Modal verbs - Must / Have to / Should

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

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

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

What is a modal verb?

MUST - DEBERModal verb of obligation

HAVE TO - TENER QUEModal verb of obligation

Should - deber (suggestion)Modal verb of obligation

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

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

how do we use modal verbs ?

The modal verbs of obligation must and have express obligation, prohibition or necesity. In Spanish, they translate the verbs deber or tener que

We use the modal verbs should, must and have to, to express that an action is mandatory.

Los modales de obligación must y have to indican obligatoriedad, prohibición o necesidad. En español equivaldrían al verbo deber o tener que.

Nosotros usamos los verbos modales should must y have to, para expresar que una accion es obligatoria.

Modal verbs - Verbos modales

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

Must

MUST means DEBERusually talking about obligation or mandatory acts.

• Afirmattive Subject + must + verb + complement
• Negative Subject + must not / musn't + verb + complement
• Interrogative Must + subject + verb + complement?

Examples:I must do the homework I musn't smoke here Must I wear the uniform?

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

sHOULD

SHOULD means DEBERIA but in a sense of suggestion, not mandatory

Examples:I should wear a jachet, its cold I should tell her the secret should I go to the doctor?

• Afirmattive Subject + should + verb + complement
• Negative Subject + should not/ shouldn't + verb + complement
• Interrogative should + subject + verb + complement?

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

hAVE TO

Have to: I, you, we, they has to: he, she, it dont have to: I, you, we, they doesnt have to: he, she, it do: I, you, we, they does: he, she, it

HAVE TO means TENER QUE

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It is a obligation verb and expresses that an action needs to be done.

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

have to examples

• Interrogative
• Do/does + subject + have to+complement?
• Do I have to write an essay?
• Does she have to send the document?

• Afirmattive
• Subject + have to/has to + infinitive verb
• I have to go to the supermarket
• She has to make a craft for school

• Negative
• Subject + dont have to/doesnt have to + infinitive verb+ complement
• I dont have to go to school
• She doesnt have to go to school

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

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

• MUST - DEBER: Modal verb of obligation
• HAVE TO - TENER QUE: Modal verb of obligation
• Should - deber (suggestion): Modal verb of obligation

Los verbos modales son los mismos para todos los sujetosa excepción de HAVE TO I must, she must, he must I should, she should, they should.

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

Further info

Must and have to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07tPZOEnXR4

Should: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZhGNeeARSw

Modal verbs Must - Have to - Should

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