Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs
Ms. Thuy
Learning objectives
We can use:
POLITENESS
Can I use your phone?
Could I use your pone?
May I use your phone?
OBLIGATION
ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION
We can use:
MUST for internal obligation
HAVE TO for external obligation (rules)
I must study if I want to pass my exam (internal obligation)
We must leave now or we’ll be late (internal obligation)
I have to work on Saturday (external obligation)
They have to wear uniforms at school (external obligation)
We use:
NOT HAVE TO
NEEDN’T
You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.
You needn’t come if you don’t want to.
PROHIBITION
We use MUSTN’T
We can use:
SHOULD
OUGHT TO this is more formal and it is not
used in questions or negatives
We can use