Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs

Name the modals you can think of!

What do they have in common?

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2.
3. 4. 5.

Have more than ONE meaning. Dont take s, -ing, -ed NO TENSES! ALL make negative by adding NOT. ALL make interrogative by INVERSION. MOST of them followed by BARE infinitive.

1. CAN (moi, znati, umeti)

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+ I can help you. I cannot/cant help you. ? Can I help you?

Znaenja: 1. DOZVOLA: You can go out tonight. 2. SPOSOBNOST: Sara can speak two languages. 3. ZAKLJUAK: He cant be your brother! (nemogue da je)You are not alike.

1. CAN (moi, znati, umeti)

CAN BE able to (generally in a spec.situaution)
PAST:

COULD When I was younger I could ski well. FUTURE: WILL be able to - I will be able to come tomorrow.

Practice 1
Read the sentences. Think about the meaning. Is it zakljuak/sposobnost/dozvola? 1. 2. 3. 4.

5.
6.

Maria can cook well. Can I go out, please? Tim cant be in London now. I saw him here yesterday. Last year I could swim all day and not get tired. This can be difficult. Children, you can all go to the park now.

2. MUST (morati)
MUST Sam sebi zadajem! U zvaninom, pisanom tekstu. I must have a haircut! I look awful! Books must be returned before the due date. HAVE TO Drugi mi zadaje! I have to do my HW for tomorrow. Mum says I have to clean my room.

2. MUST (morati)
MUST + I must go. I dont have to go. ? Must I go?

HAVE TO + I have to go. - I dont have to go. ? Do I have to go?

She has to go./ Does she have to go?

MUSTNT zabrana/ne smeti We mustnt smoke in here. You must not feed the animals.

2. MUST
ZNAENJA: 1. Obaveza: I have to do my project today. I must be on time to the wedding. 2. Zabrana: You mustnt lie on your CV. 3. Zakljuak:He must be at home. The lights are on. (mora da je)

Practice 2

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

MUST, HAVE TO, HAS TO, MUSTNT Sorry, I ______ go now. I have a bus to catch. I _______ eat something! Im starving! You _______ drive if you have been drinking. Helen ________ be here on time, she has an appointment. He _________ be madly in love! He is so positive and simply glowing! All wasted paper ________ be trown into the bin.

3. SHOULD (trebalo bi da)

+ I should stop eating sweets. ? Should I stop eating sweets? I shouldnt stop eating sweets. ZNAENJE: 1. Sugestija, savet: I think you should lose some weight.

4. MAY MIGHT (moda)

She may come any time. She might come any time. 1. May ima i znaenje DOZVOLE: You may come in. (sme) May I use your pen? 2. Might ima i znaenje ZAKLJUKA: She might be busy. Her phone is off.

PLUS!
Za

utiva pitanja radije koristimo modale "u pastu":

Can

I use your pen? Could I use your pen? Will you open the door? Would you open the door?

Practice Put the right MODAL in the blanks. Be careful! You have +, ?,-.
1.

2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11.

The employer told the workers that they _____ come to work on time. The buses are all full. We _______ get a taxi. He ________be in here. I can see his car at the parking lot. I _______ remember his address. I was there long time ago. You __________do all the exercise. Two sentences will be enough. We _________ go shopping .There isnt any food in the fridge. Visitors ___________ walk around the church during a service. _________I speak to Jane, please? Sometimes it __________ rain in July but not very often. When I was only 5, I ________ ride a bike on two wheels. You have a temperature. I think you ______ go to the doctors.

KEY
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2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

The employer told the workers that they have to come to work on time. The buses are all full. We must/should get a taxi. He can/must be in here. I can see his car at the parking lot. I cant remember his address. I was there long time ago. You dont have to/ needn t do all the exercise. Two sentences will be enough. We should/can/must go shopping .There isnt any food in the fridge. Visitors mustnt walk around the church during a service. Can/May/ Could I speak to Jane, please? Sometimes it may/might rain in July but not very often. When I was only 5, I could/was able to ride a bike on two wheels. You have a temperature. I think you should go to the doctors.

Additional practice - students book, page 89.