MODAL VERBS

CAN / COULD/MAY/MIGHT/ MUST/ SHOULD/ OUGHT TO/ WOULD

O que voc precisa saber sobre os

Verbos modais ou Verbos modais
auxiliares ?

So verbos auxiliares e, com tal, so

usados para modular o sentido de
qualquer verbo (principal) que o
acompanha.
Um
modal
pode
expressar grau de intensidade ou
certeza em relao a atitudes e
pensamentos das pessoas.

Com exceo de ought to , os

modals no recebem a preposio TO ;
ou seja, no se usa to nem antes do
modal , nem depois do modal .

IDEAS

CAPACIT
Y
ABILITY

PRESEN
T

PAST

COULD
CAN = =
PODE PODERI
R
A

FUTURE

CAN +
SOON,
TOMORRO
W, ETC.

SIMILAR
MEANING

BE ABLE TO =
SER CAPAZ DE

Construo em frases...

I can do
something
.
Affirmative form :
Ex : I can dance . / Im able to dance.
( Eu posso danar./ Eu sou capaz de danar.)
Negative form :
Ex : He can not /cannot swim ./ He cant swim./
He is not able to swim.
(Ele no pode nadar. / Ele no capaz de nadar.)
Interrogative form :
Ex: Can you run very fast ? Are you able to run
very fast?
( Voc pode correr muito rpido? Voc capaz de
correr muito rpido?)

TEMPOS VERBAIS
PRESENT :
CAN = ( am, is, are ) + able to
Ex .: I can drive well = I am able to drive well.
PAST :
COULD = (was, were) + able to
Ex .: I could swim very well when I was a child
= I was able to swim very well when I was a
child.
FUTURE :
CAN + SOON, TOMORROW, ETC . / WILL BE ABLE
Ex .: I can help you soon. / I will be able to
help you .

Usos de WILL BE ABLE TO

Habilidade futura :
Ex : Shell be able to drive with a few more lessons.
(Ela ser capaz de dirigir com mais algumas aulas.)
Possibilidade futura :
Ex : Ill be able to go back to work in a few more days.
( Eu serei capaz de retornar ao trabalho dentro de
poucos dias.)

Usos de CAN
Proibio :
Ex.: You cant go in.
( Voc no pode entrar.)
Deduo negativa :
Ex : All the lights are off. They cant be at home.
( Todas as luzes esto apagadas. Eles podem no estar
em casa. )

Com verbos de sentido (see, hear,smell...) :

Exemplos :
Can you see that bird over there ?
Can you hear me ?

 Permisso , pedido :
Muito informal : Can I borrow your pen ?
Can I go now ?
Informal : Could I use your telephone, please ?
Muito informal : Can you tell me the time, please ?
Informal :
?

Could you close the door, please ?

Could you lend me some money, please

May, might, will, would, shall, should,

ought to e must
So verbos auxiliares, portanto a negao feita com o
acrscimo de not (nt) e a forma interrogativa feita
colocando-os antes do sujeito.
Exemplos :
You shouldnt overeat.
May I speak to you in private ?
Com exceo de ought to, os modal verbs nunca so
precedidos ou seguidos de to.

We must to visit him . ( Ns devemos visitlo)

We ought to visit him. ( Ns deveramos

Permisso / Pedidos/
Solicitaes
May usado mais formalmente . Will e Would so
normalmente usados em solicitaes.
Exemplos :
May I go to the restroom, teacher ?
May I drink some water, teacher ?
Could you buy some medicine for this headache ?
Would you call me a doctor ?
Will you reserve a table for me , please ?

Deduo / Possibilidade
Must expressa uma forte possibilidade, baseada em
evidncias.
Ex.: This patient must have the flu. She has all the typical
symptoms.
May, might, can e could expressam possibilidade real ou
remota.
Exemplos :
I may be suffering from an eating disorder.
A cure for cancer might be discovered in the near future.
You could be developing bulimia.

Obrigao/ Necessidade/
Proibio
Must o modal verb usado para expressar
obrigao/ necessidade. Usa-se tambm have to,
have got to ou need to.
Exemplos :
I must learn to relax more.
Do I have to / need to have an injection ?
Youve got to check your blood pressure.
Athletes must not take drugs in order to win a
competition.

Conselho/ Sugesto
Should e ought to so as formas mais comuns para
expressar essa ideia.
Exemplos :
You should get professional help.
We ought to take some vitamin C.
Usos de Shall e Will para ofertar ajuda .
Exemplos :
We need some aspirin. Shall I buy some ?
Ill go to the drugstore for you.

Significado dos modais para

expressar possibilidade,
probabilidade .
Modal

Sentido

Can

poder, pode

Could

poderia

May

poderia ( talvez seja possvel )

Might
Must

poderia ( depende , menos provvel

que may )
deve, deveria obrigatoriamente

Should

deveria ( mas talvez no acontea)

would

(condicional)

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