Modals
CAN
What is the Modal?
A Modal(Or Modal verb) is a speciial special type of auxiliary verb in English. It is used to express things like ability, possibility, permission, obligation, advice, necessity, and more
What is the modal "CAN"?
"CAN" is a modal verb in English. It doesn't change form and is always followed
What is "CAN" used for?
The modal "CAN" is used to express different meanings depending on the context: ability, permission, possibility and request or offers
formulas
Affirmative
Personal Noun+Can+verb in simple form+complement
Negative
Personal Noun+Can't(Cannot or Can not)+Verb in simple form+complement
Interrogative
Can+personal noun+verb in simple form+complement+?
Examples
She can dance very well
Ella puede bailar muy bien
He can't drive a car
El no puede manejar un carro
Can you help me with my homework?
¿Puedes ayudarme con mi tarea?
Diego de Jesús Pérez Leines
May
Affirmative
Examples:
Ella podría aprobar el examen
2. It may not snow tomorrow
Mañana podría no nevar
Luis Tadeo Hernández Mendoza
SHOUND
It is mainly used to give advice, express recommendations or suggestions, and in some cases, to indicate expectations or duties.
FORMULAS
AFFIRMATIVE
Personal Noun + Should + Verb in simple form + Complement
NEGATIVE
Personal Noun + Should + Not + Verb in simple form + Complement
( Shouldn’t)
INTERROGATIVE
Should + Personal Noun + Verb in simple form + Complement + ?
EXAMPLES
AFFIRMATIVE
They should exercise every morning.
(Ellos deberían hacer ejercicio cada mañana.)
NEGATIVE
We shouldn’t watch too much TV.
(No deberíamos ver tanta televisión.)
INTERROGATIVE
Should She travel alone?
(¿Debería ella viajar sola?)
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would
The modal verb
"would" is a modal verb in English used to express different ideas,
such as conditionals, wishes, offers, past habits, and more.
What is
"would"?
It is a modal
verb that does not change form (it does not have "woulds" or
"woulded") and is followed by a verb in base form.
What is it used
for?
The modal verb
"would" is used in English to express hypothetical or unreal
situations, as in conditionals. It is also used to indicate wishes or
intentions in the past, showing what someone thought would happen.
Formulas
(+)
Personal noun +
would + verb in simple form + complement
(-)
Personal noun +
would not + verb in simple form + complement
(¿)
would + personal
noun + verb in simple form + complement + ?
Ejemplos
(+)
They would buy a big house in the countryside
Ellos comprarían una casa grande en el campo
(-)
We wouldn’t take the bus to school every day
Nosotros no tomaríamos el autobús a la escuela todos los
días
(¿)
Would he travel to Japan in the summer?
¿Él viajaría a Japón en el verano?
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Must
The modal auxiliary "must" is used in English to express an obligation or necessity, and is translated as "must" or "have to." Unlike other modal auxiliaries, "must" is not conjugated; it remains the same in all verb forms.
1. Affirmative Form:
- Formula: Personal Noun + must + Verb Simple Form + Complement
2. Negative Form:
- Formula: Personal Noun + must not / mustn't + Verb Simple Form + Complement
3. Interrogative Form:
- Formula: Must + Personal Noun + Verb Simple Form + Complement + ?
Examples
- She must finish the project by tomorrow.(Ella debe terminar el proyecto para mañana.)
- You must not enter this area without permission.(No debes entrar a esta área sin permiso.)
- They must be exhausted after their long flight.( Ellos deben estar exhaustos después de su largo vuelo)
Únicamente publicó en modales Diego Leines, solo que en CAN te falta anotar que es un modal. El resto del equipo NO tiene calificación. Calif. 9.5
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