
Modal verbs.
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12th Grade
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Susana Mauro
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Modal verbs and coordinating linkers.
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Modal verbs
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) Modal verbs add meaning to the main verb in a sentence by expressing possibility, ability, permission, or obligation.
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To express probability:
could / may / might
Examples:
It might rain tomorrow, I am not sure.
She may be late for the movie
They could come by car.
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To express certainty:
must / can't / couldn't
Examples:
You worked all day. You must be tired.
She can't be sick. I' was just with her.
That couldn't be true. I trust her.
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To express improbability:
may not / might not
Examples:
She may not come to the party. They had a fight yesterday.
I might not have turned the lights off. I can't remember!
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Multiple Select
Cruella _______ hot. That's a very warm coat.
must be
can't be
may be
might be
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Multiple Choice
I am not sure where my keys are. They ________ somewhere.
can't be
might have fallen
must fall
may not be
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Multiple Choice
The movie just came out! My friends ______ very excited.
can't be
couldn't be
might not be
must be
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Multiple Choice
She has no signal. She _______ on the subway.
can't be
couldn't be
might not be
must be
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Multiple Choice
She told me she had a doctor's appointment, so she _____ home.
must be
might be
can't be
may be
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Present tense form:
subject + modal verb + verb in the base form + complement.
Example:
They must be very happy.
v/s
I am sure they are over the moon.
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Present continuous form:
subject + modal verb + be + verb -ing + complement.
I might be getting my wisdom tooth out.
v/s
I am probably getting my wisdom tooth out.
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Past tense form:
subject + modal verb + have + verb in the past participle + complement.
He may have felt ill.
v/s
He probably felt ill.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs: Perhaps she agrees with it.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs: It's possible that Jane visited her mom yesterday.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs: I am sure they are home by now.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs: James definitely isn't eighteen.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs: It's possible that they committed a crime.
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Modal verbs and coordinating linkers.
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