modals Flashcards
I can’t swim.
modal+BV/present ability/present modal
I couldn’t speak French as a child.
modal+BV/past ability/ past modal
Can I see you tomorrow?
modal +BV/ present availability/ present modal
I couldn’t pick you up after school because I was working.
modal+BV/ past availability/ past modal
Can you help me?
modal+BV/ present request/ present modal
Can I go to Joe’s house?
modal+BV/present permission/present modal
I must study to pass this exam.
modal+BV/present necessity/present modal
I had to get up early to take the bus.
modal +BV/ past necessity/past modal
I don’t have to pay taxes this year.
modal+BV/ present lack of necessity/ present modal
I didn’t have to go to class yesterday.
modal+BV/past lack of necessity/ past modal
You must wear a seat belt.
modal+BV/present obligation/ present modal
Citizens should respect other’s property.
modal+BV/present obligation/present modal
You must not drink and drive
modal +BV/ present prohibition/ present modal
Joe might be running late.
modal+BV/ present possibility/ present modal
You should call the doctor.
modal+BV/ present advice/present modal
You should have studied more.
modal + have +pp/past advice/past modal
You could take the TTC.
modal +BV/ present suggestion/ present modal
You had better be home on time.
modal+BV/ present strong advice/present modal
He can’t be working today, I just saw him.
modal+BVing/ present impossibility/present modal
He must be on his way.
modal+BV/present logical deduction/present modal
He might have taken someone else’s shift.
modal+have+pp/ past possibility/past modal
They would often play together in grade school.
modal+BV/ past routine/past modal
The students didn’t have to rewrite the final test.
modal+BV/past lack of necessity/past modal
You should have followed the directions.
modal+have+pp/past advice/past modal
I have to fill the prescription
modal+BV/present necessity/present modal
The schedule might change.
modal+BV/present possibility/present modal
you must not drive without a seatbelt
modal+BV/present prohibition/present modal
She must have arrived by now.
modal+have+pp/ past logical deduction/past modal
You must drive carefully
modal+BV/present obligation/present modal
He should have done well on the test. He studied a lot.
modal+have+pp/past expectation/past modal
Julie must have forgotten our appointment this morning.
Past modal/ modal+have+pp /past logical deduction
