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Modal Auxiliaries
present and future:
Ability
Can and be able to
Be able to
is used in situations where can does not have the necessary grammatical form.
I'd like to be able to swim. Not being able to swim is annoying.
Can is also used with ‘be’ to make criticisms.
You can be really annoying, you know!
Can is used with ‘be’ for capability.
Winter here can be really cold.
Fenerbahce stadium can take 30 thousand people.
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Certainty and uncertainty
Must and can't
These are used to make deductions, when
we are more or less certain about something, especially with the verb to be.
You must be tired after your journey.
(I suppose you are)
That can't be Sue. She's in Brazil. (I'm sure it's impossible)
The plane must arrive soon.
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May, might and could
These all express uncertainty or possibility. They
are usually stressed in speech.
Might is less likely than may.
May and might express possibility or uncertainty
The committee may find a solution to the problem.
∙ Could is not used with not in this context.
It may not rain.
I might go out, I don't know.
I could get wet!
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May is used to express although clauses ( but, however, although,
though, etc…)
He may be the boss, but that is no excuse for shouting like that.
May / might as well describe the only thing to do, something which the speaker is not enthusiastic about.
Nobody else is going to turn up now for the lesson, so you may as well go home.
With an idiomatic expression with ‘try’, using may for the present reference, and might for the past reference.
Try as I might, I couldn’t pass my driving test.
(Although I tried hard, I couldn’t pass my driving test.)
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Could is used:
Possibility or uncertainty
This could be the house.
With
comparative adjectives to express possibility or impossibility.
The situation could be worse. It could be better.
To make suggestions.
We could eat at home tonight.
To express unwillingness.
I couldn’t possibly leave Tom here on his own.
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shall
Shall can be used with all persons to emphasise something which
the speaker feels is certain to happen or wants to happen.
I shall definitely give up smoking this year.
We shall win. ( it is stressed in the sentence)
Shall is used in formal rules and regulations.
No player shall knowingly pick up or move the ball of another player.
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Will
Will is used to express assumption.
-- The phone is ringing.
--That will be for me.
Will and Won’t is used emphatically to tell someone of the speaker’s intention, or to forbid an action, in response to a will expression.
-- I will take the money anyway !
-- You won’t !
-- I will !
And I won’t can mean ‘I refuse.’ I will can mean ‘I insist.’
-- I won’t do it! -- Yes, you will!
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Would
Would can refer to an annoying event, typical of a
person.
James would get lost, wouldn’t he! It is typical!
Would also expresses certainty, where the sentence is a hidden conditional sentence.
Nobody would agree with that idea. ( if we asked them)
Life wouldn’t be worth living without you. ( if you weren’t there.)
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Would can be used with ‘be’ followed by an adjective doubtful,
unlikely to emphasise an uncertain action.
Also after doubt in the same way.
It is unlikely that Jane would do something like that.
I doubt whether Heidi would know the answer.
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Need
It is used as a normal verb.
Do you
need to use the photocopier?
used as a modal verb, but in questions and negatives.
Need you make so much noise?
You don’t need to come to school.
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. be bound to
This refers to the future, whereas must
refers to the present.
You 're bound to see Paula If you go there. {I'm sure you will)
You must see Paula if you go there. (An obligation)
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Obligation
Must and have to
Have to describes obligations made by someone else,
while must is used to describe a personal obligation. There may be no difference.
You must start working harder! (I say so)
You have to turn left here. (It's the law)
Sorry, I must leave / have to leave now. (No difference)
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Mustn’t and don't have to
Mustn't describes something which is not allowed
or an obligation not to do something.
You mustn't leave any bags here. (It's against the rules)
You mustn’t leave the class before the end of the test.
Don't have to describes something which is not necessary or absence of obligation.
You don't have to apply yet. (It's not necessary)
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Should and ought to
These have the same meaning. They describe
'what is a good idea' and can be used to give advice, or polite instructions.
I think you should see a doctor You ought not to continue.
You should send in your application by July 18th.
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Should is used
As expectation
Should can also describe actions we expect
to happen.
Brenda should be home by now. (She is expected to be)
As recommendation.
I think you should talk it over with your parents.
As a strong obligation politely, in writing.
Guests should vacate their rooms by midday.
As criticism
You shouldn’t eat so much late at night.
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Uncertainty
Should I leave these papers on your desk?
With be and
adjectives describing change like odd, strange, funny and with the expression ‘ what a coincidence!’
It is strange that you should be staying in the same hotel.
To emphasise unlikelihood with ‘in case’
I am taking an umbrella in case it should rain.
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Had better
This refers to present or future time, and gives
advice about how to stop something going wrong.
I think you'd better leave now. (Before it is too late)
You 'd better not drive. (It might be dangerous)
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Is / Are to
This is used in formal instructions. Not is
stressed.
No one is to leave the room.
You are not to leave the room.
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Be careful with these;
Most modal auxiliaries have more than one meaning.
You may have to think carefully about the context to understand the meaning.
The negative forms mustn't and don't have to have different meanings.
You mustn't go. (It is against the rules)
You don't have to go. (It isn't necessary)
Should is a weaker obligation than must and have to.
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exercises
Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
There's someone at the door.
It ………….. postman. He always comes at this time.
A) can be B) must be
C) might be D) should
must be
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2. Don't worry, you …………… pay now.
A) don't have to
B) mustn't
C) can’t
D) mightn’t
Don’t have to
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I think you …………… take a pullover with you.It may get
colder later.
A) had better B) would better C) would rather D) would like
Had better
Jones …………… president if Smith has to resign since he is the only one who can handle the pressures of the public.
A) could be B) must be
C) had to be D) were to
Must be
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Sorry, I can't stay any longer. I …………… .
A) have to
go B) might go C) can go D) may go
have to go
It was 5 o'clock an hour ago. Your watch ………….right.
A) can't be B) mustn't be
C) needn’t D) doesn’t have to be
can’t be
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It's a school rule, all the pupils ………a uniform.
A) have to wear B) must wear C) can wear D) are allowed to wear
Have to wear
I suppose that our team ………….. but I'm not sure.
A) must win B) should win C) have to win D) is allowed to win
Should win
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Let us tell Diana. She .............. know.
A) could not
B) might not
D) must not D) need not
Might not
In my opinion, the government .......... something about this.
A) might do B) should do
C) Could do D) may do
Should do
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Don't stand up in the boat! You ……....... fall in the
river!
A) might B) must
C) should D) are able to
might
12. Sue says she's stuck in the traffic and she.................. be late.
A) might B) must
C) ought to D) should
might
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13. You really.................. start spending more time on your work.
A) might
B) must
C) can D) could
must
14. Tell Peter he.................. stay the night here if he wants to.
A) might B) must
C) should D) ought to
might
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15. That's a really stupid idea! You .................. be serious,
surely!
A) might B) must
C) mustn’t D) can’t
can’t
16. You ......... ....... realise it, but this is very important to me.
A) mightn’t B) mustn’t
C) can’t D) shouldn’t
mightn’t
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17. Don't be silly. You .................. expect me to believe you!
A) mightn’t
B) can’t
C) mustn’t D) shouldn’t
can’t
18. We're not sure but we.................. go to Prague for Christmas this year.
A) might B) must C) should D) ought to
might
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19. Me learn to fly! You .................. be kidding!
A) might
B) can’t
C) must D) mustn’t
must
20. Bill cooked the lunch, so you .................. expect anything special!'
A) mightn’t B) might
C) shouldn’t D) can
shouldn’t
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21. I don’t think you …………… tell anyone yet.
A) could
B) should
C) might D) can
should
22. I …………. possibly leave without paying.
A) couldn’t B) shouldn’t
C) mustn’t D) don’t have to
Could not