Modal Verbs: Could, would, should

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3,4

WELCOME!

Welcome!

Lesson goal

Na deze les:

- weet ik het verschil tussen should, would en could.

- kan ik should, would en could gebruiken in het maken van zinnen.

Kijk naar deze zinnen 

• You look tired, you should go to bed earlier.
• You should take your school work more seriously.
• He should be nicer to his parents. 
• You shouldn't smoke, it's bad for you.
• You shouldn't argue with your sister all the time.
• I really shouldn't be on my phone during class. 

En bekijk deze zinnen ook even

• If I were president, I would do things very different.
• If people wouldn’t care about money, life would be so much easier.
• Would you like some coffee?
• Would you like to join us for dinner?
• But they wouldn't believe me. 
• He needed glasses, but he wouldn't admit it.

En kijk ten slotte ook even naar deze zinnen

• When I was younger, I couldn’t speak English at all. But now I can.
  
• Could you turn on the airco, please?
  
• Could I use your phone, please?
  
• That story could be true. Who knows!
  
• If we want to attract more clients, we could be more active on social media. 

Should / Shouldn't 

• Use  for advice. 

A: "I have had a really bad headache this week."

B: "That's not good! You should go to the doctor!"

A: "I want to make more friends."
B: "First of all, you shouldn't spend so much time on your computer. You should  go join a club and meet people!"

Could / Couldn't 

• Could and couldn't are the past forms of can and can't.
• Use them to talk about ability in the past.

VB: "When I was younger, I could run 1 kilometer in 10 minutes. Now it takes me over 20!"

Could / Couldn't 

• Use for ability in the past.
  

• "Yesterday, I couldn't find my wallet anywhere, but today I found it!"
• Last year, he couldn't speak English very well, but now he can. 

Could 

You can also use could for possibilities in the future. 

A: "Do you have any ideas for our publicity campaign?"

B: "Yes, I have a few ideas. I could put up advertisements on Facebook and Google. We could also give out pamphlets in our neighbourhood. Maybe John could even contact local TV stations."

Could

Use could for Polite Requests:

"Could you please open the window? It's hot in here."

"Could you turn the music down? Thanks."

"Could you make 10 copies of this report, please?"

Would / Wouldn't

To talk about unreal or imaginary situations:

• "If I were the president of my company, I would make a lot of changes."
• "If people were more generous, there wouldn't be so much poverty in the world today."
• "She would travel around the world if she had more vacation time."

Wouldn't

Use it for something negative that happened in the past:

• He said he wouldn't lend me any money.
• I promised I wouldn't smoke anymore.
• I assured her I wouldn't waste my time. 

Would you like...?

To make polite offers:

• "Would you like to see some pictures from my vacation?"
• "Sure!"

Don't use 'to'

You shouldn't to smoke.

You shouldn't smoke.

You could to order pizza tonight.

You could order pizza tonight. 

I would to buy a car if I had the money.

I would buy a car if I had the money.

Wat weten we nog?

Wat betekenen should en shouldn't?

1. Should betekent moeten, shouldn't betekent niet moeten
2. Should betekent zou (eigenlijk) moeten, shouldn't betekent zou (eigenlijk) niet moeten
3. Should betekent zou niet moeten, shouldn't betekent zou moeten
4. Should betekent moeten, shouldn't betekent niet mogen.

Wat betekent would?

1. zou moeten
2. zou (willen)
3. zullen
4. zou kunnen

Wat betekent Could?

1. Zou kunnen
2. Zouden moeten
3. Zou
4. Zou mogen

I have been really tired lately. I ______ go to bed ealier.

1. Would
2. Could
3. Should

When I was a child, I _________ play outside all day

1. Would
2. Could
3. Should

"In the future, you _______ take your phone out in public."

1. Would not
2. Could not
3. Should not

________ you help me with my project?

1. Would
2. Could
3. Should

Ik heb .... begrepen van deze les.

1. voldoende (ik kan aan de slag, maar heb misschien een vraag)
2. bijna alles (ik kan zeker aan de slag)
3. heel weinig (ik heb meer uitleg nodig)
4. huh, een les?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-grammar/can-could-would-invitations-offers-requests-permission 

Aan de slag!

• Maak de opdrachten in de Portal:
• Modal verbs
• Modal verbs; choose the correct alternative

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