CHAPTER 8

Modal verbs Os verbos modais (can, could, must, may, might e should) so verbos auxiliares que do um significado especfico para o verbo principal.

Esses verbos: so utilizados no infinitivo sem to; precedem o verbo principal; tem a mesma forma para todas as pessoas; no necessitam de outros verbos auxiliares para as formas negativas e interrogativas.

Usos
Can, could ( pode, podia, poderia) So utilizados para:

Expressar capacidade e habilidade Ex:. I could read when I was three.

Expressar um pedido, solicitar ou conceder permisso e oferecer ajuda Ex:. Can I help you, Mr. Santos? FORMA NEGATIVA: CANT/ COULDNT

Must( deve) utilizado para:

Expressar obrigao e deduo Ex:. Candidates must arrive 30 minutes before the exam. Have to pode ser utilizado no lugar de must para indicar obrigao, sem alterao de sentido. Ex:. We have to learn more about Science.

Expressar uma obrigao no passado, usa-se had to. Ex:. Phillip had to go to this office last Saturday. May, might( pode, podia, poderia) So utilizados para: Expressar possibilidade e deduo. Might mais formal. Ex:. The bodys ability to grow may fail sometimes. May tambm pode ser utilizado para fazer um pedido. Ex:. May I go to the bathroom?

Should (deve, deveria) utilizado para expressar conselho ou recomendao. Ex:. You should go to work tomorrow.

Lets practice!
Match each sentence to the best description of what is expressed. a) deduction b) ability c)prohibition d)request e)permission f)obligation g) possibility h)advice i) offering help ( ) May I join you in the kitchen and help you to prepare your lunch? ( ) I have to finish my report about literature. ( )Melissa may be sick because she didnt come to class today. ( ) May I type this document later, Mr. Brook? ( )You mustnt take any medicine without seeing a doctor first. ( )Im sorry that Im late. May I come in? ( ) Lene couldnt ride a bike whe she was ten. Its terrible!