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MODAL VERBS
STRUCTURE
1- DO NOT TAKE -S, -ING, OR -ED SUFFIXES
( shouldS shouldED shouldING arenot correct)
2- FOLLOWED BYTHE BARE INFINITIVE( INFINITIVEWITHOUTTO)
( SHOULD TO DO is not correct)
3- COME BEFORETHE SUBJECT INQUESTIONS AND ARE FOLLOWED BYNOTIN
NEGATIONS. Example: MUST I do this? No, you MUSTN’T do it
4- THEY DO NOT HAVETENSES INTHE NORMAL SENSE ( I WILL MUSTis not correct, I am
MUSTING is not correct)
5- THEY ARE FOLLOWED BYA PRESENT BARE INFINITIVEWHENTHEREFER TO AN
INCOMPLETEACTIONORSTATE.
a. We SHOULD STOP the show ( Present)
b. You SHOULD BE STUDYING more ( Presentcontinuous)
6- THEY ARE FOLLOWED BYA PERFECT BARE INFINITIVETO REFERTO A COMPLETE
ACTIONORSTATE.
a. They SHOULD HAVERUN more today
b. They SHOULD HAVEBEEN STUDYING moretoday.
USES ( MODALITY)
OBLIGATION /DUTY / NECESSITY
 MUST expresses DUTYor STRONG OBLIGATION. Ex: I MUSThelp my brother.
 HAVETO expresses STRONG NECESSITY/ OBLIGATION. Ex: I HAVE TO study harder.
 HAD TO is the past formof MUST and HAVE TO. Ex: I HAD TO help my brother to
study maths.
 SHOULD/OUGHTTO express DUTY, WEAK OBLIGATION. Ex: they SHOULD recycle
more.
ABSENCEOF NECESSITY
 DON’THAVETO / DON’TNEED TO / NEEDN’T expresses it IS notnecessary ( PAST)
Ex: She NEEDN’T/ DOESN’TNEED TO/ DOESN’THAVETO pay for the ticket
 DIDN’TNEED TO/ DIDN’THAVETO expresses it WAS not necessary ( PAST)
Ex: He DIDN’TNEED TO / DIDN’THAVETO buy me a new dress.
 NEEDN’T HAVE+ PASTPARTICIPLE. Something was notnecessary BUTit was done.
Example: You NEEDN’THAVE BOUGHToranges ( but you did).
PROHIBITION
 MUSTN’T. It is forbidden to do something. Ex: You MUSTN’T smokehere
ADVICE
 SHOULD. General advice. You SHOULD usesolar power.
 OUGTH TO. General advice. You OUGHTTO usesolar power.

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Modal verbs

  • 1. MODAL VERBS STRUCTURE 1- DO NOT TAKE -S, -ING, OR -ED SUFFIXES ( shouldS shouldED shouldING arenot correct) 2- FOLLOWED BYTHE BARE INFINITIVE( INFINITIVEWITHOUTTO) ( SHOULD TO DO is not correct) 3- COME BEFORETHE SUBJECT INQUESTIONS AND ARE FOLLOWED BYNOTIN NEGATIONS. Example: MUST I do this? No, you MUSTN’T do it 4- THEY DO NOT HAVETENSES INTHE NORMAL SENSE ( I WILL MUSTis not correct, I am MUSTING is not correct) 5- THEY ARE FOLLOWED BYA PRESENT BARE INFINITIVEWHENTHEREFER TO AN INCOMPLETEACTIONORSTATE. a. We SHOULD STOP the show ( Present) b. You SHOULD BE STUDYING more ( Presentcontinuous) 6- THEY ARE FOLLOWED BYA PERFECT BARE INFINITIVETO REFERTO A COMPLETE ACTIONORSTATE. a. They SHOULD HAVERUN more today b. They SHOULD HAVEBEEN STUDYING moretoday. USES ( MODALITY) OBLIGATION /DUTY / NECESSITY  MUST expresses DUTYor STRONG OBLIGATION. Ex: I MUSThelp my brother.  HAVETO expresses STRONG NECESSITY/ OBLIGATION. Ex: I HAVE TO study harder.  HAD TO is the past formof MUST and HAVE TO. Ex: I HAD TO help my brother to study maths.  SHOULD/OUGHTTO express DUTY, WEAK OBLIGATION. Ex: they SHOULD recycle more.
  • 2. ABSENCEOF NECESSITY  DON’THAVETO / DON’TNEED TO / NEEDN’T expresses it IS notnecessary ( PAST) Ex: She NEEDN’T/ DOESN’TNEED TO/ DOESN’THAVETO pay for the ticket  DIDN’TNEED TO/ DIDN’THAVETO expresses it WAS not necessary ( PAST) Ex: He DIDN’TNEED TO / DIDN’THAVETO buy me a new dress.  NEEDN’T HAVE+ PASTPARTICIPLE. Something was notnecessary BUTit was done. Example: You NEEDN’THAVE BOUGHToranges ( but you did). PROHIBITION  MUSTN’T. It is forbidden to do something. Ex: You MUSTN’T smokehere ADVICE  SHOULD. General advice. You SHOULD usesolar power.  OUGTH TO. General advice. You OUGHTTO usesolar power.