MODAL VERBS: SHOULD AND MUST

MODAL VERBS

SHOULD AND MUST

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MODAL VERB: SHOULD AND MUST

SHOULD means DEBERIA MUST means DEBER

SHOULD

SHOULD means DEBERIA but in a sense of suggestion, not mandatory. To give advice, a recommendation or a suggestion

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

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

SHOULD

RULES

HE SHOULD GO TO THE DOCTORHE SHOULDS GO TO THE DOCTOR HE SHOULD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR HE SHOULD WAITS

USES

ADVICE:You should see the new Star Wars movie, it's great! RECOMENDATION: The text is next week. You should study for it now SUGGESTION: You should try that New Restaurant on Main Street

SHOULD

OTHER USES OF SHOULD

TO EXPRESS THAT A SITUATION IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN IN THE PRESENT OR IN THE FUTURE (=expectation/prediction)"Mary should be home now. Give her a call" TO EXPRESS AN OBLIGATION. NOT AS STRONG AS MUST. SHOULD IS USED INSTEAD OF MUST TO MAKE ORDER SOUND MORE POLITE. "Applications should be sent before February 28th" CRITICISM: SOMEONE IS NOT FULLFILLING AN OBLIGATION, NOT ACTING WELL. "You should be wearing a seatbelt" Subject + should + Base Form + -ing

must

MUST means DEBER usually talking about obligation or mandatory acts.

• Affirmative 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?

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must

RULES

HE MUST DO THE HOMEWORKHE MUSTS DO THE HOMEWORK HE MUST TO DO THE HOMEWORK HE MUST DOES THE HOMEWORK

USES

Rules/Regulations: She must pass her english exam. She can not graduate without it. Laws: You must wear a seatbelt at all times. Obligations: You must eat all your vegetables or you won't get any dessert

• Equipo docente. • Programación didácticas departamentales PD: Unifica las enseñanzas de cada materia para conseguir una continuidad y se puedan apreciar los objetivos logrados • Programación de aula PA: Indica qué, cómo y cuándo enseñar, así como también los criterios e instrumentos de evaluación para un curso específico.

must

OTHER USES OF MUST

WE USE MUST TO EMPHAZISE THE NECESSITY OF SOMETHING. SOMETHING IS NECESSARY. "Plants must have light and water to grow" DEDUCTION - WHEN YOU ARE SURE OR CERTAIN THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE (Based on evidence) "Look at all that snow. It must be really cold outside" USED AS A STRONG RECOMENDATION OR AS STRONG ADVIDE. MUST IS STRONGER THAN SHOULD. "The cupcakes here are delicious. You must try one."

MUSTN'T = SOMETHING IS PROHIBITED/ BANNED

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