Modal verbs

Modal verbs

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  MODAL VERBS Modal verbsare a type of Auxiliary Verbs with "meaning". These are the rules that apply to Modal verbs.
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  • To makea negative sentence we add "not". " I can´t speak German"
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  • To makea question we change the order of the Subject and Verb. "May I help you?"
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  • No "-s"for the 3rd person singular. "It must be Tom"
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  • They arefollowed by a verb in the Infinitive without to. " You should answer the phone"
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  Modal Verb Meaning Translation Synonym Example Am/Is/Are Tom can ride a 1.Can Ability Sé/Puedo able to bike. Ability in the Was/Were able She could 2. Could Sabía/Podía walk when she Past to was 10 months. I must come to 3. Must Obligation Debo Have to school everyday. I mustn´t 4. Mustn’t Prohibition No se puede smoke in a hospital No obligation no hace falta You needn´t 5.Needn´t and no don´t have to bring que... prohibition anything Probability/ It may rain 6. May Puede Permission this afternoon.
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  Modal Verb Meaning Translation Synonym Examples Low It might snow 7.Might Probability/ Podría this afternoon Permission You should go 8.Should Advice Debería Ought to to the dentist Advice You ought to 9.Ought to Debería Should (Formal) be more patient Frequency in When she was 10.Would Solía Used to a child she the Past would read a lot ¿Quieres que Do you want Shall I answer 11. Shall Volunteer yo..? me to ...? the phone? Would you Will you read 12. Will Offer ¿Quieres tú...? this for me, like to...? please?
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