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MODAL VERBS MODALS OF OBLIGATION
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What are MODAL VERBS? HE MUST TOMORROW
They are auxiliary verbs, they go with other verbs
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What are MODAL VERBS? HE CAN WILL MEET YOU
2 modals verbs cannot go together HE MUST TO MEET YOU TOMORROW Followed by infinitive without “to”, except modal verb HAVE TO.
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What are MODAL VERBS? HE CANS MEET YOU Don’t have 3rd person “-s”
LAST YEAR I CANNED Don’t have endings like -ed, -ing, etc
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What are MODAL VERBS? DO CAN YOU MEET ?) I DON’T CAN MEET
Don’t use do/does in questions/ negatives, but use inversion in questions and “NOT” after the modal
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OTHER TENSES MUST: past & future with HAVE TO
When I was young, we had to wear a uniform at school Next year you will have to study harder
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MUST & HAVE TO I must finish my homework before 8
We have to start work at 9 am They are both used to express that something is necessary
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MUST I must find a hotel to stay at tonight (“I have to find a hotel” is also possible) The speaker decides that something is necessary (INTERNAL decision)
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HAVE TO I have to wear a uniform
Somebody else has made the decision, it’s not the speaker’s opinion (EXTERNAL decision, RULE)
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MUSTN’T & DON’T HAVE TO Very different meanings in negative:
You mustn’t open the door You don’t have to open the door
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MUSTN’T You mustn’t open the door. Lately there have been many robberies in the neighbourhood. (It’s forbidden /prohibited)
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DON’T HAVE TO You don’t have to open the door. I have the keys.
(It’s not necessary)
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SHOULD / SHOULDN’T I think you should see the doctor
I think you shouldn’t watch so much TV Give an opinion about what’s the best thing do do. Not as strong as MUST /HAVE TO: You must see the doctor You have to see the doctor (You have no alternative)
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