The document discusses modal verbs and their usage in the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of modal verbs like may, can, must in affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Examples include common phrases using these modal verbs like "May I borrow your pencil?", "You mustn't arrive late to classes" and "It may rain in the afternoon".

1. Modal verbs

2. Modal verbs – Present simple Affirmative Negative Interrogative May (poder/pedir autorização formal • exprimir possibilidade ou probabilidade) I may You may He She may It We may You may They may I may not You may not He She may not It We may not You may not They may not May I? May you? he? May she? it? May we? May you? May they?

3. May (poder/pedir autorização formal • exprimir possibilidade ou probabilidade) Affirmative Negative Short answers Modal verbs – Present simple May you close the door? May I go out? he open the window? May she lend me her book? it rain? May you come with me? May we go out? May they go shopping? Yes, I may. Yes, you may. Yes, he Yes, she may. Yes, it Yes, we may. Yes, you may. Yes, they may. No, I may not. No, you may not. No, he No, she may not. No, it No, we may not. No, you may not. No, they may not.

4. Affirmative Negative Short forms Modal verbs – Present simple Full forms Interrogative Can (poder/ser capaz de/saber • pedir autorização informal) I can You can He She can It We can You can They can I can not You can not He She can not It We can not You can not They can not Can I? Can you? he? Can she? it? Can we? Can you? Can they? I can’t You can’t He She can’t It We can’t You can’t They can’t

5. Affirmative Negative Short answers Modal verbs – Present simple Can (poder/ser capaz de/saber • pedir autorização informal) Can you draw well? Can I help you? he speak chinese? Can she cook? it fly? Can you drive me home? Can we go to the cinema? Can they wait for us? Yes, I can. Yes, you can. Yes, he Yes, she can. Yes, it Yes, we can. Yes, you can. Yes, they can. No, I can’t. No, you can’t. No, he No, she can’t. No, it No, we can’t. No, you can’t. No, they can’t.

6. Affirmative Negative Short forms Must (dever/ter de • exprime obrigação) Modal verbs – Present simple Full forms Interrogative I must You must He She must It We must You must They must I must not You must not He She must not It We must not You must not They must not Must I? Must you? he? Must she? it? Must we? Must you? Must they? I mustn’t You mustn’t He She mustn’t It We mustn’t You mustn’t They mustn’t

7. Affirmative Negative Short answers Modal verbs – Present simple Must (dever/ter de • exprime obrigação) Must you go? Must I do this? he stay at home? Must she wait for her parents? it stay outside? Must you drive me home? Must we finish this exercise? Must they help at home? Yes, I must . Yes, you must . Yes, he Yes, she must . Yes, it Yes, we must . Yes, you must . Yes, they must . No, I must n’t. No, you must n’t. No, he No, she must n’t. No, it No, we must n’t. No, you must n’t. No, they must n’t.

8. Put the words in the correct order. pencil / I / borrow / may / pencil / your / ? arrive / classes / mustn’t / to / late / you / . guitar / ? / you / can / play rain / it / may / in / rain /afternoon / the / . go / you / really / must / home / ? Modal verbs – Present simple May I borrow your pencil? You mustn’t arrive late to classes. Can you play guitar? It may rain in the afternoon. Must you really go home?

9. Put the words in the correct order. I’m sorry but I ____ come to your birthday party. I ____ study for tomorrow’s test. No, you ______ open the window. It’s too cold. you run 4 km under 20min? We have plenty of time. We ______ hurry. Modal verbs – Present simple can’t must may not Can mustn’t ___