MODAL VERBS
Son un tipo de verbos auxiliares que sirven
para expresar la probabilidad, posibilidad, capacidad o necesidad de que algo
ocurra o se haga.
Formula
- Subject + Modal + Verb in simple form +
Predicate
Can - Could.
- I can dance (puedo bailar)
- I can’t go to the town tomorrow (No puedo ir
al centro mañana)
- When I was young, I could pick up 100 libs
with one hand. (Cuando era joven, podía levantar 100 libras con una mano).
- I could go to France, but my bus arrived
late. (Pude
ir a Francia, pero mi autobús llegó tarde).
- We all can change the world (Todos podemos
cambiar el mundo).
- Can you speak Chinese? (¿hablas Chino?)
- Could you use it properly? I’m sure you
can. (¿Puedes usarlo apropiadamente? Estoy seguro que puedes.)
I think I could do it if you want (creo
que podríahacerlosiquieres).
And now, who could help me? (y ahora, ¿quién podría ayudarme?)
May - Might.
It Might be the best leave it tomorrow. (Sería lo mejor dejarlo
mañana)
Well, the class has finished. You Might go home. (Bueno,
la clase ha terminado. Pueden irse a casa).
- Might I leave now? (¿Me puedo ir?)
- I think it might rain (creo que puede llover)
- I have something I think you might want (tengo algo que probablemente tú quieres)
- The may show people with a rich speech.
- Might you write this sentence in other
way?
- He may do whateverhewants
(que haga lo que quiera), (él puede hacer lo que quiera).
- Let them say what they may (que digan lo que quieran)
Will - Shall.
- Remember I will help you. (Recuerda que te ayudaré)
- Shall I go to the town right now? (¿Debo ir al centro
ahora?)
- Will go to a coffee or to a restaurant? (¿Vamos a un café o a un
restaurante?)
- Shall I arrive to the theater going by
this street? (¿Llego
al teatro yendo por esta calle?)
- Of course, you will write any sentence
following the rules.
- So, we shall talk with anyone clearly and
sharp.
Should - Ough to.
- We should have a picnic (Deberíamos tener un día de campo)
- They shouldn’t follow that path (No
deberíanseguiresecamino)
- You ought to work so late (No
deberíastrabajar tan tarde)
- Should I go her home? (¿Debo ir a su casa?)
- Ough London to have more metro lines?(Debe tener Londres más
líneas de metro?)
- We should study all the time, but no ever
is possible.
At least, we ough to read a dictionary,
even we are from highschool.
- You should go and see a doctor (deberías ir a ver a un doctor)
- Don't ask others to do what you should do (no le pidas a otros hacer lo que tú
deberías hacer)
Must - Have to.
- I must wake up earlier. (Debo levantarme más
temprano)
- You have to repair your car. (Debes lavar tu
coche)
- You mustn’t cross the line. (No deben cruzar la línea)
- The kids haven’t to bring alcoholic
drinks. (Los
niños no deben traer -bebidas alcoholicas)
- Must you arrive late on Monday? (¿Tienes que llegar tarde
los lunes?)
- And we have to learn from our mistakes, to
try to find the perfection.
- We must ever help others to learn, so, we
can be better in all we know.
- I must go now, I'm sorry (Debo irme ahora, lo siento)
- You must do your homework! (¡debes hacer tu tarea!)
- You have to tell me!, don't be mean!
(¡tienes que decirme!, ¡no seas malo!)
- Ask someone else! I don't have to do your homework (¡pídeselo a alguien más!, yo no
tengo que hacer tu tarea)
Would.
- She would take sandwiches. (Ella podría traer emparedados).
- I would take a beer, please. (Me gustaría tomar una
cerveza, por favor).
- Would you like some tea? (¿Deseaste?)
- When would you go to shop? (¿Cuándo te gustaría ir a
comprar?)
- Would they finish the work on time? (¿Ellos podrían terminar a
tiempo?)
- Would we get perfection?
