UNIT 4 : MODAL VERBS: COULD, SHOULD, HAVE TO, MUST AND OUGHT TO.

Activity 10: Modal verbs: Could, Should, Have to, Must and Ought to.

  • Objetivo: Utilizar los verbos modales: Could, should, have to, must y ought to para hablar en inglés.
  • Competencia: Utiliza los verbos modales para dar y solicitar información y opiniones personales considerando las oportunidades del contexto.
  • Contenido: Modal verbs: Could, should, have to, must and ought to.

 

 

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Modal verb “Can and Could”

 

EXAMPLES:
*You could be wrong.
*This new plan could be very risky.
*I couldn’t watch the T.V. If I don’t do my homework.
*We couldn’t leave you alone.
*Could you open the window?
*Could we go to the stadium on Saturday?

 

(to ask something)

Can + infinitive (can do / can play / can come etc.):

I/we/you/they/he/she/it

Can

Can’t (cannot)

Do

Play

See

Come etc.

Can

I/we/you/they/he/she/it

Do?

Play?

See?

Come?

 

           

 

? Could +     :)        + Verb + comp.?

S. A. Yes,               could    No,         couldn’t

 

Modal verb “Must, mustn´t and don´t need to”

EXAMPLES:

*He must have a lot of money.
*You mustn’t move to London.
*We mustn’t spend the money.
*Must you go to school?
*Must we visit your parents?

 

(Obligation: rules, prohibitions)

Must + infinitive (must do/ must work etc.):

 

I/We/You/They/He/She/It

 

Must

Do

Go

See

Eat       

 

+ J + must + verb to + comp.

- J + mustn´t + verb + comp.

? must  + J + verb + comp.

S.A Yes, J must            No, J mustn´t

 

 

Modal verb “ I have to”

EXAMPLES:
*They have to leave early.
*John has to wear a tie at work.
*You don’t have to eat that.
*Did you have to go to school?
*Do you have to work on Saturday? Yes, I do

(Obligations “persona”)

I/ We/ You / They     Have

To do

To work

To go

 He/ She / It                Has

Present

Do        I / We / You /  They

Have to…?

Does   He / She / It

I / We / You /  They    Don´t

Have to…

He / She / It               Doesn´t

Past

Did

I / We / You /  They

He / She / It   

Have to…?

I / We / You /  They

He / She / It  

Didn´t have to…

       

+J + have/has to + verb to + comp.

- J + don´t/doesn´t + have to + verb + comp.

? Do/does + J have to + verb + comp.

S.A Yes, J have/has to            No, J don´t/doesn´t have to

 

Modal verb “Should”

EXAMPLES:

*You should buy some new shoes.

*We should stop car
*what time do you think you should go home?I should 1:00 am

(Recomendation)

Sholud + infinitive

(should do/ should watch etc.):

I/We/You/They

He/She/It

Should

Shouldn´t

Do

Stop

+ J + should + verb to + comp.

- J + shouldn´t + verb + comp.

? Should  + J + verb + comp.

S.A Yes, J should           No, J Shouldn´t