modal Verbs are sometimes referred to as Modal Auxiliary Verbs because they
help other verbs.

They are:

Can could may might should must ought to

HOW DO WE USE MODALS?


Subject Modal Verb

Example: Mary could play the piano

 They do not accept conjugation


 They do not need other auxiliary verbs

FORM

 There is no “s” in singular


 There is no “do / does” in the question
 There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative.
 He can ski He cans ski or He can skis
Would you like to come with me Do you would like to come with me?
They can’t be serious They don’t can be serious
Modal verbs do not have infinitives or -ing forms
to can / canning to must / musting
Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to
She must study
We should have gone the other way
He could play football in his youth (general ability)
Modal verbs do not have all the tenses
Modal verbs use other verbs to complete the tenses.
Can is completed with be able to
Must is completed with have to
Example
They can play the piano. They will be able to play the piano in the future
WHAT DO THEY EXPRESS?
They can have more than one meaning depending on the situations. To
understand it better we are going to divide them into 3 categories.

 Single concept modal: they have one meaning


 Double concept modal: they have two meanings
 Modals in past: they are used to express a situation in the past

Single Concept Modals Double Concept Modals Modals in Past

Will May Could have


Might Must Might have
Should Could Should have
Ought to Can Must have

SINGLE CONCEPT MODAL

Modal Concept Examples

Will Future John will travel to New York next week

Might Small probability I might move to London some day

Should Recommendation You should go to the doctor

Ought to Formal We ought to know about first aids


recommendation

DOUBLE CONCEPT MODAL

Modal Concept Example

May (1) Probability/ Possibility It may rain tomorrow

May (2) Permission May I have the table?

Must1) Probability/ possibility She must be his sister,


because they look alike
Must (2) Obligation You must do your
homework

Can (1) Present ability We can speak English

Can (2) Permission Can I have a sweet?

Could (1) Unreal ability I could go if I had time

Could (2) Past ability She could play the


piano, not anymore

A LAST TIP
There are few verbs which often serve as modals too. These are modal-like verbs
or semi-modals and they need to be conjugated.

Modal Concept Example

Need to Necessity We really needed to talk to you

Have to Obligation Susan had to pay the rent

ACTIVITIES

To reinforce this topic, you can read this information in the Grammar Reference of
your student’s book on page 113 and also it is available in the English blog.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

TORRES, Carmen. (2009). Modal Verbs. Tomado de:


https://es.slideshare.net/torrestorres/modal-verbs-1133347

VALORACIÓN INTEGRAL
CALIFICACION GUÍA FIRMA FIRMA
DESEMPEÑO
CUALITATIVA CUANTITATIVA DOCENTE ACUDIENTE
SUPERIOR
(96 – 100)
ALTO
(86 – 95)
BASICO
(75 – 85)
BAJO
(10 – 74)

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