Modal verbs. Basic points.

Modal verbs...

• are only used in short answers

• go with a lexical verb

• need auxiliaries to make negative and questions

The lexical verb going with modals is in...

• base form

• past form

• past participle form

• -ing form

Modal verbs...

• are only used in questions

• go with auxiliaries

• don't need auxiliaries to make negative and questions

• have past, present and future tenses

Modal verbs ...

• are used to make questions and negatives

• are used to make new tenses

• add meaning to the main verb

• have independent meaning

Tick the modal verbs that DO NOT take these features.

• have to

  used to

  ought to

• can

  could

• must

  should

• may

  might

Tick the modal verb which WORKS as a lexical verb (+auxiliaries, -s ending...)

• have to

• used to

• ought to

• can

Which sentence is correct?

• I can dance hip-hop

• I dance can hip-hop

• Can't dance hip-hop

• I can to dance hip-hop

Which sentence is correct?

• Walter doesn't can sail a boat

• Walter cannot sail a boat

• Walter cans sail a boat

• Walter can to sail a boat

Which sentence is correct?

• Amy hasn't to go to class at weekends

• Amy don't have to go to class at weekends

• Amy doesn't have to go to class at weekends

• Amy doesn't have go to class at weekends

Which sentence is correct?

• People must smoke not here

• People not must smoke here

• People musts not smoke here

• People must not smoke here