Ability
DOUBLE POINTS Now, we ____ (+) speak English well.
Now, we CAN speak English well.
You ____ eat a balanced diet.
You SHOULD eat a balanced diet.
TRIPLE POINTS
She ____ get a visa to travel to the USA.
She has to get a visa to go to the USA.
100 EXTRA POINTS
You ____ take pictures in the museum.
a. shouldn't
b. couldn't
c. don't have to
c) You don't have to take pictures in the museum.
T/F: A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb used to show modality that is likelihood, ability, permission, obligation, etc...
TRUE
I think I ____ help you learn math if you study hard.
I think I CAN help you learn math if you study hard.
You ____ eat junk food. It's bad for you.
You SHOULDN'T eat junk food. It's bad for you.
You ____ brush your teeth every morning.
You have to brush your teeth every morning.
You ____ chat with strangers.
a. don't have to
b. shouldn't
c. couldn't
b. You SHOULDN'T chat with strangers.
Which modal verb is used for advice?
SHOULD
Five years ago, I ____ (-) play the piano.
Five years ago, I COULDN'T play the piano.
DOUBLE POINTS
Correct or incorrect: You shouldn't eat spicy food if it hurts your stomach.
Correct
DOUBLE POINTS
Correct o incorrect:
You can take a shower everyday
Incorrect.
You have to
I _____lend you my notebook, if you'd like.
a. should
b. have to
c. could
d) I COULD lend you my notebook, if you'd like.
100 EXTRA POINTS
Is could or can more polite when asking questions?
COULD
100 EXTRA POINTS
I ____ (+) run very fast when I was six years old.
I COULD run very fast when I was six years old.
Correct or incorrect: Kids couldn't write on the wall.
Incorrect: Kids SHOULDN'T write on the wall.
Correct or incorrect:
They can't keep silence in class.
Incorrect
They have to
You ____ use your mobile phone in this place.
a. can't
b. couldn't
c. don't have to
a) You CAN'T use your mobile phone in this place.
Which modal verb is used for obligation?
have to
"____ you help me with this math problem?"
"Yes, I ____."
"COULD you help me with this math problem?"
"Yes, I CAN."
DOUBLE POINTS
"Do you think I _____ be a teacher or a veterinarian?"
"I think you ____ be a vet, you don't like people much."
"Do you think I SHOULD be a teacher or a veterinarian?"
"I think you SHOULD be a vet, you don't like people much."
He has to be good with his parents.
DOUBLE POINTS
You don't have to shout. I ____ hear you very well.
a. could
b. should
c. can
d. can't
c) You don't have to shout. I CAN hear you very well.
When do we use the modal verb could? When do we use the modal verb can?
Could - past ability and permission
Can - present ability and permission
Both - probability