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Understanding Modal Verbs

Here are the corrections: 1. If you have permission, you may download music files. 2. The lawyer said that I shouldn't copy music without legal permission. 3. At school, we should use cell phones in the hallways. 4. At school, we mustn't use cell phones in class. 5. At the airport, there is a special area where we can rest. 6. When I was in high school, we could leave the campus if we wished. 7. But, we couldn't miss classes. 8. Can you turn off that light? 9. I must talk to you right away. It's urgent!

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Understanding Modal Verbs

Here are the corrections: 1. If you have permission, you may download music files. 2. The lawyer said that I shouldn't copy music without legal permission. 3. At school, we should use cell phones in the hallways. 4. At school, we mustn't use cell phones in class. 5. At the airport, there is a special area where we can rest. 6. When I was in high school, we could leave the campus if we wished. 7. But, we couldn't miss classes. 8. Can you turn off that light? 9. I must talk to you right away. It's urgent!

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Modal verbs

Modal verbs must should


can could may
Negative Interrogative Meaning

can can not can I / he poder/


= can’t sing? ser capaz

could couldn’t could you..? poder/


ser capaz

may may not may I …? poder

must don’t must I …? ter de/que


have to dever (suposições)
mustn’t ser proibido

should shouldn’t should I…? dever


Modal verbs:
CAN – Permission/Ability/Offer help/ Possibility

He can skate quite well. Ability

Anyone can get a cold in winter. Possibility

Can I read the letter you have just


Permission
received?
Offer help
Can I help you?
Could –
Request / Possibility / Permission / Past ability

I could dance for hours when I was younger. Ability

We could go to the cinema tomorrow if we had a


Possibility
babysitter.
Permission
Could I leave a little earlier today?
Could you tell me the way to the post office? Requests
MAY - Possibility / Permission

We may go to Greece for our holidays. We haven’t


decided yet. possibility

May I come in? permission


MUST – Obligation or necessity
DON’T HAVE TO – absence of obligation
MUSTN’T – Prohibition

must
 You __________ arrive on time from now on.
mustn’t
 You _________ park your car here.
don’t have to
I think you _____________ worry about your baby.
He is okay!
SHOULD / SHOULDN’T - moral obligation /
advice

shouldn’t be rude to your granddad.


You __________
should
It’s so late! I _________be home by now.
shouldn’t
You __________ eat so much.
What would you say?
Could you
Could
Can
Can
Could
CanIIIborrow
use
drink
eat
youthe
a
please close the
phone
speak
your
sandwich?
water?
slower?
please?
book?
window?
Use CAN - CAN’T – MUST - MUSTN’T

You
You
Only
You mustn’t
must goa this
be careful!
pedestrians
can find can way!
Railways
use this
restaurant ahead !
way.
here.
You can find a motorway ahead.
Use CAN - CAN’T – MUST - MUSTN’T
must stop and give way.
You ________

You ________
must be careful. Crossroads
ahead.
You _______
can find a camping site here.

You _______
must turn on your lights.
can’t go on.
Vehicles wider than 2m ________
You ___________
mustn’t stop or park here.
1.If you have permission, you may / must
download music files.
2.The lawyer said that I shouldn’t / mustn’t copy music
without legal permission.
3. At school, we may / should use cell phones in
the hallways.
4. At school, we must / mustn’t use cell phones in class.
5. At the airport, there is a special area where
we can /should rest.
6.When I was in high school, we can / could leave
the campus if we wished.
7. But, we can’t / couldn’t miss classes.
8. Can / Should you turn off that light?
9. I can /must talk to you right away. It’s urgent!
10. You can /should write to your family. They
would like to know about you.

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