Modal verbs are helping verbs that provide additional information about the main verb that follows. They indicate obligation, possibility, permission, or future tense. The modal verbs are must, may, will, should, and can. The one that is not a modal verb is does. Modal verbs take the base form of the main verb after them. Examples are provided of sentences using different modal verbs and their meanings.

1. Modal Verbs

2. Which of these is NOT a modal verb? Modal Verbs must may will should can

3. A modal verb is also known as a helping verb . It gives additional information about the main verb that follows it. Examples : They must go out . Must : Obligation They go out . Present simple They should go out . Should : Advice They may go out . May : possibility They can go out . Can : permission They will go out . Will : Future tense

4. some exercise. do some food. eat some water. drink to sleep. go must can should may will I We They You He She It Complement Main verb Modal verb Subject Use the basic form or INFINITIVE of the main verbs after the modal verbs .

5. Exercise 1 : _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ 1. You must (coming / come / came) back home early. 2. My mother can (cooked / cooking / cook) seafood hotpot. 3. I may (finish / finished / finishing) my homework today. 4. Should I (turning / turned / turn) off the TV? 5. My daddy will (bought / buy / buying) me a robot.

6. Let’s look at the modal verbs of deduction . Use: Must : when I’m 100% sure that something is possible. May ( not ) and might ( not ): when I’m unsure about something. Can’t : when I’m sure that something is not possible.

7. Let’s practise. Look at the pictures of some celebrities when they were young. Guess who they are! Use: Must or can’t if you’re sure May (not) or might (not) if you are unsure.

8. Who is it? can’t/ must/ may (not)/ might (not)/ He… be…

9. He _______ be … Michael Jackson? Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G)? David Beckham? or Eminem?

10. Who’s that?

11. Use modal verbs to make your deductions. Lady Gaga? Madonna? Scarlett Johanson? Eva Longoria? Or Britney Spears?

12. Who is it?

13. She _______ be … Lady Gaga? Madonna? Britney Spears? Sarah Jessica Parker?

14. Who is it?

15. He ________ be … Tom Cruise Jack Nicholson Leonardo di Caprio Orlando Bloom

16. Who is it?

17. She _____ be … Kylie Minogue Madonna Kim Cattrall Charlize Theron

18. Who is it?

20. He ________ be … Paul McCartney Jack Nicholson Leonardo di Caprio John Lennon

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