The English Lounge: Modal Verbs II

martes, 20 de mayo de 2014

Modal Verbs II

Formula for Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs don't need the use of auxiliary verbs, nor the use of an "S" for conjugation in 3rd person of singular

Affirmative Modal Verbs

Negative Modal Verbs

I can speak English
You could go to the beach today
He would take you home
She should study more
It might rain today
We may leave the classroom early
You must keep quiet in class
They have to clean the mess
Tom will travel to Belgium
Sarah shall cook dinner
You ought to tidy your room
You had better ('d better) be patient with kids
My dog can play the dead
I'm able to work at night

I can't speak Japanese
You couldn't work extra hours
He wouldn't walk with you
She shouldn't party tonight
It might not be sunny
We may not use the book on the test
You mustn't copy in the exam.
They don't have to clean the mess
Tom won't travel to Ecuador
Sarah shall not buy fast food for dinner.
You oughtn't tidy your room
You don't have to be patient with kids
My dog can't speak
I'm not able to wake up early

"Had better" doesn't have any negative form. The negative form is "don't/doesn't have to".