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Modal verbs - Inglés


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MODAL VERBS

  1. ABILITY.
  • Present:

CAN / BE ABLE TO

Ex: 
I can drive my car
I’m able to learn English.

  • Past: 

COULD / BE ABLE TO

Ex:

I could go to the University in NY.

I was able to swim in a river.

I could buy everything in the cyber Monday.

  1. POSSIBILITY.
  • When something is possible in present:

COULD / MAY or MIGHT (formal)

Ex:

We could go out tonight.

It might rain tonight.

  • A possibility in the past:

COULD HAVE / MIGHT HAVE (formal) or MAY HAVE

Ex:

We could have (could’ve) gone out last night.

You might have (might’ve) lost the last bus.

  1. IMPOSSIBILITY.
  • Present:

CAN’T

Ex:

You can’t (cannot) drink alcohol while you’re (you are) driving

  • Past:

COULDN’T HAVE / CAN’T HAVE

Ex:
You couldn’t have had so much luck.
You can’t have seen her.

  1. CERTAITLY.
  • When we are certain about something:

MUST

Ex:

You must be tired / exhausted / destroyed.

  • Past:

MUST HAVE

Ex:

They must have been worried about you.

You must have been tired because you work a lot.

  1. OBLIGATION.
  • Present:

MUST / HAVE TO

  • Past:

HAD TO

Ex:

You must take a shower every day.

You mustn’t skip class.

You must study for the test.

David must go to the office twice a week.

You have to be in the presentation.

You have to be on time.

You have to breathe to stay alive.

You had to tell the truth.

I had to work for Christmas.

  1. NO OBLIGATION / UNNECESSARY.
  • Present:

DON’T HAVE TO / DON’T NEED TO / NEEDN’T

Ex:

You don’t have to work so hard.

You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.

You don’t need to spend all your money in a week.

They needn’t more explanation about this topic.

  • Past:

DIDN’T NEED TO / NEEDN’T HAVE


Ex:

You didn’t need to buy another bicycle.

You don’t needn’t have done it.

  1. PERMISSION.
  • When something is allow.
  • Present:

CAN / MAY

Ex:

May I ask you a question?

You may work your dog on this area?

  • Past:

COULD

Ex:

When I was younger, I could climb a mountain.

When I was a child, I could play all day long.

  • When something is not allow.

  • Present:

CAN’T / MUSTN’T

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