Modals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3,4

What is the difference between "going to" and "will" when using these verbs to talk about the future?

Write a sentence about the coming weekend using either " going to " or " will"

Make a sentence starting with If to show that you can talk about cause and effect.

What verb do you use to say " moeten" in English?

Must / Should / Have(has) to

Allemaal vertaald dit terug naar " moeten" maar er is een verschil.

Heeft iemand een idee wat dit verschil kan zijn?

Moeten

Must - Als je zelf vind dat iets moet

Should - Als je zelf vind dat iets zou moeten

Have to - Als iets van iemand anders moet

Moeten

Must 

I must get home on time, I still want to wash my clothes.

We must call the police

Should 

He should really clean his room.

His friends should help him move to his new apartment.

Moeten

Have to - Als iets van iemand anders moet

We have to put away our phones in class.

They have to go to jail for three years.

!Have to wordt ook voor vraagzinnen gebruikt :
Do you have to be home on time?

NOT : Must you be home on time?

The dance teacher .... wear more clothes, since she is always cold.

1. should
2. must
3. could
4. have to

The idiots that bought our house ... really get the electric connected again.

1. should
2. must
3. have to
4. can

I ... get home by 9 to watch Euphoria

1. have to
2. could
3. should
4. must

Now in English: You use have to if ...

Okay en hoe zeg je dat je iets kan?

Can / Could / To be able to 

 

Can / Could - Kunnen

To be able to - In staat zijn  / toekomst

Can / Could / To be able to 

I  can drive a car but I am not able to right now, because I broke my leg.

He could already speak when he was one, but he is not able to now, because he broke his jaw.

This sentence is correct:

"I could drive a car"

1. Yes
2. No

When my son was twelve he ... already play Beethoven's 7th.

1. can
2. could
3. was able to
4. is able to

Describe something that you can do

Hoe zeggen we dan mogen?

Could / May

May - Mogen

Could - Zou mogen

Can - Kunnen ( Dus niet mogen!)

May / Could

May she go with me to prom?

May I go to the toilet?

Could she go with me to prom?

Could I go to the toilet?

Explain in English: What is the difference between may and could?

Imagine asking the queen:
"... you move please"
what is the right verb?

1. May
2. Could

... I go to the toilet?

1. can
2. may