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    Uses of Modal Verbs: Prepared By: Mark Alvin L.De Guzman

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    Modal verbs are special verbs in English that convey additional meaning about the function of the main verb that follows them. They have a variety of communicative functions and never change form. Some key characteristics of modal verbs are that they are always followed by an infinitive without "to" and are used to express concepts like permission, ability, obligation, prohibition, possibility, probability, advice and lack of necessity. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should and must.

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    Modal verbs are special verbs in English that convey additional meaning about the function of the main verb that follows them. They have a variety of communicative functions and never change form. Some key characteristics of modal verbs are that they are always followed by an infinitive without "to" and are used to express concepts like permission, ability, obligation, prohibition, possibility, probability, advice and lack of necessity. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should and must.

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    Modal verbs are special verbs in English that convey additional meaning about the function of the main verb that follows them. They have a variety of communicative functions and never change form. Some key characteristics of modal verbs are that they are always followed by an infinitive without "to" and are used to express concepts like permission, ability, obligation, prohibition, possibility, probability, advice and lack of necessity. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should and must.

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    USES OF MODAL VERBS

    P R E PA R E D BY:
    M A R K A LV I N L . D E G U Z M A N
    CODING AND DECODING ACTIVITY
    Directions:
    Decode the given number to a letter
    from the alphabet in order to create a
    word.

    Ex. 8 1 14 4 19 15 13
    5

    H A N D S O
    M E
    1.

    3 1 14

    ___ __ ___
    ANSWER

    CAN
    2.

    3 15 21
    12 4
    __ ___ __ __
    __
    ANSWER

    COULD
    3.

    13 1
    25
    ___ __ ____
    ANSWER

    MAY
    4.

    13 9 7 8
    20
    __ __ _ __ ___
    ANSWER

    MIGHT
    5.

    23 9 12
    12

    ___ __ ___ ___


    ANSWER

    WILL
    6.

    23 15 21 12 4

    __ __ __ __ __
    ANSWER

    WOULD
    7.

    19 8 1 12
    12
    __ __ _ __ __
    ANSWER

    SHALL
    8.

    19 8 15 21 12
    4
    __ __ _ __ __
    __
    ANSWER

    SHOULD
    WHAT ARE MODAL VERBS?
    Modals - (also called modal verbs,
    modal auxiliary verbs, modal
    auxiliaries) are special verbs which
    behave irregularly in English. They
    are different from normal verbs like
    "work, play, visit..." They give
    additional information about the
    function of the main verb that follows
    it. They have a great variety of
    communicative functions.
    WHAT ARE MODAL VERBS?
    Here are some characteristics of modal
    verbs:
     They never change their form. You can't
    add "s", "ed", "ing"...
     They are always followed by an infinitive
    without "to" (e.i. the bare infinitive.)
     They are used to indicate modality allow
    speakers to express certainty, possibility,
    willingness, obligation, necessity, ability
    LIST OF MODAL VERBS

    can, could, may,


    might, will, would,
    shall, should, must
    USE OF MODAL VERBS:
    Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:

    Permission
    Ability
    Obligation
    Prohibition
    Lack of necessity
    Advice
    possibility
    probability
    Modal
    Expressing Example
    Verb
    Strong obligation You must stop when the
    traffic lights turn red.
    logical conclusion / Certainty He must be very tired. He's
    must
    been working all day long.

    prohibition You must not smoke in the


    must not hospital.
    ability I can swim.

    permission Can I use your phone please?


    can
    possibility Smoking can cause cancer.

    ability in the past When I was younger I could


    run fast.
    polite permission Excuse me, could I just say
    could something?
    possibility It could rain tomorrow!
    Modal
    Expressing Example
    Verb
    permission May I use your phone
    please?
    may
    possibility, probability It may rain tomorrow!

    polite permission Might I suggest an idea?


    might
    possibility, probability I might go on holiday to
    Australia next year.
    lack of necessity/absence of I need not buy tomatoes.
    need not obligation There are plenty of
    tomatoes in the fridge.
    50 % obligation I should / ought to see a
    doctor. I have a terrible
    headache.
    should/oug advice You should / ought to revise
    ht to your lessons
    logical conclusion He should / ought to be very
    tired. He's been working all
    day long.
    advice You 'd better revise your
    had better
    lessons
    REMEMBER

    Modal verbs are followed by an


    infinitive without "to", also called the
    bare infinitive.

    Examples:
    You must stop when the traffic lights turn
    red.
    You should see to the doctor.
    There are a lot of tomatoes in the fridge.
    You need not buy any.
    DEVELOPING MASTERY

    Directions:
    Choose the right
    modal verbs from the given
    choices. Tick on the box to
    reveal the choices.
    FINDING PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
    Using modal verbs , express the Uses of the
    following using modal verbs:
     children to their parents
     students to their teachers
     teachers to their students
     barangay captains to their constituents
     priests/ministers to their parishioners
    MAKING GENERALIZATION

    What are the


    different types of
    modal verbs?
    What are their uses?
    EVALUATING LEARNING

    Stage a dialogue
    between you and your
    classmate about how
    you can make a family
    life pleasant and a
    home attractive.
    HOMEWORK

    Answer page 20 English Time


    (Task 6)
    UNDERSTANDING THE
    LANGUAGE
    THANK
    YOU!

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