Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Modal
verbs
- Modal verbs in English are a type of "auxiliary
verb", also called "helping verb" in English.
That means they work together with other
verbs to give the sentence a new meaning. Are
:
- Can
- "Can" indicates ability or
possibility. In these cases it
can be translated as
"power" in Spanish
- In interrogative sentences,
the use of "can" can request
permission or ask about
possibilities
- example
- Can you help me?(¿Puedes
ayudarme?)
- Could
- Could ”indicates
possibility or ability in
the past
- example
- I couldn’t sleep last
night.(No pude dormir
anoche.)
- MAY
- Like "could", "may"
is used to indicate
possibilities in the
future
- can be used to give
Permissions or
instructions
- You may leave if you
like.(Puede salir si quiere.)
- In interrogative
phrases, the use of
"may" is more polite
than "can" or
"could".
- May I leave
now?(¿Podría salir
ahora?)
- MIGHT
- “Might” is used to indicate
possibilities in the present or the
future. In these cases, it is a
synonym for “may
- Example : I would bring an
umbrella, it might rain later.(Yo
llevaría un paraguas, puede
llover más tarde.)
- Will
- As we will see in later
lessons, “will” is used to
form the future tense
- example I will help you.(Te
ayudaré.)
- SHALL
- "Shall" is used as "will" to form the
future tense. The use of “shall” is
much more common in the United
Kingdom and is generally more
polite
- EXAMPLEChris shall be
happy to see
you.(Chris estará feliz
de verte.)
- Should
- Cómo se pronuncia "Should" indicates an
obligation or recommendation. It reflects an
opinion about what is right. It translates as
the "duty" conditional in Spanish
- EXAMPLE :You shouldn’t work
so hard.(No debería trabajar tan
duro.)
- Ought
to
- "Ought to" is a synonym for
"should" although it is less
common EXAMPLE:She ought
to quit smoking.(Debería
dejar de fumar.)
- Would
- “Would” is used to
declare a preference and
to ask for something
politely
- Must
- "Must" indicates an obligation,
prohibition or necessity. You can
also use "have to" in affirmative
sentences
- EXAMPLE :When must we
meet you?(¿Cuándo debemos
quedar? )