MODAL VERBS ALE by Ale Moreno https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904 Hecho con grandes sueños en-us 2019-01-29 15:48:09 UTC 2019-02-05 04:25:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png Should alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325448653 Should is often used:
  • To give an opinion.
  • To make a suggestion.
  • Express a preference or an idea.
  • To ask for an opinion.
Example:
  • You should stay at home if you are feeling tired.



]]> 2019-01-29 15:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325448653 Can alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454059 We use can and can’t :
  •  To talk about ability.
  • To say that something is possible or impossible.
  • For requests and refusals of requests.
  • To offer to help someone.
Example:
  • Maria can speak four languages.
]]> 2019-01-29 15:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454059 Could alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454506 We use could and couldn’t as the past tense of can/can’t:
  • To talk about ability.
  • To say that something was possible or impossible.
  • To make a polite request.
  • To make a polite offer.
Example:
  •  I could run very fast when I was younger.
]]> 2019-01-29 15:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454506 May alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454660 We use may:
  • When we are not sure about something.
  • To make polite requests.
  • When we use may not for a refusal it is emphatic.
Example:
  • Jack may be coming to see us tomorrow.
]]> 2019-01-29 15:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454660 Might alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454780 We use might:
  • When we are not sure about something.
  • As the past tense of may for requests.
  •  For very polite requests.
Example:
  • It looks nice, but it might be very expensive.
]]> 2019-01-29 15:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325454780 Shall alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455053 Use: 
  • To make a suggestion.
  • For obligation in very formal situations.
Example:
  • Students shall not enter here.
]]> 2019-01-29 15:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455053 Will alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455401 We use will:
  • To talk about the future, to say what we believe will happen.
  • To talk about what people want to do or are willing to do.
  • To make promises and offers.
Example:
  • We will come and see you next week.
]]> 2019-01-29 16:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455401 Would alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455541 We use would as the past tense of will: 
  • To talk about the past.
  • To talk about hypotheses, things that are imagined rather than true.
  • For politeness.
Example:
  • It would be very expensive to stay in a hotel.
]]> 2019-01-29 16:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455541 Must alitamorenob22 https://padlet.com/alitamorenob22/uforo861n904/wish/325455788 Use: 
  • To express certainty.
  • To express necessity or strong recommendation.
Example:
  • You must take some medicine for that cough. 
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