1. Remember main aspects about... SIMPLE MODAL VERBS

2. All Modal verbs are also Auxiliary Verbs except for...

3. Have to and Need to Do I have to repeat it? Do you need to see it again?

4. ABILITY Can: present Could: past Be able to: all tenses I have been able to understand all modal verbs

5. How intelligent I am!

6. OBLIGATION Must: present –Moral obligation I must study these interesting verbs –Direct order You must study all these verbs for tomorrow’s exam (Me, the teacher, says)

7. OBLIGATION Have to: all tenses –Imposed obligation I will have to study these bloody modal verbs for tomorrow’s exam

8. WARNING! Prohibition mustn’t, can’t You mustn’t talk and you can’t eat chewing gum Lack of obligation don’t have to You don’t have to bring me any presents at the end of the year

9. FACTUAL POSSIBILITY May, might, could: –Perhaps..., it will happen You may learn all these verbs soon –Perhaps..., it is happening now You may be learning a lot about modal verbs with this presentation

10. THEORETICAL POSSIBILITY Can: present Could: past –There is no problem for things to occur. You can learn all these verbs soon. You are very intelligent students.

11. Be careful! You may not learn all these verbs soon (It is another possibility. Perhaps you will not learn them) You can’t learn all this verbs soon (It is impossible that you learn them)

12. PROBABILITY Should, ought to: There is a logical reason: He should pass the exam because he has studied a lot. Something should be different: He should be already here. Where’s he?

13. DEDUCTION Must: We are sure of something: He must pass the exam. There is no doubt. He is very good at English. Can’t: negative deduction He can’t pass the exam. He has no idea of English.

14. WARNING! He mustn’t pass the exam tomorrow (PROHIBITION) This is stupid, actually He can’t pass the exam tomorrow. He hasn’t studied at all (IMPOSSIBILITY) Not so stupid

15. And finally...

16. PERMISSION May / can / might / could Could I come in, please? Use only may / can to give permission Yes, you can.

17. REQUEST can / could / will / would you mind Can you open that window, please? Would you mind opening that window, please?

18. OFFERS can / could / may / shall / will May I help you with the modal verbs? I will help you with these terrible modal verbs!

19. SUGGESTIONS shall we…? Shall we go to your house to study modal verbs? Great idea! can / could We could go to your house and forget them all.

20. WE ARE SIMPLE

21. WE ARE MODAL

22. WHY GETTING SCARED OF US?

23. JUST LOVE US

24. WE LOVE YOU

25. Bye Bye! And good luck in your exams