Modal Verbs Funcadenglish

SHOULD refers to

• Ability

• Advice

• Obligation

• Permission

Our grandmother ______ cook very well

We use MUSTN´T to talk about

• Request

• Prohibition

• Advice

• Habits in the past

The fridge is empty. We _____ go to the supermarket today.

Which one is not a modal verb?

• used to

• need to

• could

• need

_____ you tell me the way to go to the railway station, please?

We use CAN to talk about ..

• Ability in the present

• Ability in the past

• Habits in the past

• Formal request

People ______ live in caves in the past.

DON´T HAVE TO refers to

• Obligation

• Prohibition

• Necessity

• Lack of obligation

Most people _____ get up early at weekends.

• mustn´t

• can´t

• don´t have to

• shouldn´t