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MODALS: ADVICE, OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION

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MODAL VERBSModify the meaning of another verb to express ability, obligation, prohibition and to give advice...

CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, OUGHT TO, SHALL, MUST AND SHOULD

  • I can drive
  • She should study French
  • Could you cook dinner yesterday?
  • You musn't speak in here.

OBLIGATION. LACK OF OBLIGATION PROHIBITION

MUST. Expresses obligation imposed by the SPEAKER, PERSONAL OBLIGATION

I MUST buy new clothes. Mine look so old! I must visit my grandmother

have to:Expresss obligation imposed someone else(external rules)To express obligation in the past- had to. MUST doesn't have past form

I have to buy new clothes. I'm starting a new job a teacher and we have to wear formal clothes (the obligation is from the school) I have to visit my grandmother (my granny told me to do so)

OBLIGATION and PROHIBITION

MUST. Rules, Laws, Instructions

Students must wear face masks. Passengers must turn off their phones during take off and landing

MUSTN'T. PROHIBITION

You musn't eat or drink on the bus.

DON'T HAVE TO-NO OBLIGATION. Didn't have to-no obligation in the past

You don't have to finish this project until after the holidays**You needn't worry about anything (UK) NEEDN'T =NO OBLIGAtION

OBLIGATION and PROHIBITION

MUST & HAVE TO-STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS and NECESSITY

You have to/must visit the National Museum You must/have to register for the course

COULD VS. WAS/WERE ABLE TO

COULD/COULDN'T to talk about ABILITY in general in the past

Mozart could play the piano well whe he was six

When we want to talk about ABILITY ON A SPECIFIC OCCASION was/were ABLE to or MANAGED TO...

Because we bought the tickets in advance, we were able to buy them quite cheap The mountain was very high, but we managed to climb it

EXPECTATIONS/ADVICE

We use should/ought to+ have+pp when our expectations were not fulfilled or advice was not followed showing regret of something do it

I ought to/should have gone to the doctor, but I didn't

Exercise 6. Modals in the past