Modales.ppt

E X A M P L E S I N C O N T E X T
MODALS

CAN / COULD [ PODER ]
• Can  Poder
• I can write all the memos for you.
• My secretary can´t send this at this moment.
• Some of us can come to the next meeting.
• Can he speak in public?
• What can you do?
• Could  Pude [habilidad en pasado]
• Peter could deliver the cargo last night.
• The Goods couldn´t arrive yesterday at the proper time.
• They could sell the information to our provider last June.
• Could he travel last weekend?
• Where could Charles fix his car yesterday?

COULD [ POSIBILIDAD ]
• Could  Podría
• Jhoana could bring some cd´s to the party.
• I couldn´t understand all the procedures on time.
• They could spend all the money just like that.
• Could the boss be certain about the incomes?
• When could you ask him to start the job?

MAY [ POSIBILIDAD REMOTA- DUDA ]
• May  puede que / a lo mejor
• I may pay for the hole damage on my car.
• Perhaps, She may not deliver it to my secretary.
• They may not open it according to the instructions.
• All people may be wrong about the results.
• I don´t know if you may write this as fast as I expect
it.

CAN – COULD – MAY
[ PETICIÓN, REQUERIMIENTO, SOLICITUD ]
• Can [ informal ]
• Can you bring me some pencils?
• Can she open this for me?
• Can someone talk to me about this issue?
• Could [ formal ]
• Could you open the window, please?
• Could the manager please call the accountant?
• Could she write this memo for me, please?
• May [ más formal – ¨polite¨ ]
• May I go out for a moment?
• May I speak to clarify the situation?
• May I write all what you have said?
• May she stay with me?

• Algunas respuestas adecuadas cuando se hacen
solicitudes, requerimientos y peticiones:
• Accept it 
• Sure
• No problem
• Absolutely
• Be my guest
• Sure you can/could
• Just do it
• Yes, sure
• Yes, It´s possible
• As well
• You´re allowed to
• Of course
• Off you go then
• You may
• Not Accept it 
• Sorry but no
• (it) could be a problem
• I´m not sure
• I´m not allowed
• It´s not possible
• Sorry you can´t/couldn´t
• Don´t do it, please
• Not as well permited.
• You may not
• Must not be on going
• Leave it that way
• Not at the moment
• Sorry, kind of busy / I´m busy
• I´m not available
• No way.

MIGHT [CHANCE, PROBABILIDAD,
PREDICCIÓN, AZAR, OBLIGACIÓN DÉBIL]
• Might  podría [predicción, probabilidad, chance, azar]
• It might be a sunny week.
• I might not win the lottery this month.
• They might get a 30% off into disccount.
• There´s a chance 50/50 you might get the job.
• It might rain in just a moment.
• Might  podría [obligación débil]
• You might be quiet for a moment, It´s not so hard.
• She might get some snacks at least.
• They might not be so bothering at each other.
• He might understand it If he will get so much effort.

WILL [ FUTURO LEJANO ]
WOULD [ CONDICIÓN ]
• Will  [ _ere / _ara]
• I will earn a lot of money next trimester.
• You won´t arrive on time if you lose your flight.
• Will you travel next week?
• Who will you meet with?
• Would  [ _iría]
• Marie would finish it on time.
• You wouldn´t eat that if you know where it was.
• Would the payment be deposit into my account?
• What would you do in this situation?

WILL [ CERTEZA ]
WOULD [ INVITACIÓN – PETICIÓN]
• Will  [petición]
• Will it be so problematic to erase it?
• Will you open this for me?
• Will  [certeza]
• She will be the best student.
• He will do it, won´t he?
• Would  [invitación – petición]
• Would you open this envelope?
• Would you like to have a cup of coffee?
• Would you prefer to go to the movies?
• Would you rather be at the concert?

SHALL [ FUTURO FORMAL ]
• Shall  deberé/deberemos
• I shall obey my parents.
• We shall not pass this test If we don´t study.
• I shan´t stay for too long inside the water
• Shall  [invitación formal]
• Shall we go to the reception?
• Let´s walk and talk for a moment, Shall we?
• Shall we stay for the hole discurss?

• Algunas respuestas adecuadas cuando se hacen
invitaciones y peticiones:
• Accept it 
• Sure
• No problem
• Absolutely
• That´s so kind
• Kindly accept it
• Yes, I will
• It´s possible now
• Of course
• Off you go then
• Let´s go then
• After you, please
• Come what may
• Not Accept it 
• Sorry not possible
• Could be a problem
• I´m not sure
• I´m not allowed to
• It´s not possible
• Kindly reject it
• Sorry, I´m busy
• Not as well permited.
• I wouldn´t dare
• Not at this moment
• Sorry not supposed to accept it

SHOULD [ CONSEJO, SUGERENCIA,
OBLIGACIÓN DÉBIL ]
• Should  deberías [consejo / sugerencia]
• It should be a nice dog.
• You should go to the doctor.
• She shouldn´t smoke so many cigarrettes.
• What should I do?
• Should I carry those boxes to my bedroom?
• Should  deberías [obligación débil]
• You should be quiet at least for an hour.
• She should get some snacks at least.
• He shouldn´t not be so bothering with him.
• He should understand the lesson, for being polite.

MUST [ OBLIGACIÓN / PROHIBICIÓN ]
• Must  debes
• You must obey the law.
• She must walk on the pedestrian.
• They must accept the corrections on their mistakes.
• Mustn´t  no debes
• You mustn´t be so annoying to her sister.
• She must not stealth money.
• They mustn´t cross in red light with your car.

HAVE TO – HAS TO [ DEBER INDIRECTO ]
• Have to – Has to  debes
• You have to eat your vegetables.
• She has to buy some whippers.
• The students have to accept the donations.
• Don´t have to / Doesn´t have to  no debes
• You don´t have to pay all the bill.
• Karla doesn´t have to stay until 9 p.m.
• Some goods don´t have to be labeled.
• Do you have to bring some money?
• Where does Karine have to leave the package?

OUGHT TO [ DEBER FORMAL ]
• Ought to  deberá
• You ought to take some pills to get well.
• We ought to know the correct procedure.
• The students ought not to stay at the hallway in class
periods.
• Jhoan ought not to be here after closing.

BE ABLE TO [ CAPACIDAD ]
• Am-Is-Are Able to  ser capaz de
• You are able to play the spanish guitar.
• I am not able to speak in public.
• She isn´t able to express properly about the problem.
• What are you able to do?
• Is he able to buy all fruits at the basket?
• Was-Were Able to  era capaz de
• Jhonny was able to type 5000 words.
• I wasn´t able to turn on the machinery.
• They weren´t able to swim in the ocean.
• What were you able to do for money?
• Was he able to sell all his stuffs?
• Will be Able to … Would be Able to … Have / Has been able to

BE GOING TO [ PLANES FUTUROS ]
• Am-Is-Are Going to  voy a
• You are going to sell your house soon.
• I am not going to the party. I fell sick.
• He isn´t going to rest very well with all that noise.
• Where are your parents going to travel?
• Are you going to stay in that hotel?

BE GOING TO [ CAMBIAR PLANES FUTUROS
]
• Was - Were  iba a
• You were going to sell that computer next week.
• I was not going to that cruise. Not really my thing.
• He wasn´t going to work for 10 hours, but only for 8
hours instead.
• Where were your parents going to travel?
• Was he going to stay in that hotel?

HAD BETTER`[ULTIMATUM / CONSEJO
FUERTE]
• You'd better tell her everything.
• I had better get back to work.
• We'd better meet early.
• You'd better not say anything.
• I'd better not come.
• We had better not miss the start of his presentation.
• I'd better get back to work or my boss will be angry with
me.

DARE [ ATREVIMIENTO, CONFLICTOS,
PROBLEMAS ]
• Dare [present-past]  atrever / atrevi
• You dare speak to me in that tone.
• Charles and Bonnie daren´t get into that house.
• The employess dare not finish the product in such a
terrible condition.
• Jhoan dared spend all the money he has.
• Dare you open that door?
• Did you dare argue against the boss?
• You didn’t dare copy the answers.

NEED [ NECESIDAD ]
• Need [present-past]  requiere de – requeria de
/ necesita - necesitaba
• Fernando need swim a lot to be on a great shape.
• He needed buy some clothes.
• The students needn’t scream so loud.
• Jhoan needed be here after the closing.
• She didn’t need arrange the T.V

USED TO [ COSTUMBRE ]
• Used to  acostumbraba a
• You used to watch T.V. all night long.
• People didn´t use to be so mean.
• What did she use to read to her daughter?
• Did Peter use to play wii with his friends?

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