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Question | Answer |
MODAL VERBS | Modal verbs express the modality of the verb, possibility, necessity, ability or any other condition. |
CAN | - Habilidad, capacidad en presente. I can dance. - Dar, denegar, pedir permiso. You can't enter here. - Pedir. "Can I use your computer?" - Deducción negativa. She can't be American. |
COULD | - Habilidad, capacidad en pasado. I could dance. - Pedir educadamente. "Could I use your computer?" - Especular y expresar probabilidad: He could be on the train now. - Sugerir. We could go to the cinema. |
BE ABLE TO | - Habilidad, capacidad en pasado. I was able to dance. - Posibilidad e imposibilidad. We were not able to go to the cinema. - Se usa para los tiempos verbales en los que no se puede usar can, que sólo se usa en presente. We haven't been able to read that book. |
MAY | Pedir algo y dar permiso muy educadamente. "May I sit here?" - Expresar probabilidad y especular. It may snow tomorrow, the forecast said so! Para dar buenos deseos: May you have a happy birthday! |
MIGHT | - Expresar probabilidad y especular. It might snow tomorrow, it's kind of sunny but you never know! |
MUST OR MUSTN'T | - Expresar obligación y necesidad. He must get up early if he doesn't want to be late. - Deducir algo de lo que se tiene certeza. Sam studies a lot. He must get good marks. Prohibición You mustn't smoke in here. |
HAVETO/ HAS TO DON'T/DOESN'T HAVE TO | - Expresar obligación y necesidad. He has to send his homework, or else he will get a bad score! - Se usa para los tiempos verbales en los que no se puede usar must, que sólo se usa en presente. We had to travel to London last week. - Ausencia de necesidad y obligación. They don't have to wear a uniform. |
SHOULD | - Expresar opinión, consejo. You should drink more water. |
OUGHT TO | - Expresar opinión, consejo. Youngsters ought to respect the elderly. |
MODAL PERFECTS | Usos y ejemplos |
can't have | - Expresar certeza de que una acción no ocurrió. She can't have been here. |
could have | - Capacidad / posibilidad de haber hecho algo en el pasado que no se hizo. I could have gone to that party, but finally I didn't go. - Hacer suposiciones sobre el pasado. It could have rained last night. |
may (not) have / might (not) have | - Hacer suposiciones y especulaciones sobre el pasado. It may/might have rained last night. |
must have | - Deducir afirmativamente algo de lo que se tiene certeza en el pasado. Sam has studies a lot. He must have got good marks. |
should have / ought to have / | - Expresar opiniones sobre acontecimientos pasados manifestando el hecho de que no se hizo lo que se debía. She should have phoned me. |
shouldn't have | - Expresar arrepentimiento o crítica de acciones pasadas. You shouldn't have gone to that party. |
needn't have (British) Don't have to (American) | - Ausencia de necesidad y obligación en el pasado. Marta needn't have made my bed. Marta didn't have to make my bed. |
didn't have to (Semimodal) | - Ausencia de necesidad y obligación en el pasado. Marta didn't have to make my bed. |
TAKEN FROM: | http://aula.educa.aragon.es/ |
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