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MODAL VERBS or DEFECTIVE VERBS General characteristics Can Could Must Might // May Should // Ought to BVM ©2010
CHARACTERISTICS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CAN “yo puedo” “yo sé” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],can't /can not / cannot He can speak six languages. Can I go to the concert? Yes, you can. This can be useful. ability permission possibility
COULD  “yo pude/podía” “yo podría” “yo supe/sabía” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],/kud/ Mozart could play  the piano at the age of 5. It could be dangerous. Could you tell me the way to the theatre, please? couldn't past possibility formal
MUST “yo debo/tengo que” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],mustn't You mustn't feed the animals at the zoo. Cinderella must go back at midnight. Present I must leave now. Future Tomorrow she must go  to the dentist. OBLIGATION PROHIBITION
MIGHT “podría/pudiera ser que” MAY  “puedo/puede que” ,[object Object],[object Object],formal remote May I come in? She may invite you. very He might get a rise this  month.
SHOULD// OUGHT TO “debería” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],advice I should do some exercise. You ought to sleep more.

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Modal Verbs Characteristics and Uses

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