NO ENTRY

•You _____ not enter.

PARKING
•You _____ park here.
WEAR MASK
•Wearing _____ is a
_______.
Read the sentences below, determine the word that
adds meaning to the main verb in each sentence.

1. Sam should be here by now.

2. I could dance quite well when I
was younger.
Read the sentences below, determine the word that
adds meaning to the main verb in each sentence.

3. You mustn’t blame yourself for this.

4. Paul can speak a little Chinese.
5. I might play as the leader of the team
 Modals:
Definitions, Uses
and Examples
 MODAL
• uses to express something that can probably,
certainly, or possibly happen
• helps when speaking about ability, making
requests and offers, asking permission, and
more
COMMON MODAL VERBS:

must can
would
shall may
should
• Can - to express ability or opportunity,
to request or offer permission and to
show possibility or impossibility.
• Ex. I can speak three languages fluently.
• Could - to express possibility or past ability, make
any suggestions and polite requests and used in
conditional sentences showing the possibility in past.
• Ex. I could easily memorize a poem when I was
younger.
• May - to express a possibility. It can also be
used to give or request for a permission in
formal cases.
• Ex. May I borrow your book?
• Might - for expressing a possibility. It is also
used in conditional sentences, also use ‘might’
to make some suggestions or requests.
• Ex. I might be a few minutes late in our
practice.
• Will - with promises and determinations that
take place in the future, to make predictions
about the future.
• Ex. My sister will visit Korean next year.
• Would - serves as the past form of the modal verb
will. It indicates past habits for which we also use
‘simple past tense’ or ‘used to’.
• Ex. When I was young, I would wake up early to
play with my friends.
• Shall - to indicate a future action, promises or
voluntary actions, future events that often express
inevitability or predestination.
• Ex. I shall meet you in the library at 9 a.m.
• Should - to make a recommendation or give
an advice, obligation as well as an
expectation.
• Ex. You should study hard for the
examination.
• Must - to express certainty, necessity or
strong recommendation.
• Ex. You must listen to your parents.
• Ought to - to advise or make recommendations, to
express moral obligation, or to advise against doing
something.
• Ex. You ought to follow the school rules and
regulations.
Underline the correct modals given in
the brackets to complete the sentence.
1. We are not completely sure but Cindy (may, ought)
come back tomorrow.
2. When I was a child, in the summer afternoons we
(must, would) play in the street with the kids from the
neighborhood.
Underline the correct modals given in
the brackets to complete the sentence.
3. (Could, Needn’t) I have some more wine,
please?
4. They (must, ought) be the richest people in the
village.
5. I (will, can) let you know when I have more
information about the matter.
Underline the correct modals given in
the brackets to complete the sentence.
1. We are not completely sure but Cindy (may, ought)
come back tomorrow.
2. When I was a child, in the summer afternoons we
(must, would) play in the street with the kids from the
neighborhood.
Underline the correct modals given in
the brackets to complete the sentence.
3. (Could, Needn’t) I have some more wine,
please?
4. They (must, ought) be the richest people in the
village.
5. I (will, can) let you know when I have more
information about the matter.
What’s my mood?
Choose the most suitable form.
1. I ___ drive a car because I don't have a driving
license yet.
a. can't b. won’t c. wouldn’t
2. ___ you lend me some money, please?
a. Must b. Should c. Could
 What’s my mood?
Choose the most suitable form.
3. The shops are closed. It ___ be very late.
a. can b. must
c. could
4. I ___ go to the pub tonight. I have to study.
a. couldn’t b. wouldn’t c.
won’t
5. You ___ tell anyone about this. It's a secret.
What’s my mood?
Choose the most suitable form.
1. I can’t drive a car because I don't have a driving
license yet.
a. can't b. won’t c. wouldn’t
2. Could you lend me some money, please?
a. Must b. Should c. Could
 What’s my mood?
Choose the most suitable form.
3. The shops are closed. It must be very late.
a. can b. must
c. could
4. I won’t go to the pub tonight. I have to study.
a. couldn’t b. wouldn’t c.
won’t
5. You mustn’t tell anyone about this. It's a secret.
QUIZ: A. Copy the part of an article from a magazine
about regrets in a one whole sheet of paper Then,
underline the correct modal from the two choices inside
the open-close parenthesis ().
Regrets
As we get older and when we think about our past we
sometimes ponder the things that we (should/can) have
done. And we also (may/shall) regret those things we
did badly and the mistakes we made.
In reality, we be able (to/can) always learn from
our mistakes and hope to never make them again.
For example, if I failed a test because of a lack of
study, the next test I (will/must) hope to pass
because of hard work. Remember too that some
regrets are not based in reality and we (must/may)
waste time thinking that they are.
B. Complete the sentences by choosing the appropriate modal:
must, can’t, might, should, shouldn’t, or couldn’t.

1. Look at that guy's enormous muscles. He

________________ work out a lot.
2. Michelle ________________ want to participate in
the festival - it seems like the type of thing she'd be
interested in. Why don’t you ask her?
3. She goes camping every weekend. She
________________ really love the outdoors.
4. He worked hard on his report, then accidentally
deleted the file from his computer. He
________________ be upset.
5. You ________________ be right - but I'm going to
check to make sure.
6. We're not sure if this painting is an original. It
________________ be worth thousands of dollars.
7. I ________________ not be able to go to the football
game. It depends on whether I can get the afternoon off
from work.
8. He's working full-time and studying for his Ph.D.
That ________________ be easy.
9. You just ate a huge dinner! You ________________
be hungry again already!
10.Wow - look at that diamond necklace. It
________________ cost a fortune