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AULA PROGRAMADA – Língua Inglesa Período: 2ª quinzena de julho

TURMAS : 221
Professora: Ariane Gonçalves
#CONTEÚDO: MODAL VERBS

Os “modal verbs” (verbos modais), como o “can” e o “could”, que são considerados
auxiliares, ou seja, são utilizados para ajudar o verbo principal em uma oração.

A função dos verbos modais é mudar ou complementar o sentido do verbo principal,

expressando ideias de possibilidade, obrigação, dedução, desejo, proibição, vontade, capacidade,
etc. Veja, a seguir, os verbos modais e o que cada um, basicamente, expressa:

Os modal verbs totalizam 9 verbos, sendo eles:

VERBO VERBO
Can might
Could Must
May Shall
Will Should
ought to Would
E todos seguem as mesmas características e regras:

1. Não são utilizados no formato tradicional do infinitivo (to + verb). A partícula to é dispensada,

apresentando somente o verbo no infinitivo (com a exceção do verbo ought que sempre será seguido
do to).
Exemplo: She can play the guitar (e não: She can to play the guitar)

2. Não são flexionados de acordo com o tempo verbal. No Past Simple, o -ed não é acrescentado no final
do verbo, também não são conjugados no Continuous Tense.
Exemplo: When I was younger I could play tennis very well (e não:
When I was younger I coulded play tennis very well).

3. Não ganham o -s no final quando conjugados na terceira pessoa do singular no Present Simple.
Exemplo: Outros verbos – She walks on the sidewalk.
Modal Verb – She may ask help to you (e não: She may asks help to you ou She mays ask help to you)

Quais ideias expressam?

Os modal verbs podem expressar diversas ideias dependendo de sua colocação e contexto. Contudo,
algumas das ideias principais são:
 Ought to (conselho): The child ought to be in bed. (A criança deveria estar na cama).
 Would (pedido): Would you help me with this? (Você me ajudaria com isso?).
 Shall (sugestão): Shall we go out for dinner tonight? (Vamos sair para jantar esta noite?).
 Can (capacidade de fazer algo): She can speak four languages. (Ela fala quatro línguas).
 Could (possibilidade): She could arrive anytime now. (Ela poderia chegar a qualquer momento).
 Should (conselho): You should do your homework. (Você deveria fazer o seu dever de casa).
 Must (obrigação): He must pay the bills. (Ele deve pagar as contas).
 May (pedido): May I go to the party? (Eu posso ir na festa?)
 Might (probabilidade): You might go with me. (Você pode ir comigo).

EXERCISES:

1) TEXT:

At least 100 Sussex children and staff are thought to be suffering from food poisoning after a
Christmas meal. A third of all pupils – aged between nine and 13 – and 10 teachers were struck down
after eating a turkey lunch on Wednesday. No one is hospitalized.

From: www.tv411org/reading

According to the article no one is hospitalized. Choose the best option to express advice:

“But I think they ______ be under observation for a while.”

A)may B)should C)can D)could E)would

2) TEXT:

What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour

Which was a more important innovation: indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones?  We’re in the
golden age of innovation, an era in which digital technology is transforming the underpinnings of human
existence. Or so a techno-optimist might argue. 

  We’re in a depressing era in which innovation has slowed and living standards are barely rising. That’s
what some skeptical economists believe.

   The truth is, this isn’t a debate that can be settled objectively. Which was a more important innovation:
indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones? You could argue for any of them, and data can tell
plenty of different stories depending on how you look at it. Productivity statistics or information on
inflation-adjusted incomes is helpful, but can’t really tell you whether the advent of air-conditioning or
the Internet did more to improve humanity’s quality of life. […](Source: Neil Irwin, at “The NY Times”.
Retrieved at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/upshot/what-was-the-greatest-era-foramerican-
innovation-a-brief-guided-tour.html)

In the statement “You could argue for any of them” (3rd paragraph), the modal verb COULD is correctly
replaced, with no change in meaning, on the following item:

A) You may argue for any of them. B) You should argue for any of them. C) You must argue for
any of them. D) You ought to argue for any of them. E) You would like to argue for any of them
3) “It _________ never occur to my boss to give me a raise.” What is the appropriate modal verb to
complete the sentence?
A) should B) could C) would D) can E) must

4) Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb: can, could, must, may, might or should

I. Is Carlos ready? I'm not sure. He _____ need some more minutes.
II. I can't find the doctor. He ________ have gone out.
III. Her grandmother hurt her leg, so she _______ not walk very well.
Mark the CORRECT arswer.

A) may / might / might B)might / may / could C)should / might / could D)might / should / may
E)should / may / might

5) All the sentences have a modal and its correct explanation, EXCEPT one. Choose the
INCORRECT answer.
A) I had to help on the farm when I was young. – STRONG OBLIGATION.
B) I must arrange to have my windows cleaned. – STRONG OBLIGATION.
C)We ought to have bought your sister a card for her birthday. – WEAK OBLIGATION.
D) You mustn´t cross the road without looking. – STRONG OBLIGATION.

6) Use the correct modal verb in the sentence below and pick up an alternative:

“ Yes! You _______ leave the room now!”

A)Like to. B)Have. C)Use D)May.

7) In the sentence :“What matters is not what you know, but what you can do”, the underlined
verb indicates:

A) a certainty B) a necessity. C) a suggestion. D) a permission. E) an ability

8) Choose the best dialogue completion:

“Did you visit the Louvre Museum when you were in Paris?”

“No, I didn’t. But now I wish I ________”

A) had B)were C)would D)might

9) The sentence “Paul ___ not done volunteer work at the nursing home since last week.” It can
be correctly completed with the auxiliary verb:

A) did B)does C)is D)has E) will

10) either Katy nor Michal _______available for the meeting tonight

A) can B) is C) were D) are E)am