Building upon that, talk about how could and may are used to discuss future abilities and possibilities and also how could can be used to talk about the past in a sentence such as “ When I was a child, I could climb trees.” So as you can see just this one section on modals can take awhile. Next you should talk about might because it is also commonly used when talking about present possibilities such as “ We can’t play music in class because the other classes might be taking tests.” which nicely combines the two words in one sentence. To ask questions, we put the modal in front of the subject.
Modals are not used with the auxiliary verb do to form the negative, we add not after the modal. After modal verbs we use the infinitive form without to.
Talk to your students about things they can do and practice using can in the target structure because this will be the easiest word to start off with (see our CAN worksheets). They are a type of auxiliary verb we use with other verbs to add more meaning to the verb. Some of the words you want to focus on in this section are can, could, may, and might. Modals are often used to talk about abilities and possibilities or lack of them. irregular verbs - verbs whose past forms do not end in -ed - then click here for practice. This may seem like a long and confusing introduction but it is best after the pronunciation practice to simply write the modals and their rules off to the side of the board for reference.Ībility/Inability and Possibility/Impossibility LearnEnglish Teens is the British Councils website for 13- to. Additionally they always require another verb because they cannot act as the main verb in a sentence and they only have present tense forms so unlike the word swim, there is no past tense form for modals. For example “ He should ~.” is correct, while “ He work.” is incorrect. Unlike most verbs, no -s is needed to form the third person singular. The modal verb ‘must can express a speakers sense of obligation - ‘I really must finish that project - and how probable a speaker. Modal verbs include ‘could, ‘should, ‘might and ‘may. In your introduction you can cover some rules that apply to all modal verbs. Modal verbs are a small group of verbs which convey the speakers opinion about or attitude towards what is being expressed. Hi animelover, In that example the explanation tells you it's the intonation (how you put the stress on the words) that makes the difference to the meaning.If you put the stress on the modal verb, like may, might or could it sounds less probable. Obviously there are no images that can help students understand the meanings of these words so you can do pronunciation practice simply by pointing to the words on the board. This may include can, could, may, might, must, will, would, shall, should, and ought to but, depending on the level of your class, you can narrow it down to those you feel are most important. Start by introducing all the modal verbs you wish to talk about.
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