Modal Verbs Flashcards

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Poder (Habilidad)

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Can / Can’t - cannot

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Deberías (consejo)

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Should / Shouldn’t
Ought to

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3
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Debes (Obligación)

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Must

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Características de los modales:

(Para no cometer errores)

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  • No gerund
  • No infinitive
  • No past participle
  • No tienen conjugación
  • Seguidos de un verbo en infinito (sin el “to”)
  • Funcionan como auxiliares
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5
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Obligación

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Have to
Must

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Obligar a no hacer algo

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Mustn’t

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7
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No tienes por qué

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Don’t have to

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8
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Probablemente (+)

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May / may not

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9
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Poco probable (-)

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Might / might not

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10
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Poder de habilidad

A

Can
Could

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11
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Condicional

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Would

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12
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Futuro

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Will / Won’t = Shall / Shall not

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13
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Diferencia entre can y be able to

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Can - poder hacer algo en presente

Be able to - Arreglárselas para algo, ser capaz de ( se puede conjugar además en pasado o futuro)

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