modal verbs may, might, must

MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS: MAY,
MIGHT, MUST, SHOULD, OUGHT TO
• May (poder) – expressa:
permissão: May I come in?
possibilidade: It may rain tonight.
• Might (poder) expressa:
permissão mais formal: Might I come in?
possibilidade mais remota: It might rain
tonight.
DANIEL DE MELO SOARES
Inglês - 2º Ano
• Must (dever) expressa:
obrigação: Everybody must come early.
dedução: You are pale. You must be sick.
proibição: You mustn’t smoke here.
conselho: You must see that play. It’s hilarious.
Must pode ser substituído por have to, quando a obrigação é externa à
pessoa que fala (uma lei, uma ordem recebida).
I have to put out the cigarette before
getting in the restaurant.
Usa-se had to para expressar obrigação no passado.
My brother and I had to wash our school uniforms
when we were teenagers.
DANIEL DE MELO SOARES
Inglês - 2º Ano
• Should / Ought to (dever) expressam:
conselho: You should / ought to visit your
grandmother. She’s been ill
lately.
obrigação leve: You should / ought to
drink more water every day.
DANIEL DE MELO SOARES
Inglês - 2º Ano
EXERCISES
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Match what the modal verbs express in each sentence. Use:
a. deduction
b. advice
c. obligation
d. prohibition
We must work hard to get money for the operation.
Deborah mustn’t park her car here.
We think she should buy a car to go to work.
The train from New Jersey always arrives on time. It must be late today.
I think you ought to come back home early.
Children should obey their parents.
Why is he doing such a stupid thing? He must be crazy.
We ought to wait for him although he is late. We invited him to come over.
You must exercise to lose weight.
They should go to bed. They looked very tired.
GABARITO: 1. C
2. d
3. b/c
4. a
5. c/b
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. b/c
10. b/c
DANIEL DE MELO SOARES
Inglês - 2º Ano
Darlin' you got to let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
If you say that you are mine
I'll be here 'til the end of time
So you got to let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
It's always tease tease tease
You're happy when I'm on my knees
One day is fine and next is black
So if you want me off your back
Well come on an' let me know
Should I Stay or should I go?
Should I stay or should I go now? (Yo! ¿Me frío o lo soplo?)
Should I stay or should I go now? (Yo! ¿Me frío o lo soplo?)
If I go there will be trouble (Si me voy, va a haber peligro)
And if I stay it will be double (Si me quedo, es doble)
So you gotta let me know (Pero que tienes que decir)
Should I cool it or should I blow? (¿Me frío o lo soplo?)
Should I stay or should I go now? (¿Me frío o lo soplo?)
If I go there will be trouble (Si me voy, va a haber peligro)
And if I stay there will be double (Si me quedo, es doble)
So you gotta let me know (Pero que tienes que decir)
Should I stay or should I go
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An' if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know
This indecision's buggin' me (Indecisión me molesta)
If you don't want me, set me free (Si no me quieres,
librame)
Exactly who'm I'm supposed to be (Dime! ¿Qué tengo ser?)
Don't you know which clothes even fit me? (¿Sabes que
ropa me quedar?)
Come on and let me know (Pero tienes que decir)
Should I cool it or should I blow? (¿Me debo ir o
quedarme?)
DANIEL DE MELO SOARES
Inglês - 2º Ano