Modals verbs

Modals verbs

In present

Modals verbs

are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must, would, might, and should.

Expressing

abiity, permission, obligation, neccesity etc.

May-might

To indicate probabilty .....May express more probality than Might

May

I may go out tonight

Might

I might call you tomorrow.

Might

to talk requeriments to made in past.

He wanted to know if he might come with us.

Multiple Choice

complete: She said she __________ go to shopping

• may

• migth

Multiple Choice

He__________ have passed his exams,if only he'd studied well.

• might

• may

Multiple Choice

_____________ I use your headset please? Mine is not working properly.

• may

• might

Must-mustn´t

Obligations and

prohibition

Must

We use must to indicate duty or obligation to do something; we could translate it as having to or duty.

Musn´t

indicates prohibition. To talk about something you don't have to do, but you could do, we use not + have to: You don't have to eat that if you don't want to

I must go now

Musn´t

• You mustn't smoke in here!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer

• you musn´t wash your hand before to luch

• you must wash your hands before luch

• you wash your hands while you are eating.

Multiple Select

You ___________ feed your dog every day.

• must

• musn´t

Multiple Select

you __________brush your teeth three times a day.

• must

• musn´t