MODAL VERBS - Alma Blasco Blanquer
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MODAL
VERBS
POSSIBILITY
-
isn’t
- isn’t
can’t be
can’t be
could be
could be
may/might be
may/might be
must be
must be
is
is
+
+
Look at the following
examples:
Anna’s too far behind / win the race
Bought a lottery ticket / be a millionaire
I don’t know where Dad is . He may be in the
garden.
Sky looks cloudy / rain
I’ve bought a lottery ticket. You could be a
millionaire!
Don’t know where Dad is / be in the garden
Anna’s too far behind. She can’t win the race.
The sky looks cloudy. It might rain.
Wears a wedding ring / be married
She wears a wedding ring. She must be married
Guess who it is!!!
He
studied journalism and advertising at
college.
He wears a wedding ring.
He speaks with an American accent.
He gives a lot of money to charity.
He travels to lots of film festivals for work.
He has six children.
BRAD PITT
FILL IN THE GAPS
If something is bound to happen, it will
_________________ certainly happen.
If something is likely to take place, it will
__________________ take place.
(probably)
If something might happen, you can also say
that it _____________ happen.
(almost)
(may)
If there’s a chance that something will
happen, it means it is that it will ____________
happen.
(possibly)
FILL IN THE GAPS
If
you expect something to happen, it
means you ____________ it will happen.
(think/believe)
If
you think that something is unlikely, it
means it is ______________ not going to
happen.
(probably)
If
you doubt that something will happen, it
means you think it is __________ going to
happen.
(not)
Do the exercise
A friend is taking an exam next week. Will she
pass? Look at the percentage (%) and write
sentences with a similar meaning. Don’t use
the verb think.
PASS?
She’ll definitely pass.
100% yes
___________________
95% yes
___________________
75% yes
___________________
50% yes
___________________
25% yes
___________________
100% no
KEY:
She’ll
definitely pass.
She’s bound to pass.
She’s likely to pass.
She might pass.
I doubt she’ll pass.
She can’t pass.
PASS?
100% yes
95% yes
75% yes
50% yes
25% yes
100% no