Expressing Desirability, Undesirability, and Necessity of Activities ,, or  Expressing Desirability, Undesirability, and Necessity of Activities

Modal verbs--1 In Filipino, modal verbs gusto (like to, want to), ayaw (don’t want to, refuse to), and kailangan (need to, have to, must) are not conjugable Gusto kong kumain ng pancit kahapon. Gusto kong kumain ng pancit ngayon. Ayaw kong uminom ng gamot mamaya. Kailangan kong uminon ng gamot araw-araw.

Modal verbs--2 They do not require any ang marker to form a sentence. When the verb is an actor-focus, both actor and direct object phrases are marked by ng. Kailangan ng bata gumawa ng homework niya.

Modal verbs--3 When modal verbs are used, the main verbs stay in the infinitive Gusto kong mag-Filipino.

Sentence pattern Modal verb + NG + Main verb+ NG+ SA/NANG/ etc. Gusto Ayaw Kailangan Actor (who) -um, mag-, ma- (infinitive) Object (what) Direction (to/from/ location/ place) or adverb (where, when)

Examples Gusto kong sumayaw sa disco. Ayaw kong magmaneho ng kotse sa siyudad. Kailangan kong tumawag sa embassy.

Exercise 1: James and his friend are planning a weekend trip to Pagsanjan, Laguna.

Legend: : Gusto : Ayaw : Kailangan

Use: gusto, ayaw, kailangan James Kaibigan niya Ikaw Bakasyon, Pagsanjan, Laguna  ? Paligo, mainit na sibol Sakay, bangka  Salita, Filipino

Use: gusto, ayaw, kailangan James Kaibigan niya Ikaw Bisita, kaibigan   ? Bili, buko pie  Balik, siyudad Pasok, trabaho

Exercise 2 (individual) Write what you like, don’t like, or need to do punta sulat luto plantsa tulog kanta kain linis aral tuto sayaw inom laba laro upo tugtog bili maneho trabajo una

Exercise 3. Work in pairs. Find out what your partner likes to do Exercise 3. Work in pairs. Find out what your partner likes to do. Use the words in Exercise 2. Exercise 4. Tell the group what your partner likes to do.