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    Modal Verbs

    Give Me a
    Sign!

    HOW YOU
    COULD
    “no smoking” MAKE THESE
    You go to a restaurant. SENTENCES
    STRONGER?
    You take care of
    students.
    You wear an uniform.
    To enable students to
    write sentences using
    model verbs.

    LESSON
    OBJECTIVES
    Most of the students
    will be able to use
    modal verbs and
    write sentences

    LESSON
    OUTCOMES
    What are modal verbs?
    ● They are:
    • Can
    • Could
    • May They are Auxiliary verbs that
    provide additional and specific
    • Might
    meaning to the main verb of
    • Must the sentence
    • Shall
    • Should
    • Will
    • Would
    How do we use modals?

    S M V
    Subject Verb

    Example: Mary could play the piano


    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
    Form

    Modal verbs do not have infinitives or –ing forms

    to can / caning 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)
    Form

    ❖ Occurs before the main verb


    ❖ the form is the same for all persons
    ❖ Add NOT to the negative
    ❖ Start the question with the modal
    ❖ No infinitive
    What do they express?
    Modal Concept Examples
    Will Future Joe will travel to NY next week

    Might Small probability I might move to Canada some day

    Should Advice You should go to the doctor

    Must Strong obligation Everyone must pay taxes


    Strong suggestion
    What do they express?
    Modal Concept Examples
    Shall Educated expression Shall I clean it?
    Offer
    Would (1) Past (used to) When I was young, I would play
    soccer
    Would (2) Present unreal I would buy the car but I can’t afford
    it
    What do they express?
    Modal Concept Examples
    Could (1) Unreal Ability I could go if I had time

    Could (2) Past Ability She could play the piano, not anymore

    Can (1) Present Ability We can speak English

    Can (2) Permission Can I have a sweet?


    What do they express?
    Ability:
    can, could

    Permission:
    can, could

    obligation\ advice:
    must, shall, should

    Offers:
    shall, would

    Possibility:
    Might, Could, Must
    Practise

    1- Children ________ stay away from fire.


    a. Ought to b. must c. would d. mustn’t
    2- You _________ talk during tests. It’s forbidden!
    a. don’t have to b. mustn’t c. couldn’t d. might
    3- They ________ hear him because he was whispering.
    a. Wouldn’t b. mustn’t c. shouldn’t d. couldn’t
    Practise

    4- __________ you like to have dinner with me tonight?


    a. Could b. may c. should d. would
    5- You _________ let him hear about the party tomorrow. It’s a surprise!
    a. mustn’t b. wouldn’t c. couldn’t d. can
    6- I think your leg is broken. You ___ go to the emergency room.
    a. Might b. could c. must d. can
    More practise
    ● Re-write the following sentences using modals so that they have the
    same meaning.
    1- I suggest that you sleep early!
    should sleep early
    You ___________________________________________
    2- Eating is forbidden in class!
    You ___________________________________________
    mustn’t eat in class
    3- Look at sky! it’s cloudy.
    It ____________________________________________
    might rain
    Use your imagination ( Group
    Activity)
    ● Think about these situations and create 3 sentences using modals.
    1. We are going to Paris for a weekend. (Make suggestions about
    things to do)
    2. We start exams in January . (Talk about necessity)
    3. Your friend has got a headache. (Give him some advice)
    4. You want to borrow your elder brother’s laptop. (Ask for permission
    politely)
    EXIT TICKET
    How many of you understood
    Modals?

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