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Modaux
MODALS
- Modals serve to express all the facts which are not (or not yet) real:
Possible fact, probable,necessary, wished, future, supposed.
List of modals:
Can | could |
May | might |
shall | should |
will | would |
need | dare |
Must | ought to |
- Meaning and use:
- Possibility/impossibility:
Can (present) ú it can be a very good solution.
Could (past-conditional) ú When I was young, I could swim for a long distance.
If I were stronger, I could lift the table.
- Ability:
Dareú I dare speak to this girl.
Can ú I can run faster.
- Obligation:
Ought to -> I ought to go home now.
Must -> you must look after your little brother.
- Authorisation
Can(familiar) ->Can I use your pen.
May(official) -> You may take photos in the museum.
- Prohibition:
Mustn't ú You mustn't break anything.
May not ú You may not smoke.
Can't ú You can't camp here!
- Wish:
Would (like to) ú I would like to stay with my friend.
Could úIf only he could stop worrying.
- Advice/Suggestion
Should ú You should take an umbrella.
Could ú You could be more patient.
Might ú You might be in bed.
- Reproach/ Regret:
Should +present perfect úyou should have forgiven him, he was a child.
You should have come, it was fun.
I shouldn't have sold my car.
Need ú you needn't lie.
- Polite Request:
Shall ú Shall I help you / shall we go now?
Will ú Will you stay to dinner.
Would ú Would you hold the door for me?
Could ú Could you help me?
- Accept/Refusal:
Will ú the doctor will see you.
Would úI insisted but she wouldn't come.
- Repetition(in past)
Would ú when we were children, my father would take us to the zoo on Sundays.
- Condition
Will ú if you come, I will show you my new car.
Would= If I knew anything, I would tell you.
- Probability:
With modals, we can express our point of view: Act is possible, probable, certain, eventual
Probability of an act in present, past or future:
-present: she may be writing
-past : she may have written
-future : she may write
Probability of an act in future
We use May, Might and Should.
Degree of probability
He must be working.
They should not be far now.
It should be easy.
He can be at home .
It can't be more than
She may have rich friends.
He maycome, or he may not come.
It could be true.
He might be waiting for you.
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