Modal Verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to Modal Verb Lesson

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1. Put your ipad, notebook, and pen on the table

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Today's programme:

1. Modal verbs: explanation & exercises (40 min). You have to take notes during explanation
2. Group presentations about modal verbs (35 min)
3. Homework

Modals

Modal verbs are used to express different kinds of meanings such as possibility, ability, etc.

They do not change form. And the verb after a modal is always in the infinitive.

Did you notice anything in these sentences?

- Can you feel the love tonight?

- I wish that I could be like the cool kids.

- Should I stay or should I go?

- Shall we dance?

- The show must go on.

-And if you have to leave.

Modals

we are going to focus on:

1. Ability

2. Permission 

3. Obligation

4. No obligation

5. Advice 

6. past regrets

7. Requests

3. Obligation

1. We use must, have to, need to for obligation

E.g. You must work harder at school!

2. We use had to for past or  will need to for future forms. 

E.g. You had to speak to your teacher three times this trimester. You will need to have extra classes.

When a modal is in the sentence we don't use do/does/did when making questions or negations.

example:

The show must go on.            Must the show go on?

I can speak English.           I can't speak English.

1. Ability

1. We use can, can’t, could, couldn’t, be able to for ability.

E.g. I cannot speak German.

2. We use was able to, NOT Could, for ability for a single event in the past.

E.g I was able to say a few words to my new German neighbour when I first met her.

3. We use be able to after another modal verb.

E.g I might be able to see you on Wednesday

 

2. Permission

1. We use may, can, be allowed to for permission.

E.g You can ask questions at the end of talk

I'm allowed to have a party for my birthday.

2. We use could or was/were allowed to for general permission in the past. For specific events, we use was/were allowed to.

E.g When I was younger, I could play with my friends every night

They were allowed to go to the concert last nigt.

5. Advice

We use should, shouldn't ought to, had better ('d better), to give and ask for advice and recommendiations

E.g. 

1. You ought to do your homework

2. You should do your homework

3. You had better do your homework

4. No obligation

1. We use don’t have to, don’t need to, needn't + infinitive for a lack of obligation.

E.g.

•  You don't need/don't have to help me. I can find the information.
• You needn't spend a lot of money on presents.

2. We use didn't need to/ didn't have to for past forms

E.g I didn't need to go to bed early
 

6. Regrets about the past

We use should/shouldn't have + past particle for past regrets.

E.g. 

1. I should have brought you flowers. 

2. I shouldn’t have argued with my brother. Now I feel bad.

 

 

7. Request