Can - Could - Would Modal verbs

Los verbos modales expresan modalidad, habilidad, posibilidad, necesidad u otra condición.

Modal verbs express modality, ability, posibility, necesity or other condition.

Modal verbsCAN - COULD WOULD

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

What is a modal verb?

CAN - PODERModal verb of ability

COULD - PODÍAModal verb of ability Past form of can

Would - rÍa (hypotetical)Modal verb of condition No traduce nada solo.

Modal verbs are verbs that work as auxiliars to express modality, ability, permission, suggestion, posibility, etc.

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

how do we use modal verbs ?

We also use them to make requests or ask permission to do something.

We use the modal verbs can, could and would to offer to do things for people or to invite them to do something.

Nosotros tambien los usamos para hacer una solicitud o pedir permiso para hacer algo.

Nosotros usamos los verbos modales can, could y would para ofrecernos a hacer cosas por otra gente o invitarlos a hacer algo.

Modal verbs - Verbos modales

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

can

CAN means PODERusually talking about physical ability

• Afirmattive Subject + can + verb + complement
• Negative Subject + cannot / can't + verb + complement
• Interrogative Can + subject + verb + complement?

Examples:I can swim very well I cannot swim very well Can I swim very well?

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

COULD

COULD means PODÍA/PODRÍA It's the past form of can, ability in past or posibility

Examples:I could run fast some years ago I couldn't run fast some years ago Could I run fast some years ago?

• Afirmattive Subject + could + verb + complement
• Negative Subject + could not/ couldn't + verb + complement
• Interrogative Could + subject + verb + complement?

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

would

would pone la terminacion RÍA a los verboswould work - trabajaría would like - gustaría would travel - viajaría would be - sería would be - estaría would love - ? would fly - ? Did you get it? Lo entendiste?

WOULD doesn't mean anything alone, it works as auxiliar verb and conditional

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Would no significa nada solo, este funciona como verbo auxiliar y condicional

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

would examples

• Interrogative
• Would + subject + verb + complement.
• Would you like some coffee?
• Te gustaría un poco de cafe?

• Afirmattive
• Subject + would + verb + complement
• I would like to go to Hawai.
• Me gustaría ir a Hawai

• Negative
• Subject + would not/ wouldn't + verb + complement
• I would not like to go to China
• No me gustaría ir a China

would - terminación ría a los verbos

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

Some tips

Los verbos que acompañan a un modal deben estar en su forma simple (el infinitivo sin “to”)

Recuerda, los verbos modales no funcionan sin otro verbo

• Can indica habilidad o posibilidad. En estos casos puede ser traducido como “poder” en español.
• Could indica posibilidad o habilidad en el pasado.
• Would Se usa para declarar una preferencia y para preguntar por algo educadamente.

Los verbos modales son los mismos para todos los sujetosI can - could - would She can - could - would They can - could would You can - could would

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

Further info

Can and could:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBq0hWsrC6o&t=30s

Would: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eENGoEV-GwM

Modal verbs Can - Could - Would

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