Short explanation of modal verbs for Spanish students in 2ESO (year 8)

2. INTRODUCTION
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Son un grupo de verbos que expresan
algunas funciones como obligación,
prohibición, permiso...
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Siempre van seguidos de un verbo en
infinitivo

3. OBLIGATION
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HAVE TO (tener que)
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I HAVE TO study hard
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He HAS TO study hard
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What DO you HAVE TO do?
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What DOES he HAVE TO do?
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MUST (deber)
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I MUST study hard
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He MUST study hard
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What MUST you do?

4. PROHIBITION
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MUSTN'T (no se puede, está prohibido)
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You MUSTN'T use your mobile phone in class
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He MUSTN'T use his mobile phone in class
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What MUSTN'T you do at school?

5. LACK OF OBLIGATION
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DON'T/ DOESN'T HAVE TO (no es
necesario, no hace falta que, no hay por
qué)
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You DON'T HAVE TO wear a uniform in this
school
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He DOESN'T HAVE TO wear a uniform in his
school
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What DON'T you HAVE TO do at school?
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What DOESN'T he HAVE TO do at school?

6. ABILITY
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CAN/ CAN'T (poder, saber, se usa en
presente)
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I CAN play the guitar
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He CAN'T speak Japanese
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CAN you cook?
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COULD/ COULDN'T (para el pasado)
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He COULD ride a bike when he was 6
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We COULDN'T speak English when we were 6
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COULD you speak when you were 6?

7. PERMISSION
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CAN/ CAN'T (poder)
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Mum CAN I go out tonight?
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No, you CAN'T
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Mum says that I CAN'T go out tonight
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CAN I open the window? It's very hot in here
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Yes, you CAN
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The teacher says that I CAN open the window

8. ADVICE
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SHOULD/ SHOULDN'T (debería)
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You SHOULD go to the doctor if you don't feel
well
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They SHOULD arrive on time
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We SHOULDN'T miss classes
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I SHOULDN'T tell lies

9. SOME PRACTICE
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10. SOME PRACTICE
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