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    The document discusses modal verbs in English. It covers their main features such as always accompanying a main verb, being invariant based on person, and always being followed by an infinitive verb. It then categorizes different modal verbs based on their meaning and usage, including: ability (can, could), possibility (could, may, might), permission (may, can, could), advice (should, shouldn't, ought to), obligation (must, have to/has to), prohibition (mustn't), hypothetical situations (would, wouldn't), and future (will, won't, shall).

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    The document discusses modal verbs in English. It covers their main features such as always accompanying a main verb, being invariant based on person, and always being followed by an infinitive verb. It then categorizes different modal verbs based on their meaning and usage, including: ability (can, could), possibility (could, may, might), permission (may, can, could), advice (should, shouldn't, ought to), obligation (must, have to/has to), prohibition (mustn't), hypothetical situations (would, wouldn't), and future (will, won't, shall).

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    MODAL VERBS

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    The document discusses modal verbs in English. It covers their main features such as always accompanying a main verb, being invariant based on person, and always being followed by an infinitive verb. It then categorizes different modal verbs based on their meaning and usage, including: ability (can, could), possibility (could, may, might), permission (may, can, could), advice (should, shouldn't, ought to), obligation (must, have to/has to), prohibition (mustn't), hypothetical situations (would, wouldn't), and future (will, won't, shall).

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    The document discusses modal verbs in English. It covers their main features such as always accompanying a main verb, being invariant based on person, and always being followed by an infinitive verb. It then categorizes different modal verbs based on their meaning and usage, including: ability (can, could), possibility (could, may, might), permission (may, can, could), advice (should, shouldn't, ought to), obligation (must, have to/has to), prohibition (mustn't), hypothetical situations (would, wouldn't), and future (will, won't, shall).

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    MODAL VERBS

    VERBOS MODALES
    MAIN FEATURES
    Siempre acompañan a un verbo principal.
    Son invariables con respecto al uso de las diferentes
    personas.
    Siempre están acompañados de un verbo en infinitivo.
    Funcionan como auxiliares para negar y formular
    preguntas.
    Le aportan al verbo principal una idea especial.
    ABILITY
    Can / Could
    I can use the computer but I can’t = cannot program it.
    Can you speak English?
    Albert Einstein could solve difficult problems when he
    was a child.
    I couldn’t solve the last problem.
    Could you speak English when you were six?
    POSSIBILITY
    COULD – MAY – MIGHT

    If we leave now, we could arrive on time


    podríamos llegar
    They may pass the test
    podrían aprobar
    It might rain this afternoon
    podría llover
    PERMISSION
    MAY- COULD- CAN

    May I talk to your boss?


    ¿Puedo hablar con tu jefe?
    Could I use the dictionary?
    ¿Podría usar el diccionario?
    Can I open the window?
    ¿Puedo abrir la ventana?
    ADVICE
    SHOULD – SHOULDN’T- OUGHT
    TO
    • YOU SHOULD STUDY THE FORMULAS.
    • Deberías estudiar las fórmulas
    • YOU SHOULDN´T ARRIVE LATE
    • No deberías llegar tarde
    • YOU OUGHT TO SEE A DOCTOR
    • Deberías ver a un doctor
    OBLIGATION
    MUST – HAVE TO/ HAS TO
    • You must get a 7 to promote the subject
    Tu tienes que obtener un 7 para promocionar ….
    • I have to study for the test
    Yo tengo que estudiar para el examen
    • She has to study for the test
    Ella tiene que estudiar para el examen
    _______________________________________________________
    • I don´t have to go to University
    Yo no tengo que ir a la Universidad
    • She doesn´t have to work
    Ella no tiene que trabajar
    PROHIBITION
    MUSTN´T
    HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS
    WOULD – WOULDN´T + VERB = ÍA

    I WOULD BUY A NEW COMPUTER


    Yo compraría una nueva computadora

    I WOULDN´T DO THAT IF I WERE YOU


    Yo No haría eso si fuera vos
    FUTURE

    WILL / WON’T - SHALL

    The students will learn more


    Los estudiantes aprenderán / van a aprender más

    Students shall get better marks


    Los estudiantes obtendrán/ van a obtener mejores notas
    Advice Ought to • You ought to see a doctor
    • I will leave tomorrow
    Will, Won´t • I won’t travel
    FUTURE
    Shall • We shall go
    Prohibition Mustn’t • You mustn’t smoke

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