UNIT 5

Question 1

UNIT 5 MODALS

Answer 1

Modal: must, have to, can, might, may, could, will probably

Question 2

MODALS:

Remember that Modals verbs:

Answer 2

**Don’t take -s when the subjet is He/She or It
The verb form is the same for all persons
I/You/He/She/It/We//They can dance

**Are followed by the base form of the verb
Eg: He can play tennis very well.(Not He can can to play)
**Form the negativce by adding not
You musn’t(must not) cross this line
**Go before the subjet in questions -they don’t use an auxiliare verb
Eg: Can you speake another languaje?( not Do you can speak another languaje)

Question 3

Must/mustn’t

Answer 3

We use must to say that something is necessary/ essential
Eg: You must have a certificate to do this job
Must you go?

We use mustn’t to say something is prohibited
Eg: You mustn’t walk on the grass

Question 4

Have to/ don’t have to

Answer 4

Have to is a semi-modal verb. The verb changes depending on the person.
I have to go now
He has to work hard in this job

We use have to to say something is necessary or essential

Question 5

Can/can’t

Answer 5

We use can to say something is possible or permitted
Eg: You can come in now
We can only visit her in hospital between 6pm and 7pm

We also use it to:
talk about ability: I can play guitar
ask for give permission: Can I go out tonight, No, you can’t

We use can´t(cannot) to say something is not possible or permitted
You can’t smoke here

Question 6

Might/may

Answer 6

We use might or may to talk about possibility. There is usually no difference in meaning.
Eg: We might/may go out tomorrow

But sometimes there is a slight difference in certainty: Might can be less definitive
Eg:It might rain tomorrow,(=there is a small possibility it will rain, but it’s unlikely-I’m about 30% certain)
It may be cold in the evening(there is a possibility it will be cold- I’m about 60% certain)

Question 7

Might/may/could

Answer 7

We can use might,may or could to speculate about the present and the future.
Eg:You bag might/may/could be in London or it might/may/could be in Rome- we don´t know

We use could to make questions about the future:
Eg:Coul your bag be in Madrid?

Question 8

Will probably

Answer 8

We use will probably to talk about something that is very likely to happen
Eg: I will probably go shopping on Thursday

Question 9

Should/shouldn’t

Answer 9

We use should/shouldn’t to give advice. It isn’t as strong as must
We use should to say something is a good thing to do:
Eg: You should drink lots of water
We use shouldn’t to say something is bad thing to do:
Eg:You shouldn’t eat too much sugar