Modal verbs in English with special verbs that are used to show ability, skill, permit, etc.

 

 

First of all, what MODAL mean?

modal= expressing  mode.

mode = a way to express the attitude of talking about what he says.

 

Modal verbs, also called "modal auxiliary" or "abnormal", serve to express nuances and special items, for the regular tenses, by themselves, they are unable to convey.

 

 

MUST

 

 

"Must" is a modal auxiliary. It is mainly used to indicate an obligation or prohibition ("must do something" or "should not do something").

 

Their characteristics are:

 

- This is followed by an infinitive without "to" except Be able to, need to, have to and ought to.

- The third person singular -s does not lead in the present simple.

- No need to add the auxiliary do / does for the interrogative and the negative.

- No compounds or progressive times.

- No infinitive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STRUCTURE:

 

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/Must/Verb/Complement

Example:

• I must go to the library.
  Debo ir a la biblioteca

 

 

 

NEGATIVE

 

Subject/Must not-Musn't/Verb/Complement

Example:

• You must not talk to strangers.
  No debes hablar con extraños.

 

 

INTERROGATIVE

 

Must/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

• Must we do everything today?
  ¿Debemos hacer todo hoy?

 

MUST + HAVE

 

Subject/Must + Have/Verb/Complement

Example:

• I must have fallen asleep.
  Debo de haberme quedado dormido.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

SHOULD

 

We use 'should' to express the degree of possibility or probability, as well as to weak obligation. It means: should, should. Should I study.

Should I - should / should

 

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/Should/Verb/Complement

 

Example:

 

• You should tell Miss Baker the truth.
  Deberías decirle la verdad a la señorita Baker. 

 

NEGATIVE

Subject/Should not-Shouldn't/Verb/Complement

Example:

• You should not say that.
  No deberías decir eso.

 

 INTERROGATIVE

 

Should/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

• Should I write Maggie a letter?
  ¿Debería yo escribirle una carta a Maggie?                           

 

 

SHOULD+ HAVE

 

Subject/Must + Have/Verb/Complement

Example:

 

• Charlie should have consulted me.
  Charlie debería haberme consultado.

 

 

 

 

COULD

 

The verb 'Could' Expresses unlikely or conditionality. It means you could, could, could, would agree with the context: I Could If I Could dance practice.

Could I - could / could / could / could

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/Could/Verb/Complement

 

Example:

• You could be wrong.
  Podrías estar equivocado.

   

 

NEGATIVE

Subject/Could not-Couldn't/Verb/Complement

Example:

 

• I couldn't see very clearly.
  Yo no pude/podría ver muy claramente.

 

 INTERROGATIVE

Could/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

• Could you open the window?
  ¿Pudiste/podrías abrir la ventana?

   

 

COULD+ HAVE

 

Subject/Could+ Have/Verb/Complement

Example:

• You could have told me you weren't at home!
  ¡Podrías haberme dicho que no estabas en casa!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE TO

 

The difference with "must" that "must" is used to give orders or express an inner moral obligation to the person speaking or orders and "have to" indicates that the obligation comes from external standards, a third person or circumstance .

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/Not Have to/Verb/Complement

 

Example:

 

I have to work

 

NEGATIVE

Subject/Have to/Verb/Complement

Example:

I do not have to work

 

 INTERROGATIVE

 

Could/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

Do I not have to work?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOULD

 

'Would' is the past will in some cases and in other auxiliary verb. Potential becomes the verb that follows and is followed by the verb in base form.

I would go - go
I would eat - eat
I would be - would / would
I Would Have - have / have

 

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/Would/Verb/Complement

 

Example:

• I would go to the party.
  Yo iría a la fiesta.

   

 

NEGATIVE

Subject/Would not-Wouldn't/Verb/Complement

Example:

 

• She would not be happy.
  Ella no sería feliz

 

 INTERROGATIVE

 

Would/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

 

• Would he give Patty a diamond ring?
  ¿Él le daría a Patty un anillo de diamantes?

   

WOULD+ HAVE

 

Subject/Would+ Have/Verb/Complement

Example:

 

• I would have picked you up.
  Yo te habría pasado a buscar.

   

   

   

   

 

HAS TO

 

Have to be used for the pronoun I, you, we, and you have to They used to she, he, it.

The Have to or have a strong obligation to, it's something you have to do out of obligation.

When you write or unavailable to you to the next verb has to go in its simple form or infinitive

 

 

 

 

 

MAY

 

 

The verb 'may' is used to express a certain degree of probability of an action or certainty: It May rain today. It means you could, perhaps, maybe.

I may - it may / may / may

 

AFFIRMATIVE

 

Subject/May/Verb/Complement

 

Example:

• We may stay here for the night.
  Podríamos pasar la noche aquí

 

NEGATIVE

Subject/May not/Verb/Complement

Example:

• Mr. Johnson may not remember anything.
  Puede que el señor Johnson no recuerde nada.

   

 

 INTERROGATIVE

 

May/Subject/Verb/Complement/?

Example:

 

• May I go to the bathroom?
  ¿Puedo ir al baño?

   

May+ HAVE

 

Subject/May+ Have/Verb/Complement

Example:

 

Vicky may have told me.Puede que Vicky me haya dicho

 

 

Here we leave a game of modal verbs