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Modal verbs: s�o verbos autosuficientes, ou seja, numa pergunta, quando vc for us�-

los, basta coloc�-los na frente da pergunta e o sinal de interroga��o no final, n�o


sendo necess�ria nenhuma modifica��o na frase.
Quando usar um modal verb, nunca colocar o verbo na sequ�ncia no infinitivo, ou
seja, o verbo que vem na sequ�ncia vem sem o "to" (o "to" n�o vem nem na frente nem
a tr�s do modal verb).

EXEMPLES
-Would (seria -> abreviado: 'D = 'd): I would love it if one of those was true (I
would love = eu adoraria = eu amaria).
O "would" representa o nosso "futuro do pret�rito" (s�o aqueles verbos que terminal
com "-ia", exemplo: cantaria, amaria, dan�aria, etc).
Forma negativa: wouldn't, exemple: eu n�o gostaria = I wouldn't like

-Should (devia/deveria): Maybe your resolution should be to gossip (fofoca) less.


=> usado para dar conselho
exemples: vc deveria estudar = you should study, vc deveria trabalhar = you should
work
Forma negativa: shouldn't

-Must(dever, ser necess�rio, ser for�ado): Oh, this must be killing you! = Oh, isso
deve estar matando vc! => sentido de obriga��o (vc tem que fazer isso) ou sentido
de dificuldade/dever... � mais formal, n�o � t�o usado.
2� video: We use "must" when we are almost certain (quase certos) about something.
Exemple: That must be Jack. He always rings at this time!

-May (Pode -> 2� video): "May" is udes to say that something is a possibility.
Exemple: I'm going to fill the bath, Jack MAY want a bath when he arrives. He
sometimes does. Or he MAY have had a shower before he left work!
*Quando inserir "the". Na frase acima dir�amos, "depois dele deixar o trabalho",
mas depois do "left" n�o tem o "the". Como saber quando usamos ou n�o o "the"?

-Will (vai): All right, I will prove to you. => futuro


Forma negativa: won't

-can: That I can keep it this time. => pedir permiss�o para fazar alguma coisa ou
falar sobre habilidades (ex.: eu posso falar ingl�s = I can speak English)
Forma negativa: can't
2� video: We use "can't" to say we think something is impossible. Exemple: He CAN'T
be at the cinema. He never goes to the cinema without taking me! He MIGHT have gone
to the cinema with someone else. He CAN'T have gome with someone else. He wouldn't
dare!

-Might: I might know something => possibilidade, ou seja, pode ser que sim ou pode
ser que n�o (n�o temos certeza).
Exemples: Pode ser que eu h� = I might go, pode ser que chova = It might rain
2� video: "Might" is used to say something is possible but we think it's unlikely
(improv�vel). Exemple: Of course, he MIGHT stop at the pub for a drink on his way
home. He something does, but he didn't say so on the phone.
He's very late. He MIGHT HAVE HAD and accident, althougt he's a very careful
driver.

-Could (podia/poderia)

(It's Jack)
(It isn't Jack)
100% certain YES (That must be Jack) (...Jack may want a bath...) (He
can't be at the cinema...) 100% certain NO

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