VERBE MODALE
Verbul modal Can/could pot exprima in limba engleza:
- o abilitate (fizica sau intelectuala): He can play the guitar
- o posibilitate: Can you join us?
- o probabilitate: It could rain today.
- o permisiune (Could este mai politicos decat Can).: You can have my CD if you want to.
- o sugestie: If you don’t have anything to do now, you can help me cooking.
- o imposibilitate, cand avem formele de negative: It is too late, so it cannot be Jack
knocking.
Verbul modal May/might au urmatoarele sensuri in limba engleza:
- o cerere sau permisiune: May I use your pen?
- o posibilitate: Where is your brother? � He may be playing soccer. � He might be
reading a book.
Verbul modal Must se foloseste pentru a exprima in limba engleza:
- o necessitate, uneori un ordin: I must wash the dishes tonight.
- o certitudine: He must be very pleased with his accomplishments.
- o presupunere: You must know him very well, since you are good friends.
Observatie: Lipsa necesitatii impune folosirea verbelor do not need to sau do not have to.
Had to se foloseste pentru a exprima o obligatie sau necesitate din trecut.
Verbul modal Shall/ should
Verbul modal Shall se foloseste in limba engleza pentru:
- a exprima o hotarare: I shall visit you again.
- a cere un sfat: Where shall I go ?
- a face o oferta sau o sugestie: Shall we go to a movie together ?
Verbul modal Should se foloseste in limba engleza pentru:
- a exprima ce e bine si ce e rau in anumite imprejurari: Nobody should drink and drive
- a exprima un sfat: You should really go to a doctor
- a exprima o indoiala: I think we should have enough time for this.
- a exprima iritarea: Why should I know where you put your keys ?
- a exprima o posibilitate: You should arrive before noon.
- a face referire la un eveniment: If you should decide to come, let us know.
- a exprima o dezaprobare cu privire la o actiune: She shouldn’t have driven so fast.
Will/ would
Cu sensul de verb modal, will se foloseste in urmatoarele cazuri in limba engleza:
- pentru exprimarea unei cereri: You’ll help me with dinner, won’t you?
- pentru a exprima o certitudine cu privire la o situatie din present sau viitor: I’ll be
sleeping by this time tomorrow.
- pentru exprimarea dorintei de a face ceva: I’ll have only tea.
- pentru a exprima un ordin/oferta/invitatie/amenintare: You’ll turn the TV of right
now!/He’ll wait for you in the car/Turn the radio off, or I’ll leave the room.
- pentru a exprima un obicei sau o trasatura de character: She’ll read the book in the
garden, for very long, every day.
Would este forma de trecut a verbului will si se foloseste astfel:
- pentru a formula cereri, oferte, invitatii: Would you like some coffee?
- pentru a face o cerere in mod politicos: I would like to use this machine if possible.
Verbul modal Ought to exprima o probabilitate sau un sfat in limba engleza.