2. MODAL VERBS
● Can poder
● Could podries, podria, etc
● May/might (probabilitat) pot ser que...
● Must (obligacio)=have to has de...
● Shall (fer suggerències) eg. Shall I move ..?
● Should hauries de...
● Will eg. That will not be
necessary.
● Would Would you like...?
3. Modal verbs are special auxiliaries
● (+) never change
we don't add: -s/-ed/ ing
eg. He might help
Another verb follow the modal verb
eg. I can help (can+ help)
We don't put “to” before the second verb.
eg. I can to help
4. Ought = haver de.. is like other modal verbs but we
put to after it.
eg. I/you/he/she/ ought to help.
Need can be a modal verb and a normal verb.
● (-) not follows the
modal verb:
eg. That will not (or
won't) be necessary.
● (?) The modal verb
goes first:
eg. Could you clean
the floor?
5. Asking someone to do something
● Less polite:
Can/ will you help
me?
● More polite:
Could/ Would you
help me?
● Answer (-)
I'm afraid not. / Sorry
/ etc
● Answer (+)
Yes, of course. /
Certainly/ etc.
● Never use May you?
To ask someone to do
something.
6. Making suggestions and offers● To make suggestion, we can say:
Shall I move some tables outside?
I can make one of my special recipes if you like
● If you are less sure of what we are suggesting, we say:
We could serve more interesting food perhaps.
● We can also you these expressions:
Why don't we move some tables outside?
Let's move some tables outside.
How about/ What about moving some ...?
● When we offer to do something, we usually use shall:
Shall I move tables...?
7. Asking for, giving and refusing
permission
When we give permission or talk about having permision, we use can:
● Less polite
Can I sit here?
● More polite
Could I sit here?
● Answer (-)
I'm afraid not./ Sorry.
● When we refuse
permission, we use
can't:
You can't use the
phone.
● Answer (+)
Yes, of course. /
Certainly. etc
