FAIR
She is late. She _______ have missed her plane. (Ela está atrasada. Ela pode ter perdido o voo)
(speculation about past actions)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
She is late. She may have missed her plane. (speculation about past actions)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
We _______ go to the movies if you like. (Nós podemos ir ao cinema se você quiser.)
(suggestion)
MAY - MIGHT - CAN - COULD
We can go to the movies if you like. (suggestion)
MAY - MIGHT - CAN - COULD
Clara ______ speak French very well. (Clara sabe/consegue falar francês muito bem.)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
Clara can speak French very well. (ability)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
You ________ wear a seatbelt. (Você deve usar um cinto de segurança)
MUST - MAY - MIGHT - SHOULD
You MUST wear a seatbelt. (obligation / necessity)
MUST - MAY - MIGHT - SHOULD
I ___________ travel to France this year ! (Eu vou viajar para a França este ano!) (It is a plan)
WILL - MAY - AM GOING TO - CAN - COULD
I am going to travel to France this year !
(It is a plan)
WILL - MAY - AM GOING TO - CAN - COULD
I ________ watch a movie tonight. I am dying to see Shark 8. (Talvez eu assista um filme hoje à noite. Eu estou com muita vontade de ver Shark 8)
(aprox. 50% de chance)
MAY - MIGHT - CAN - COULD
I may watch a movie tonight. I am dying to see Shark 8. (aprox. 50% de chance)
MAY - MIGHT - CAN - COULD
How can I say "Posso tomar um pouco de àgua, por favor?" in English?
"May I have some water, please?"
How can I say "Eles conseguem cantar e dançar muito bem" in English? (ability)
They can sing and dance very well.
Paula _______ be gone. I can't find her keys. (Paula deve ter ido. Eu não consigo achar as chaves dela)
MUST - MAY - MIGHT - SHOULD
Paula MUST be gone. I can't find her keys. (deduction)
MUST - MAY - MIGHT - SHOULD
Hey! This is too heavy. I _______ help you. (Ei! Isso é muito pesado. Eu vou ajudar você)
(decisão espontânea, nada planejado)
WILL - MAY - AM GOING TO - CAN - COULD
Hey! This is too heavy. I will help you.
(decisão espontânea, nada planejado)
WILL - MAY - AM GOING TO - CAN - COULD
2 colleagues at an office:
Mr. Silva: "What about the report from Lava Jato?"
Mr. Pereira: "There is a lot to be done so I ________ finish it until Saturday."
(may or might - chance - less than 50%)
Mr. Pereira: "There is a lot to be done so I might finish it until Saturday."
(may or might - chance - less than 50%)
You ____________ accept this job. You can find something better with your curriculum.
(no necessity)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
You don't have to accept this job. You can find something better with your curriculum.
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
1) The weather channel says it is going to rain tomorrow.
2) The weather channel says it will rain tomorrow.
Which sentence is correct? 1, 2, none or both?
1) The weather channel says it's going to rain tomorrow.
2) The weather channel says it'll rain tomorrow.
BOTH are correct ! - PREDICTION.
I ________ study and do my homework because I want to pass that test. (obligation)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - HAVE TO - COULD
I have to study and do my homework because I want to pass that test. (Eu tenho que estudar e fazer a minha lição de casa porque eu quero passar naquela prova)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - HAVE TO - COULD
If WORK is an obligation to me, how can I say it in English with a modal verb?
I ....
I HAVE to work. (Eu tenho que trabalhar)
A:"I smell bread baking..."
B:"Me too. There ________ be a bakery nearby."
(deduction)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - SHOULD
B:"Me too. There must be a bakery nearby."
(deduction)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - SHOULD
This ________ be Tim's house. His house is white. We are at the wrong place.
(probability / possibility)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
This can't be Tim's house. His house is white. We are at the wrong place. (Esta não pode ser a casa de Tim. A casa dele é branca. Nós estamos no lugar errado)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
I ______ run 10 km in 40 minutes.
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
I CAN run 10 km in 40 minutes. (Eu consigo correr 10 km em 40 minutos)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
I _________ to listen to you. I can leave this place.
(no necessity)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
I DON'T HAVE TO listen to you. I can leave this place. (Eu não preciso escutar você. Eu posso deixar este lugar)
MUST - MAY - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
At an office, someone calls:
Mr. Wayne:"MAY I speak with your Mr. Gordon?"
Mr. Wayne:"CAN I speak with your Mr. Gordon?"
Which situation is best in a formal situation?
Mr. Wayne:"MAY I speak with your Mr. Gordon?"
Em uma situação formal devemos fazer um pedido com o verbo modal MAY.
1) It may not be a good day for a picnic. It's cloudy.
2) It might not be a good day for a picnic. It's cloudy.
(probability / possibility)
Qual sentença está correta? 1? 2? 1 e 2? ou nenhuma?
1) It may not be a good day for a picnic. It's cloudy.
2) It might not be a good day for a picnic. It's cloudy.
BOTH sentences are correct!
2 people talking about the pandemic situation:
Mary: I don't see how we can reopen the economy if Covid-19 cases don't stop rising.
Paul: If that situation continues, we _______ reopen the economy in the future.
2 people talking about the pandemic situation:
Mary: I don't see how we can reopen the economy if Covid-19 cases don't stop rising.
Paul: If that situation continues, we MIGHT reopen the economy in the future.
When I was younger, I __________ run 10 km in 40 minutes.
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
When I was younger, I COULD run 10 km in 40 minutes. (Quando eu era jovem, eu podia correr 10 km em 40 minutos)
CAN - COULD - MAY - MIGHT
You __________ go out without a face mask.
(a prohibition)
MUST - MUSTN'T - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
You MUSTN'T go out without a face mask.
(Você não deve sair/é proibido sem máscara facial)
MUST - MUSTN'T - CAN'T - DON'T HAVE TO
It ___________ be the best party ever! I am inviting everybody from school and from work. Let's celebrate! - it is a plan...
WILL - MAY - IS GOING TO - CAN - COULD
It is going to be the best party ever! I am inviting everybody from school and from work. Let's celebrate!
WILL - MAY - IS GOING TO - CAN - COULD