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Leticia Martínez

The document discusses English modal verbs including can/can't, could/couldn't, should/shouldn't, must/mustn't, and have to/don't have to. It covers the uses, structures (affirmative, negative, interrogative), and meanings of each modal verb such as expressing abilities, possibilities, obligations, prohibitions, advice, and permission. Key uses include can for abilities and possibilities, could for past abilities and possibilities, should for advice, must for obligations, and have to for necessity without other options.

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MODAL VERBS Can/ Can’t- Could/Couldn’t Should/Shouldn’t Must/ Mustn’t Have to/ Don’t have to
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Special features • No  verbos auxiliares • Seguidos de la FORMA BASE del libro. • Forma base: To have To listen To ride
Structure • AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+ MODAL + VERB (base form) + COMPL. • NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + MODAL + NOT + VERB (base form) + COMPL. • INTERROGATIVE: MODAL + SUBJECT + VERB (base form) + COMPL?
CAN CANNOT/ CAN’T
USOS • Habilidades: SABER • Posibilidades: PODER • Pedir y Dar permiso: PODER
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Abilities: SABER
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Possibilities: PODER
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Asking or giving permission
STRUCTURE • AFIRMATIVA: Subject + CAN+ verb + compl. • NEGATIVA: Subject + CAN’T / CANNOT + verb + compl. • INTERROGATIVA: CAN+ subject + verb+ compl?
COULD COULD NOT/ COULDN’T
USOS • Habilidades en el pasado: SABÍA • Posibilidades en el pasado: PODÍA • Pedir y Dar permiso formalmente: PODER
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Abilities in the past: SABÍA
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Possibilities in the past: PODÍA
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Asking/giving permission (+ FORMAL)
STRUCTURE • AFIRMATIVA: Subject + COULD+ verb + compl. • NEGATIVA: Subject + COULDN’T / COULD NOT + verb + compl. • INTERROGATIVA: COULD+ subject + verb+ compl?
SHOULD SHOULD NOT/ SHOULDN’T
USOS • Pedir o dar CONSEJOS
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Asking or giving ADVICE
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Asking or giving ADVICE
STRUCTURE • AFIRMATIVA: Subject + SHOULD+ verb + compl. • NEGATIVA: Subject + SHOULDN’T / SHOULD NOT + verb + compl. • INTERROGATIVA: SHOULD+ subject + verb+ compl?
MUST MUST NOT/ MUSTN’T
USOS • MUST: Necesidad u obligación de hacer algo: DEBER • MUSTN’T: Prohibición
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MUST: Need of obligation to do something
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MUST: Need or obligation to do something
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MUSTN’T: Prohibition
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MUSTN’T: Prohibition
STRUCTURE • AFIRMATIVA: Subject + MUST+ verb + compl. • NEGATIVA: Subject + MUST NOT/ MUSTN’T+ verb + compl. • INTERROGATIVA: MUST+ subject + verb+ compl?
HAVE TO DON’T/ DOESN’T HAVE TO
USOS • HAVE TO: Necesidad u obligación de hacer algo sin que haya más remedio: TENER QUE • DON’T HAVE TO: Falta de obligación. NO TENER POR QUÉ…
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HAVE TO: Obligation or need to do something (No  choices)
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HAVE TO: Obligation or need to do something (No  choices)
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DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO: Lack of Obligation
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DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO: Lack of Obligation
STRUCTURE • AFIRMATIVA: Subject + HAVE/HAS TO+ verb + compl. • NEGATIVA: Subject + DON’T/DOESN’T HAVE TO+ verb + compl. • INTERROGATIVA: DO/DOES+ subject +HAVE TO+ verb+ compl?
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