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MODAL VERBS 101
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Basic rules and uses for modal verbs
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Name as many MODAL VERBS as you CAN
1CAN 2COULD 3MAY 4MIGHT 5MUST 6HAVE TO 7 OUGHT TO 8SHALL 9SHOULD 10WOULD 11 WILL
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FACT ABOUT MODAL VERBS: Shall, ought to and may aren't very popular nowadays. True or false?
TRUE. The use of these 3 modal verbs has dropped dramatically in the last 40 years. Curious fact: they all are very FORMAL
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SHALL is only used with "We" and "I". True or false?
True. It's often used to make an offer/suggestion. SHALL WE continue?
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A MV SOMETIMES requires another verb. True or false?
FALSE! A MODal verb MODifies another verb. So you ALWAYS need a MV + Verb. (I SHOULD DRINK more water).
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MV conjugations are tough to learn. True or false?
FALSE! There are no conjugations for MV. No musting, no canning, no woulding ;)
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Form the negative by simply adding NOT. True or false?
TRUE! You must NOT forget this! YOU CAN'T! (You can also use the contraction)
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Questions with MV use the "inversion". You put the modal at the the front. True or false?
True: CAN you believe this? ;)
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They are always followed by the bare infinitive ("play": not "to play")
Yes... but not exactly! Remember we have a couple of exceptions "OUGHT TO" AND "HAVE TO"
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We can use 2 MV together to make a sentence. True or false?
FAAALSE! Never ever ever. A baby Koala dies everytime you put 2 modals together. (I will can come to your party... OMG)
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SHOULD and OUGHT TO have the same meaning
Yes... but not exactly. "Ought to" is a bit more formal. Perfect for your essays, reports and letters of application.
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HAVE TO and MUST have the exact same use. True or false?
False. When expressing obligation, "MUST" is used exclusively in the present tense, for self-imposed obligations and laws/rules.
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Is this sentence correct? I must leave the hotel room by noon.
Yes! When speaking about RULES/THE LAW, you ought to use "must".
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Can you come up with a rephrasing for "You mustn't park here".
Parking here is forbidden. You are not allowed to park here.
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"SHOULD + HAVE + PARTICIPLE" expresses regret or critisism. True or false?
YES! You should have listened to me, I told you so... ;)
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The "d" in the following sentence stands for "would": YOU'D BETTER!
Nope! It's YOU HAD BETTER (més et val). Very informal and rather threatening!
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MAY, MIGHT AND COULD can be used to express doubt and uncertainty.
Yes! You might be a good student after all ;)
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