GRAMMAR
MODAL VERBS
Revisiting the modal verbs
What are modal verbs?
Give examples
PRE –ASSESSMENT -
Read each sentence carefully and identify whether it expresses permission, obligation or
prohibition.
1. You can't go into that restaurant without a tie.
2.We have to be at the airport at least two hours before the flight.
3. May I use this chair?
4. I must give up smoking.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliary verbs-
1. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ……………… still read and write without glasses.
(Ability)
2. ………………. you help me with the housework, please? (Polite request)
3. There was a time when I ………….. stay up very late. (Past ability)
ANSWER
Prohibition
Obligation
Permission
Obligation
Can , We use can to express ability.
could,-We use could in polite requests.
could -We use could to talk about past ability.
Learning Objectives
Identify diff erent modal verbs used in the text.
Apply modals appropriately in context.
EXAMPLES OF MODALS
Video Time
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Make notes as you watch the video....
Check point
Pick out the modal verb from the given sentences and state what they
represent according to the context of the sentences.
Qn. Sentences Purpose
No.
1 She can speak three languages but none of them well.
2 Could I play too?
3 Will you turn that music down?
4 You should visit your dentist atleast twice a year.
5 I could get better grades if I tried harder.”
6 I must clean up this mess.”
1-Express permission
2.Show ability in past
3.Express permission
4.For request
5.Suggestion or advice
6-command
ANSWER
Ability
PERMISSION
Request
Advice
Expressing possibility
Expressing obligation
Choose the right modal verb-
1. _____. I come with you? (permission)((can/will/could )
2.I ______ get you a shawl from Kashmir. (Promise)(will/would/can/may)
3.She _______ sell her home because she needs money. (weak possibility)
(may/might/could)
4. Drivers ____stop when the traffi c lights are red.(Obligation )(must/may)
5. It is snowing outside so I ______stay at home. (Intention) (may/will/can)
ANSWER KEY
1. Can (We use can to ask for permission.)
2. Will- We use will to make a promise.
3. Might-Might indicates weak possibility.
4. must
5. We use will to express our intentions.
TASK-2-Spot the error in the following sentences.
1.There are a lot of fruits in the fridge. You need buy them.
2.Excuse me , can I use your phone for a minute ,Sir?
3.I cannot dance when I was in school.
4.Should you stand on your head for more than a minute ?
5.You could not take your umbrella. It’s not raining.
ANSWER
NEED NOT
May
Could not
Can(ability)
Need not
TASK-3 -EXERCISE
1-I _________ play football before my knee surgery .(will,shall, should , could)
2-As this lady is the mother of the child, she ______ be able to tell which chocolate he
will like . (should, may , might ,cannot)
3-It was an expensive shop .The owner ___ have spent a lot.(can,must ,might,should)
4-I didn’t like the food yesterday . I____ eat anything.(should not /could not/must
not/cannot)
5-You ______look at the person when he is talking to you.(can’t/shouldn’t/should/ may)
6-I am not sure , but I ________be able to help you.(should/ might/ must)
ANSWER
COULD
Should
Must
Could not
Should
might
Write a paragraph for the topic of your choice using modal verbs.
Suggested topics:
1.How to dress for a job interview,
2.Activities you enjoy doing at home with family .
Plenary
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Create a mind-map on the concepts learnt today.
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https://www.turtlediary.com/lesson/modal-verbs-and-their-functions.html
https://www.learninsta.com/modals-exercises-with-answers-for-class-11-cbse/
https://edumantra.net/learn-english/modal-verb-rules-exercises-and-worksheets-no-789/#1_Fill_in_
the_blanks_with_suitable_modals
