No more mistakes with MODALS! 3 Easy Rules

Summary

En este video, Rebecca de engVid enseña cómo usar correctamente los verbos modales en inglés y evitar errores comunes. Los verbos modales expresan habilidades, posibilidades, permisos y obligaciones, y se comportan de manera diferente a los verbos regulares. Los más comunes son: 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'should', 'must', 'have to', 'will', y 'would'. Rebecca explica tres reglas básicas: no cambiar el verbo modal, usar el verbo en su forma base sin 'to', y usar 'not' para formar la negación. Luego, brinda ejemplos y ejercicios para reforzar el aprendizaje.

Takeaways

• 😀 Los verbos modales se usan para expresar habilidades, posibilidades, permisos y obligaciones.
• 🤔 Los verbos modales más comunes incluyen: 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'should', 'ought to', 'must', 'have to', 'will', 'shall' y 'would'.
• ⚠️ Regla 1: Los verbos modales no cambian en tiempo presente, pasado o futuro. Por ejemplo, 'He can swim' es correcto, pero 'He cans swim' no lo es.
• 🚫 Regla 2: Usa la forma base del verbo después de un modal y no añadas 'to'. Por ejemplo, 'He might join us' es correcto, pero 'He might to join us' no lo es.
• ❌ Regla 3: Para formar la negación, solo añade 'not' después del verbo modal. No utilices otras palabras como 'don't' o 'doesn't'.
• 🔑 Excepción: El modal 'have to' se hace negativo usando 'don't'. Por ejemplo, 'You don't have to do this'.
• 📏 La palabra 'cannot' es una excepción y se escribe como una sola palabra en lugar de dos separadas.
• 💡 Ejemplo común de error: 'You must to finish your homework' debería ser 'You must finish your homework'.
• 🛑 Otro error común: 'I don't can drive' es incorrecto. Debería ser 'I cannot drive'.
• 🎓 Practicar las reglas y hacer ejercicios ayuda a evitar estos errores y mejorar el uso de verbos modales.

Q & A

¿Qué son los verbos modales?

Los verbos modales son palabras que expresan habilidad, posibilidad, permiso u obligación, y se comportan de manera diferente a los verbos regulares.

¿Cuáles son algunos ejemplos de verbos modales?

Algunos ejemplos son: 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'should', 'ought to', 'must', 'have to', 'will', 'shall', y 'would'.

¿Cuál es la primera regla básica para evitar errores con los verbos modales?

La primera regla es usar el verbo modal tal como es, sin cambiarlo en presente, pasado o futuro.

¿Cuál es un ejemplo de uso incorrecto del verbo modal 'can' en una oración?

Un ejemplo incorrecto sería: 'He cans swim'. Lo correcto es decir 'He can swim', ya que no se debe agregar una 's' al verbo modal.

¿Qué forma del verbo se debe usar después de un verbo modal?

Después de un verbo modal, se debe usar la forma base del verbo, no el infinitivo completo. Por ejemplo: 'He might join us', no 'He might to join us'.

¿Cómo se debe negar un verbo modal?

Para negar un verbo modal, se usa 'not' después del verbo modal. Por ejemplo: 'You should not smoke', no 'You don't should smoke'.

¿Cuál es la excepción a la regla de negación con los verbos modales?

La excepción es con 'have to', donde se debe decir 'You don't have to do this'.

¿Qué pasa con la palabra 'cannot' en la negación?

La palabra 'cannot' se escribe como una sola palabra en la negación, a diferencia de otros verbos modales donde 'not' es una palabra separada.

¿Qué error se comete en la oración: 'You must to finish your homework'?

El error es usar 'to'. Lo correcto sería 'You must finish your homework', siguiendo la regla de no usar 'to' después de un verbo modal.

¿Cuál es el error en la oración: 'I don't can drive'?

El error es usar 'don't' con 'can'. La forma correcta es 'I cannot drive'.

Outlines

00:00

📚 Introducción a los verbos modales

En esta lección, Rebecca de engVid explica cómo usar los verbos modales correctamente y cómo evitar errores comunes que los estudiantes suelen cometer con estos verbos auxiliares especiales. Los verbos modales se usan con frecuencia y expresan habilidad, posibilidad, permiso y obligación, entre otros conceptos. Los verbos modales comunes incluyen: 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'should', 'ought to', 'must', 'have to', 'will', 'shall' y 'would'. Se presentan tres reglas básicas: 1) Usar el verbo modal tal cual sin cambiarlo, 2) Usar la forma base del verbo después del modal sin agregar 'to', y 3) Usar 'not' después del modal para negación, sin agregar otras palabras como 'don't', 'doesn't', etc. La única excepción es con 'have to', donde la forma negativa es 'You don't have to'. Además, se explica la excepción de 'cannot', que se escribe como una sola palabra.

05:05

📝 Práctica de uso de los verbos modales

En esta parte de la lección, se propone a los estudiantes realizar algunos ejercicios para reforzar las reglas de los verbos modales presentadas previamente. Cada oración tiene un error que el estudiante debe identificar y corregir. Se revisan ejemplos como: 'You must to finish your homework' (error al agregar 'to'), 'I don't can drive' (uso incorrecto de 'don't' con 'can'), 'You should not to smoke' (nuevamente el error de 'to'), entre otros. Se hace hincapié en que las reglas son fáciles de recordar, pero requieren práctica para evitar errores comunes, como la tendencia a usar 'to' con los modales o cambiar la forma del verbo. Finalmente, se invita a los estudiantes a visitar el sitio web de engVid para más recursos y a suscribirse al canal de YouTube para obtener más lecciones de inglés.

Keywords

💡Verbos modales

Los verbos modales son un tipo especial de verbo auxiliar que se usa para expresar habilidades, posibilidades, permisos y obligaciones. En el video, se menciona que son comunes en el inglés y que su uso correcto es esencial. Algunos ejemplos mencionados son 'can', 'must' y 'should'.

💡Capacidad

La capacidad es uno de los conceptos expresados por los verbos modales, específicamente por el verbo 'can'. En el video, se menciona la frase 'He can swim' como ejemplo de cómo este verbo expresa la habilidad de alguien para hacer algo.

💡Posibilidad

La posibilidad es otro concepto que los verbos modales pueden expresar, como 'may' o 'might'. En el video se usa 'He might join us', que significa que existe una posibilidad de que la persona se una a un grupo.

💡Permiso

El permiso se expresa con verbos modales como 'may' y 'can'. Por ejemplo, el video señala que estos verbos permiten solicitar o conceder permiso, aunque no se proporciona un ejemplo directo en el guion.

💡Obligación

La obligación se expresa con verbos modales como 'must' y 'have to'. El video ofrece el ejemplo 'You must finish your homework', que indica una fuerte obligación de completar una tarea.

💡Forma base del verbo

Después de un verbo modal, se debe usar la forma base del verbo, es decir, el verbo sin 'to'. El video destaca este error común con ejemplos como 'He might join us' en lugar de 'He might to join us'.

💡Negación

Para hacer una oración negativa con un verbo modal, se usa 'not' directamente después del modal. El video ofrece ejemplos como 'You should not smoke' en lugar de 'You don't should smoke', explicando que no se deben agregar otras palabras como 'don’t' o 'doesn't'.

💡Excepción

En el video, se menciona que la frase 'have to' es una excepción cuando se trata de negar. En lugar de usar 'not' directamente después del verbo modal, se utiliza 'don’t', como en 'You don’t have to do this'.

💡Conjugación de verbos modales

Los verbos modales no cambian de forma según el tiempo verbal o el sujeto. El video señala el error de decir 'He cans swim' en lugar de 'He can swim'. Estos verbos no agregan 's', 'ed' ni 'ing'.

💡Cannot

La palabra 'cannot' es una excepción a la regla general de que 'not' es una palabra separada. En el video se menciona que 'cannot' es una palabra compuesta, mientras que en otros casos, como 'should not', 'not' es una palabra separada.

Highlights

Introduction to modal verbs and their importance in English language.

Definition of modal verbs and their functions like expressing ability, possibility, permission, and obligation.

Explanation of how modal verbs differ from regular verbs and why they can be confusing.

List of common modal verbs: 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might', 'should', 'ought to', 'must', 'have to', 'will', 'shall', and 'would'.

Rule 1: Use the modal verb as is without changing it in the present, past, or future.

Example of incorrect usage: 'He cans swim.' vs. correct usage: 'He can swim.'

Rule 2: Use the base form of the verb after a modal verb without 'to'.

Common mistake example: 'He might to join us.' vs. correct: 'He might join us.'

Rule 3: Use 'not' after the modal verb for negative forms, avoiding 'don't', 'doesn't', etc.

Exception for 'have to' in negative form: 'You don't have to do this.'

Correct placement of 'not' with modal verbs, especially with 'can' becoming 'cannot'.

Practical exercises to apply the rules and correct common mistakes.

Example correction: 'You must to finish your homework.' vs. 'You must finish your homework.'

Example correction: 'I don't can drive.' vs. 'I cannot drive.'

Example correction: 'You should not to smoke.' vs. 'You should not smoke.'

Example correction: 'We not could call you.' vs. 'We could not call you.'

Example correction: 'He mights go to sleep.' vs. 'He might go to sleep.'

Example correction: 'They can to stay with us.' vs. 'They can stay.'

Example correction: 'We would not to arrive on time.' vs. 'We would not arrive on time.'

Example correction: 'She wills return soon.' vs. 'She will return soon.'

Encouragement to practice and improve modal verb usage with resources on www.engvid.com.

Invitation to subscribe to Rebecca's YouTube channel for regular English lessons.

Transcripts

Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid.

In this lesson you'll learn how to use modal verbs properly, and how to avoid making the

most common mistakes that students sometimes make when using these special helping verbs.

Now, even though modal verbs doesn't sound that exciting, when you see what they are

you'll realize that we use these verbs all the time, and so you need to know how to use

them correctly. Right? Okay.

So, let's look at what modal verbs are.

So, these are words that express different kinds of things.

For example, they might express ability, possibility, permission, obligation. Okay?

And some other things like that.

And they behave differently from regular verbs, and that's why they're sometimes a little

bit confusing.

But let's look at some examples of what modal verbs are.

"Can", "could", "may", "might", "should", "ought to", "must", "have to", "will", "shall",

and "would". Okay?

These are the most common ones.

All right.

So, I'm going to give you now three basic rules that you can follow to avoid most of

the mistakes that are usually made with the modal verbs. Okay?

So, first of all, make sure to use the modal verb as is.

That means don't change it in the present, or the past, or the future.

For example, we can say: "He can swim."

This is a correct sentence.

It would be wrong to say: "He cans swim."

Because, here, the student put an extra "s" there.

All right?

And we don't need to change that modal verb ever.

Okay? All right.

Second, use the base form of the verb after a modal.

Don't use "to".

What do I mean by that?

For example, you should say: "He might join us."

Not: "He might to join us."

Okay?

This is a really common error, so make sure you don't make this one.

So don't use the full infinitive to join after a word like "might".

Just use the base form of the verb, which is: "join".

"He might join us.", "He could join us.", "He should join us.", "He must join us." and

so on, without "to".

All right? Very good.

Now, the next point is if you need to, say, use the modal verb in the negative form, then

just use "not" after the modal.

All right?

Don't add any extra words most the time; there's one little exception, I'll explain that to

you, but for most of them, don't use words like: "don't", or "doesn't", or "isn't", "aren't",

"wasn't", "won't".

Okay?

So, with most of these modal verbs just say "not".

For example: "You should not smoke."

Not: "You don't should smoke."

All right?

So, here the student knows and learned all these lovely words: "don't", "doesn't", "isn't",

"aren't", all that and try to use it when using the modal verb, but that's wrong.

Okay?

So, the only exception is with the verb...

With the modal verb "have to", there if you want to make it negative, you need to say:

"You don't have to do this", okay?

But with the other ones, we just say: "You cannot", "You could not", "You may not", "You

might not", "You should not", "You ought not to", okay?

So there you have to be careful where to place it.

"You must not", this one I told you is an exception.

"You will not", "You shall not", and "You would not".

Okay?

And the other thing to keep in mind when you're using this word and "not", this is a really

common mistake, so the important thing to remember: This actually becomes one word.

Okay?

Only in that case.

You don't say...

You say: "cannot", but it's actually one word.

All right?

Most of the time, almost always "not" is a separate word with all of the modal verbs.

But not with "can".

With "can" it actually becomes one word: "I cannot arrive"-okay?-"on time", like that.

Okay?

So, now that you've got these basic rules and you've understood how it works, let's

do some practice to see how well you've understood.

Okay, so let's get started with our exercises.

Now, the rules are written at the top just in case you didn't remember them exactly.

First one, remember use it as it is, don't change the modal verb.

Second one, use with the base verb.

Don't use the full infinitive "to" something.

And the last one: Use "not" after the modals when it's negative.

Okay?

All right.

Try to keep those in mind, but most of all let's look at the actual examples and you

tell me what's wrong with them.

There is something wrong with each and every one of these sentences.

Okay.

Number one: "You must to finish your homework.

You must to finish your homework."

What's wrong there?

What did the person do wrong?

They added "to". All right?

This was our second rule.

Right?

You cannot use "to".

Just say: "You must finish your homework."

Okay?

That's it.

Number two: "I don't can drive. I don't can drive."

That's wrong.

What should it be?

"I cannot drive."

Okay?

That's what we said here in the third rule.

Right?

That just use "not" when it's negative.

All right?

And remember with the word "cannot", it's one word.

All right.

Number three: "You should not to smoke.

You should not to smoke."

What's wrong there?

Okay, again, we want to take out this "to".

The sentence should be: "You should not smoke."

So, again, you don't want to use the "to".

Just use the base form of the verb.

Don't use the full infinitive.

Okay, number four: "We not could call you.

We not could call you", some people say, but it's not right.

What should it be?

"We could not call you."

Remember?

"not" goes after the modal.

Okay? Not anywhere else.

Next: "He mights go to sleep.

He mights go to sleep."

It's not right.

It should be: "He might go to sleep."

Okay?

This was our rule number one, here, at the top.

And the rule was that we don't change anything.

Right?

We just say: "He might go to sleep."

We never change the modal.

Right.

Next, number six: "They can to stay with us."

Somebody says very kindly: "They can to stay with us."

It's a very kind suggestion.

It's not grammatically correct.

Let's make it correct.

What do we need to take out?

This, okay?

It should be just: "They can stay.", "They can go.", "They can leave.", "They can come."

Whatever.

But no "to".

All right?

So this was our rule number two.

Okay?

All right.

Number seven: "We would not to arrive on time.

We would not to arrive on time."

Again, you want to take out this "to".

And the reason why this keeps happening is because this is the most common mistake.

All right?

So that's why I have more of those here for you to review.

"We would not arrive on time."

Good.

And the last one: "She wills return soon.

She wills return soon."

Okay?

So what's wrong there?

The first rule up here, okay.

The rule says that the modal verb doesn't change, and here it did get changed, so we

have to take out the "s", and then it will become: "She will return soon."

which is correct.

Okay?

I know there are a few things to keep in mind, but the more you practice, the better you're

going to get at it.

So, please go to our website: www.engvid.com.

There, you can do a quiz on this and you can also watch lots of other wonderful English

lessons on engVid.

Okay?

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Okay? Thanks for watching. Bye for now.