
Los verbos modales en inglés son aquellos que indican la probabilidad, habilidad o necesidad de que algo ocurra. No tienen un significado específico, sino que expresan diferentes ideas dependiendo del contexto y la modalidad oracional.
Características de los modal verbs
Los verbos modales siempre tendrán las siguientes características:
1. Modifican a otros verbos
Su labor principal es acompañar al verbo principal y dar sentido a la oración.
2. No se conjugan
Esto quiere decir que los verbos modales se usan siempre el infinitivo pero sin el to.
3. No tienen gerundio
No existe coulding, musting.
4. No tienen participio
En tiempos perfectos el verbo que usa el past participle es el verbo principal y no el modal verb, es decir, no existe musted, mayed etc..
5. No necesitan verbo auxiliar
Los modal verbs, al ser ellos mismos verbos auxiliares, no necesitan de otro verbo para construir la negación o la frase interrogativa.
Tabla de los modal verbs
| Verb | Use |
| Can | Ability |
| Could | Second conditional Ability in the past |
| May | Probability Permission requests |
| Might | Probability |
| Must | Obligation |
| Should | Obligation Recommendation |
| Will | Future tense Intention to do something |
| Would | Second conditional Reported speech |
| Shall | Future tense |
| Ought to | Obligation Recommendation | | | | | | | | | | | Oraciones de los verbos modales - I can run fast. (Puedo correr rápido).
- I cannot / can’t run fast. (No puedo correr rápido).
- Can I run fast? (¿Puedo correr rápido?)
- We could visit our friends. (Podríamos visitar a nuestros amigos).
- We could not/ couldn’t visit our friends .(No pudimos visitar a nuestros amigos).
- Could we visit our friends? (¿Podríamos visitar a nuestros amigos?)
- My telephone must be broken. (Mi teléfono debe estar roto).
- Can you help me? (¿Puede ayudarme?).
- I could help you. (Podría ayudarte).
- I might come to your party. (Es posible que vaya a tu fiesta).
- May I go to the bathroom? (¿Podría ir al baño?).
Ejercicios de modal verbs A. Escribe las siguientes frases en la forma que falta (afirmativa, negativa o pregunta) - I will come to your party.
- You might start school next Friday.
- They shouldn’t smile.
- Must we practice every day?
- She shall visit her parents.
- May I sit here?
B. Completa con el verbo modal apropiado - He (go) to the University to get a Degree.
- We (take) the bus. It is a long distance.
- They (be) cold. It is freezing outside.
- You (be) more polite.
- She (fall) from the tree if she is not careful.
- We (study) for the test.
- I (visit) my parents next week.
- You (drink) and drive.
- Peter (ask) for help if he needed.
C. Llena con el verbo modal que corresponde - The boys ______ clean their room.
- ______ you give me a ride home?
- I ______ call you! My phone ran out of battery!
- We _____ stay outside! It’s raining!
- I am hungry. I_____ have a snack.
- _____ I go to the bathroom?
- My daughter ______ lower the volume. Her music is too loud!
- _____ we leave now? It is getting late.
- Robert ______ go with you to the theater if you buy him a ticket.
- My friends _______ love to know you!
D. Elige la respuesta correcta 1) Martha _____ play the piano beautifully. And also the chelo. 2) You _______ wear a swimsuit to enter the pool. It is a rule. 3) I ______ sleep last night! My neighbors had a loud party. - mustn’t
- couldn’t
- shouldn’t
- can’t
4) Our dog _____ come inside the house only if he behaves well.
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