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- 1. Modal ContinuousModal PerfectContinuousModal Verb Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs.Modal verbs can be used in a variety of different formsI could swim at thebeach.Modal SimpleI could be swimming atthe beach right now.I could have swum at the beach yesterday.Modal PerfectI could have been swimming at the beach instead of working in the office.The room should be cleaned once a day.Passive Modal SimpleThe room should be being cleaned now.Passive Modal ContinuousThe room should havebeen cleaned yesterdayPassive Modal PerfectThe room should have been being cleaned but nobody was therePassive Modal Perfect Continuous
- 2. Modal verbs arespecial verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences: Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person. Examples:He can speak Chinese. She should be here by 9:00.You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past. Examples:He should not be late. They might not come to the party.Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses. Examples:He will can go with us. Not CorrectShe musted study very hard. Not CorrectCan
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- 12. CanCouldHad BetterHave GotToHave To2. Análisis del Sector / Colombia"Can" is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility."Could" is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can.""Had better" is most commonly used to make recommendations. It can also be used to express desperate hope as well as warn people."Have to" is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation."Have got to" is used to express necessity and obligation.
- 13. MayMightMustOught To"May" ismost commonly used to express possibility. It can also be used to give or request permission, although this usage is becoming less common."Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditional sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English."Must" is most commonly used to express certainty. It can also be used to express necessity or strong recommendation, although native speakers prefer the more flexible form "have to." "Must not" can be used to prohibit actions, but this sounds very severe; speakers prefer to use softer modal verbs such as "should not" or "ought not" to dissuade rather than prohibit."Ought to" is used to advise or make recommendations. "Ought to" also expresses assumption or expectation as well as strong probability, often with the idea that something is deserved. "Ought not" (without "to") is used to advise against doing something, although Americans prefer the less formal forms "should not" or "had better not."
- 14. ShallShouldWillWould"Shall" is usedto indicate future action. It is most commonly used in sentences with "I" or "we," and is often found in suggestions, such as "Shall we go?" "Shall" is also frequently used in promises or voluntary actions. In formal English, the use of "shall" to describe future events often expresses inevitability or predestination. "Shall" is much more commonly heard in British English than in American English; Americans prefer to use other forms, although they do sometimes use "shall" in suggestions or formalized language. "Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation."Will" is used with promises or voluntary actions that take place in the future. "Will" can also be used to make predictions about the future. "Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past.