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4 Andrian Bowo Susanto

4 Raras Putri Andini

Modal Verbs
What are modal verbs?
4 They are: • Ought to
• Can
They are Auxiliary verbs that
• Could
provide additional and specific
• May meaning to the main verb of the
• Might sentence
• Must
• Shall Modal verbs are sometimes
• Should referred to as
• Will Modal Auxiliary verbs because
they help other verbs
• Would
How do we use modals?

S M V
Subject Verb

Example: Raras could play the guitar


They do not accept conjugation
They do not need other auxiliary verbs
Form
There is no “s” in singular
There is no “do / does” in the question
There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative

 He can run He cans run or He can runs


 Would you like to come with me?
Do you would like to come with me?
 They can’t be trusted
They don’t can be trusted
Form

Modal verbs do not have infinitives or –ing forms

to can / caning to must /musting

Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to

She must eat


We should have gone to south county
He could play baseball in his youth (general ability)
Form

Modal verbs do not have all the tenses

Modal verbs use other verbs to complete the tenses


Can is completed with be able to
Must is completed with have to

 They can play the guitar


 They will be able to play the guitar in the future
 You must come early
 You had to come early yesterday
What do they express?
They can have more than one meaning
depending on the situations
To understand it better we are going to divide them into
3 categories
1. Single Concept Modal: they have one meaning
2. Double Concept Modal: they have two meanings
3. Modals in past: They are used to express a situation in
the past
Categories
Single concept Double Concept Modals in Past
Modals Modals
Will May Would have
Might Must Could have
Should Would Might have
Ought to Shall Should have
Had better Could May have
Can Must have
Single Concept Modal
Modal Concept Examples
Will Future Buyung will travel to Kalideres next
week
Might Small probability I might move to Rajeg some day

Should Recommendation You should go to the doctor

Ought to Formal We ought to know about first aids


recommendation
Had better Warning I had better eat or I will be hungry
Double Concept Modal
Modal Concept Examples
May (1) Permission May I come in?

May (2) Good probability We may visit Japan this summer

Must (1) Responsibility Everyone must pay taxes

Must (2) Assumption She didn’t arrive. She must be sick

Would (1) Past (used to) When I was young, I would play
badminton
Would (2) Present unreal I would buy the car but I can’t afford
it
Double Concept Modal
Modal Concept Examples
Shall (1) Educated expression Excuse me, I shall go now
Offer Shall I clean it?
Shall (2) Contractual obligation The company shall pay on January 1st

Could (1) Unreal Ability I could go if I had time

Could (2) Past Ability She could play the piano, not anymore

Can (1) Present Ability We can speak English

Can (2) Permission Can I have a sweet?


Modals in the Past
 They are modals referred to actions that
happened in the past

MODAL + HAVE + verb in past participle

It must have been a difficult decision


They should have invited her to their wedding
Modals in Past : Modal + have + past participle
Modal Concept Example
Would have Past unreal action I would have bought the car, but I didn’t
have money
Could have Past unreal Ability She could have taken the flight

May have Past unreal We may have passed the test, but it was in
Possibility French
Might have Past Unreal Small You might have sold the house, if you
Probability really needed the money

Should have Past unreal You should have listened to the doctor
Recommendation
Must have Past unreal We must have been crazy!
Assumption
Thank you for your attention

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