Strange verbs: MODALS VERBS
PROBABILITY
MUST
For present. Ex.You haven't slept. You must be tired
SHOULD
For present. Ex. Lisen Mary, she should know.
NECESSITY
NEED /NEEDN'T
For present. Ex. We need study more.
(DO/DID/WILL NOT)HAVE TO
For present, past and future. Ex. Did I have harvest wheat?
OFFERS
COULD/WILL/
For past/future. Ex. We can cook for everyone.
CAN
For present. Ex.I can help you with everything
SHALL
For interrogatives.Ex. Shall I write you writing?
INSTRUCTION,REQUEST
COULD
Ex. Could you take milk and eggs?Then mix it.
WOULD
Ex. Would they wait in my house ?
ADVICE, RECOMENDATION
COULD (without negative form)
For past and future tense. Ex.You could put your homework on the fridge because Acher eat all.
SHOULD(NOT)
For present, past and future tense. Ex. Should I ask him his name ?
OUGHT (NOT) TO
For present, past and future tense. Ex. You ought to live slower.
MUST
For present tense. Ex. You must be happy.
HAD BETTER (NOT)
For present, past and future. Ex. Sara had better go to the exam.
OBLIGATION
MUST
For present and future tense.Ex. Everyone must give some money to cover the costs
MUST NOT
NOT ALLOWED TO
BE (NOT) SUPPOSED TO
For present,past and future. Ex. Alba and me are not supposed go to the school because we are ill.
sHOULD(without negative form)
For present and future. Ex. We should play tomorrow the mach.
HAVE TO
For present, past and future tense.Ex Have I drive to the right or to the left?
DON'T HAVE TO
CERTAIN
MUST
For present and past in affirmative. Ex. Jorge must be his brother because they show equal.
HAVE TO
For present and past in affirmative. Ex. My friend has to know it, so you can say whatever you want.
CAN'T
For present only in negative form. Ex. You can't run, yours legs are broken.
EXPECTATIVE
OUGHT TO (with out negative form)
For present,past an ¡d future time. Ex.I shoud fell the same but...
SHOULD/SHOULD'T
For present,past an ¡d future time.Ex.The book ought to be in your house.
POSSIBILITY
COULD/COULDN´T
For present, past and future tense. Ex. Marta could't be who stay there.
CAN/CAN'T
For present, past and future tense. (General statements) Ex. Snow can fall tonight.
MAY(NOT)
For present, past and future tense. Ex. She may not be upseteps, I don't know...
MIGHT(NOT)
For present, past and future tense. Ex. I might have arrived to librery, because we agree to meet inside.
ABILITY
CAN/CAN'T
For present tense. Ex. I can eat 3 hamburguer in 30 minuts.
COULD/COULDN'T
For past tense. Ex.They could write a letter in the forest.
(NOT)BE ABLE TO
For complex tenses.Ex.I won't be able to pass the exam
To know do something, skills
These verbs are diferent of the rest of the verbs They haven't got verb tenses. Ex. She can be like she wants. They can't operate without another verb. Ex. We have to go in this lane.
To give or ask for PERMISION
MAY
For present and future tense.Ex. You may celebrate your birthday in this pub.
CAN/CAN'T
For present and future tense. Ex. You can go out. Can I go to the toilet, please?
BE ALLOWED TO
For past tense. Ex. They were allowed to stay in this room all the afternoon
It is more formal use MAY or COULD
*Can and could are auxiliar verbs use in condicionals sentences. Ex.If you didn't stay all day with me I could do moore things.
To show that something is possible in the future,but not certain,supositions
