Transcript Diapositiva 1

Modal Verbs
May
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MAY
May is an auxiliary verb, a modal auxiliary verb. You can use it to:

Permission
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Possiblity
Structure of “may”
•Positive Form
Subject+ may+ main verb+ complement
•Negative Form
Subject+ may not+ main verb
•Question Form
Question Word+ may+ subject+ main verb+ complement?
May+ subject+ main verb+ complement?
May I sit here? (permission)
She may be sick. (Possibility)
May I have a glass of water? (permission)
Children may not play in the living room.
(permission)
He may be his father. (Possibility)
 Complete the sentences. Use may or may not and the words in the
box.
I ________ go to Paris.
The office manager says “You _____ leave at 4:00 o´clock, but not before
10.
You _________ use the telephone in the airplane.
She _______ call you today.
Tomas _________ come to the meeting.
The nurse says “ You _____go into the room now. Angela is waiting for you.
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