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Summary

Este script de video ofrece una rica y detallada lección sobre los verbos modales en inglés. Se inicia con una anécdota que ilustra la confusión entre los verbos modales "can" y "may". Luego, se definen los verbos modales, que son ayudantes que, junto con un verbo principal, añaden significado adicional. Se explica que los verbos modales, que incluyen palabras como "can", "could", "shall", "should", "will", "would", "may", "might" y "must", no se utilizan solas y siempre van seguidos de la forma base del verbo. Además, se discuten las reglas de conjugación y la forma negativa y interrogativa de los verbos modales. Se profundiza en seis categorías principales de uso de los verbos modales: capacidad, posibilidad, consejo, permiso, obligación y situaciones hipotéticas o condicionales. Cada categoría se explora con ejemplos y comparaciones para aclarar sus diferencias y usos. El script también cubre cómo los verbos modales se emplean para dar y pedir permiso, ofrecer ayuda y expresar obligaciones. Finalmente, se ofrece una tabla para comparar los grados de posibilidad y probabilidad asociados con cada verbo modal, y se destaca la importancia de estos verbos en la comunicación avanzada en inglés.

Takeaways

• 📚 Los verbos modales son un tipo de verbo auxiliar que, cuando se usan junto con un verbo principal, transmiten significados adicionales.
• 🚫 Los verbos modales nunca se usan por sí solos; siempre necesitan ir acompañados de otro verbo.
• 🔄 Un verbo modal sigue al infinitivo sin el verbo 'to', por ejemplo, 'can run' en lugar de 'can to run'.
• ❌ Los verbos modales no se conjugan; se mantienen en su forma base sin cambiar según el tiempo o los pronombres.
• 🚫 En la forma negativa, los verbos modales se mantienen como son, sin usar verbos auxiliares adicionales.
• ❓ En la forma interrogativa, los verbos modales se colocan antes del sujeto, como en 'Can you play?'.
• 🏊‍♂️ 'Can' y 'could' expresan la capacidad de hacer algo en el presente y en el pasado, respectivamente.
• 🤔 'Must', 'shall', 'will', 'should', 'can', 'could', 'may' y 'might' se usan para expresar posibilidades o probabilidades de que una acción ocurra.
• 🚫 'Cannot' y 'could not' indican una casi imposibilidad de que una acción ocurra.
• 📉 'Must not' y 'should not' son las formas más fuertes de prohibición, indicando una fuerte recomendación contra una acción.
• 📝 Los verbos modales como 'must', 'should', 'have to', 'can', 'could', 'may' y 'shall' se usan para dar consejos, hacer recomendaciones, ofrecer ayuda y dar permiso.
• 📅 'Would', 'could' y 'might' se utilizan para expresar situaciones condicionales, dependiendo de ciertas condiciones que se cumplan.

Q & A

¿Qué son los verbos modales y cuáles son los nueve que se mencionan en el script?

Los verbos modales son un tipo de verbo auxiliar que, cuando se usan junto con el verbo principal, transmiten significados adicionales. Los nueve verbos modales que se mencionan en el script son: can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might y must.

¿Por qué los verbos modales no se utilizan por sí solos?

Los verbos modales no se utilizan por sí solos porque siempre necesitan ir acompañados de otro verbo para transmitir un significado específico. Por ejemplo, 'I can' es correcto, pero 'I can' por sí solo sin un verbo principal no tiene sentido.

¿Cómo se forman las formas negativas de los verbos modales?

Las formas negativas de los verbos modales se forman simplemente añadiendo 'not' después del verbo modal. No se utilizan verbos auxiliares adicionales. La estructura es: sujeto + verbo modal + 'not' + verbo principal + objeto opcional.

¿Cómo se usan los verbos modales para expresar la posibilidad de que una acción ocurra?

Para expresar la posibilidad de que una acción ocurra, se utilizan varios verbos modales como 'must', 'shall', 'will', 'should', 'can', 'could', 'may' y 'might'. Cada uno de estos verbos modales tiene matices sutiles en su significado, pero todos ellos pueden usarse para hablar sobre la probabilidad o posibilidad de que una acción tenga lugar.

¿Cuáles son las diferencias entre 'can' y 'could' cuando se refieren a la habilidad para hacer algo?

'Can' se utiliza para expresar la habilidad para hacer algo en el presente, mientras que 'could' se utiliza para hablar sobre una habilidad que existía en el pasado.

¿Cómo se usan los verbos modales para dar consejos o sugerencias?

Para dar consejos o sugerencias, se utilizan verbos modales como 'must', 'should', 'may', 'might', 'could' y 'shall'. 'Must' y 'should' son las palabras más fuertes para dar recomendaciones, mientras que 'may', 'might' y 'could' ofrecen opciones o suenan más formales o menos enfáticas.

¿Qué verbos modales se utilizan para pedir permiso y cómo se hace?

Para pedir permiso se utilizan los verbos modales 'can', 'could' y 'may'. La estructura para pedir permiso es: sujeto + verbo modal + verbo principal + objeto opcional. Por ejemplo, 'Can I use your phone?' o 'May I leave the classroom early?'

¿Cómo se expresan las obligaciones fuertes con los verbos modales?

Las obligaciones fuertes se expresan con los verbos modales 'must', 'should' y 'have to'. 'Must' se utiliza para expresar una obligación interna o sentida, 'should' a menudo contiene un elemento de consejo, y 'have to' indica una obligación externa o prescrita por alguien más.

¿Cuáles son las formas negativas de los verbos modales que expresan una prohibición fuerte?

Las formas negativas de los verbos modales que expresan una prohibición fuerte son 'must not' y 'should not'. Estas formas indican una prohibición o consejo fuerte contra alguna acción.

¿Cómo se usan los verbos modales para expresar hipótesis o condiciones?

Para expresar hipótesis o condiciones, se utilizan los verbos modales 'could', 'would' y 'might'. Estos se usan en oraciones condicionales que dependen de la cumplimentación de cierta condición. Por ejemplo, 'If I had a car, I could drive you home'.

¿Cómo se usan los verbos modales para contrastar situaciones reales con situaciones hipotéticas?

Los verbos modales 'can' y 'could' se utilizan para contrastar situaciones reales con hipotéticas. 'Can' se usa para situaciones actuales que son posibles, mientras que 'could' se refiere a situaciones hipotéticas o condicionales que dependen de ciertas condiciones.

¿Por qué 'cannot' es la única forma negativa de verbo modal que se escribe como una sola palabra?

La razón por la que 'cannot' se escribe como una sola palabra, a diferencia de las demás formas negativas de verbos modales que se escriben en dos palabras ('couldn't', 'shouldn't', 'mayn't', etc.), no se explica en el script, pero es una peculiaridad del uso del idioma inglés que se ha establecido convencionalmente.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Introducción a los verbos modales

El primer párrafo introduce el tema de los verbos modales a través de una anécdota y define lo que son: un tipo de verbo auxiliar que, junto con un verbo principal, añade significado adicional. Se discuten las reglas básicas de los verbos modales, como que no se usan solas y deben ir seguidas de la forma base del verbo. Además, se mencionan las seis categorías de significados que los modales pueden expresar: posibilidad, obligación, permiso, consejo, oferta y especulación.

05:03

🧐 Capacidad y posibilidad con verbos modales

El segundo párrafo se enfoca en la capacidad y la posibilidad de realizar acciones, utilizando verbos modales como 'can', 'could', 'may', 'might' y 'will'. Se proporciona una escala graduada de la probabilidad de que una acción ocurra, desde 'must', que implica una alta probabilidad, hasta 'might', que indica una posibilidad menor. Se destacan los usos de los modales en contextos pasados y presentes, y se mencionan las formas negativas de estos modales.

10:04

🤔 Deducciones y especulaciones con modales

El tercer párrafo explora el uso de los verbos modales para hacer deducciones y especulaciones. Se describen los usos de 'must', 'should', 'might', 'could' y 'can't' para hacer suposiciones basadas en la evidencia. Se comparan los grados de probabilidad expresados por estos modales y se discuten las formas negativas, destacando las diferencias entre 'cannot' y 'could not'.

15:05

📢 Consejos, permisos y obligaciones con modales

El cuarto párrafo cubre el uso de los verbos modales para dar y pedir consejo, ofrecer ayuda, dar permiso y expresar obligaciones. Se destacan los modales 'must', 'should', 'shall', 'can', 'could', 'may', 'will' y 'ought to' para dar recomendaciones y sugerencias, y 'would', 'could', 'should' y 'may' para ofrecer ayuda. También se discuten los modales 'can', 'could' y 'may' para dar y pedir permiso, y 'must', 'should' y 'have to' para expresar obligaciones. Se mencionan las formas negativas para prohibir acciones y se exploran las diferencias entre 'must' y 'have to'.

20:06

🔄 Condicionales y uso del tiempo pasado con modales

El quinto y último párrafo concluye la clase sobre verbos modales, mencionando que se realizará una clase separada sobre los verbos modales en pasado en el futuro. Se anima a los estudiantes a pedir más información en los comentarios si lo desean.

Keywords

💡Modal Verbs

Los verbos modales son un tipo de verbo auxiliar que, cuando se utilizan junto con un verbo principal, proporcionan significados adicionales. En el video, son fundamentales para discutir la posibilidad, la obligación, la sugerencia, la permisión y la especulación sobre acciones. Por ejemplo, 'can' se utiliza para hablar sobre la habilidad de hacer algo, como en 'I can swim', que indica la habilidad de nadar.

💡Ability

Habilidad es la capacidad de realizar una acción. En el contexto del video, 'can' y 'could' se utilizan para expresar la habilidad de hacer algo en el presente o en el pasado, respectivamente. 'Can' se usa para acciones posibles en el presente, como en 'I can swim now', mientras que 'could' se refiere a habilidades pasadas, como en 'They could play the piano but now they can't'.

💡Possibility

La posibilidad se refiere a la probabilidad de que una acción ocurra. En el video, se discuten varios verbos modales que expresan diferentes grados de posibilidad, como 'must', 'shall', 'will', 'should', 'can', 'could', 'may', y 'might'. Por ejemplo, 'must' se utiliza para expresar una alta probabilidad, como en 'They must be getting ready', mientras que 'might' indica una menor probabilidad, como en 'He might be at home'.

💡Advice

El consejo es una sugerencia o recomendación dada a alguien. En el video, se explica cómo los verbos modales 'must', 'should', 'could', 'might', y 'may' se utilizan para dar consejos o sugerencias. Por ejemplo, 'should' se utiliza para expresar una expectativa y dar consejo, como en 'He should be home by now', lo que implica una recomendación implícita de que debería estar ya en casa.

💡Permission

La permisión es el acto de permitir que algo ocurra o que alguien haga algo. En el video, se discute cómo 'can', 'could', y 'may' se utilizan para otorgar permiso, mientras que 'can', 'could', y 'may' se utilizan para pedir permiso. Por ejemplo, 'You can go to the party if you finish your homework' es una forma de otorgar permiso condicionalmente关联到 la finalización de las tareas.

💡Obligation

La obligación es la necesidad de realizar una acción debido a un requerimiento o expectativa. En el video, 'must', 'should', y 'have to' se discuten como verbos modales que expresan obligaciones. 'Have to' indica una obligación externa, como un requerimiento impuesto por otros, mientras que 'must' refleja una sensación interna de necesidad, como en 'I must see a dentist', que implica una necesidad personal en lugar de una exigencia externa.

💡Hypothetical

Una situación hipotética depende de ciertas condiciones que deben cumplirse. En el video, se utilizan 'could', 'would', y 'might' para expresar acciones condicionales basadas en suposiciones. Por ejemplo, 'If I had a magic wand, I would grant everyone's wishes' utiliza 'would' para hablar sobre una acción que ocurriría bajo una hipótesis que no es realista.

💡Conjugation

La conjugación es el cambio en la forma de un verbo para expresar tiempo, aspecto, modo o voz. En el video, se aclara que los verbos modales no se conjugan; se mantienen en su forma base y no cambian según el tiempo o las personas. Esto se muestra en frases como 'She should study', donde 'should' mantiene su forma base sin ajustes.

💡Negative Form

La forma negativa se utiliza para expresar la negación de una acción o estado. En el video, se discuten las formas negativas de los verbos modales, que se forman colocando 'not' después del verbo modal. Por ejemplo, 'must not' se utiliza para expresar una prohibición fuerte, como en 'You must not enter this area without proper authorization'.

💡Interrogative Form

La forma interrogativa se utiliza para hacer preguntas. En el video, se explica que en las preguntas, los verbos modales se colocan antes del sujeto, como en 'Can you play the piano?'. Esta estructura es distinta a la utilizada en oraciones declarativas y se utiliza para solicitar información o respuestas.

💡Semi-modal Verbs

Los verbos semi-modales son palabras que comparten algunas características con los verbos modales pero no todas. En el video, 'have to' y 'ought to' se discuten como semi-modales que expresan obligación o recomendación fuerte. Por ejemplo, 'have to' se utiliza para indicar una obligación externa, como en 'We have to wear fancy dress at the party'.

Highlights

Modal verbs are helping verbs that convey additional meanings when used with a main verb.

Nine modal verbs include can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, and must.

Modal verbs express possibility, obligation, permission, advice, offers, and speculation.

Modal verbs cannot be used alone and must be accompanied by another verb.

Modal verbs are followed by the base form of the verb (also known as the infinitive without 'to').

Modal verbs are not conjugated and do not change according to tense or pronouns.

In negative form, modal verbs are used as they are without additional auxiliary verbs.

In interrogative form, modal verbs are used without additional auxiliary verbs, with the modal verb preceding the subject.

Ability is expressed using can and could, with can for present ability and could for past ability.

Possibility is discussed with a scale of modal verbs from must to might, indicating varying degrees of likelihood.

Must and should are used for strong deduction or speculation, while might and could indicate a lower probability.

Modal verbs must and should are used for giving strong advice or recommendations.

Could, should, and would are used for asking for advice, offering help, and giving suggestions.

Can, could, and may are used for giving and asking for permission.

Must, should, and have to express strong obligation, with have to indicating an external obligation and must an internal one.

Negative forms of must and should are used for strong prohibition, while can, could, and may express prohibition with less force.

Conditional statements are made using could, would, and might to express hypothetical situations.

The class will cover past modals in a future session.

Transcripts

hello students today is a marathon on

modal verbs and I'm going to start with

a story one day I was late for school my

English class was going on and I knocked

at the door and said ma'am can I come in

and my teacher replied yes you can but

you may not I stood there

confused well today we have a marathon

class on modal verbs that one single

class that will give you everything from

what are modal verbs the rules around

the usage of the nine modal verbs the

six categories of meanings with

differences between each of them and

lots of examples so whether it's a

competitive exam or you just want to

become an advanced English speaker this

is your ultimate resource this is a huge

lesson so get your pen and paper ready

and let's get going hey this is chetna

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on Spotify so there are nine modal verbs

can could shall should will would May

might and must what are they they're a

type of helping verb which when used

together with the main verb convey

additional meanings what kind of

meanings modal verbs can help us convey

the possibility of a particular action

taking place or its ability we can use

them to talk about an obligation to do

something to take permission to give

permission for making a request for

giving advice or opinion for making an

offer for promising something or

speculating about a certain action let's

look at the rules of modal verbs rule

number one modal verbs can never be used

by themselves they always need to be

used along with another verb example I

can occur is wrong what does that even

mean you need to say I can drive a car

or I can park a car rule number two a

moral verb is followed by the base form

of the verb this is also called an

infinitive verb without the word to

example I can run the infinitive form is

to run but we use it without the two I

can run she should study not she should

to study rule number three moral verbs

cannot be conjugated use them as they

are example for regular verbs we might

say played please but we cannot do must

mustard musts

similarly he can cycle not he can cycle

so use the moral verbs as they are do

not change their form according to tense

or pronouns they remain as they are rule

number four in the negative form also

moral verbs are used as they are without

the use of any additional auxiliary

verbs like do the structure is subject

plus modal verb plus not plus verb plus

object optional you must not eat donuts

I cannot speak Italian not I don't can

speak Italian

each of them by the way can be

contracted in the negative form

shouldn't couldn't and wouldn't

mitant is technically a word but is not

used frequently so might not and may not

are usually spoken and written as two

words without Contracting for Will and

shell the spellings change in the

negative will becomes won't shall chant

rule number five in the interrogative

form as well moral verbs are used as

they are without the use of any

additional auxiliary verbs like do you

structure is modal verb plus subject

plus main verb plus optional object can

you play not do you can play the

structure changes to make a question

where the modal verb is moved before the

subject should I tell him

okay that completes the rules now we are

going to get into the meat of this

session the six different types of

situations in which we typically use

modal verbs and the differences between

each of them ability possibility advice

permission obligation hypothetical or

conditional one ability can and could

convey the ability to do something take

a look at these sentences I can swim now

but I couldn't swim when I was younger

they could play the piano but now they

can't

can is used for ability to do something

in the present I can swim I can

understand Spanish meaning I am able to

understand Spanish yes we can

the famous Barack Obama slogan inspiring

people that we have the ability to make

a difference you can do it is your gym

instructor motivating you cannot or the

contraction can't is used to express the

lack of ability in the present tense

example I can sing he can't cook they

can't understand the teacher one trivia

cannot is the only negative model which

is written as one word cannot all others

are written as two words could not

should not may not and will not Etc

now code is used for an ability that

existed in the past example she could

run very fast when she was younger they

could play the guitar when they were in

a band he could speak fluent French when

he lived in France

could not or the contraction couldn't is

used for the lack of ability in the past

she couldn't find her keys yesterday

they couldn't solve the difficult puzzle

he couldn't swim when he was a child

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move on to the second category it's

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the hashtag chat Chatters the second

category is possibility

many of the modal verbs can be used to

talk about the probability or

possibility of an action taking place

these words have subtle differences in

their meanings and many times of course

they can be used interchangeably too but

I have risked making a grading scale of

these words for you which is on the

screen right now

disclaimer there is no accurate

percentage given prescribed for each one

of them look at them more in relation to

each other there is a degree of

possibility

impossibility and you can take a quick

screenshot

must must expresses a high degree of

likelihood or probability the concert

starts in half an hour they must be

getting ready

she's been studying hard she must be

well prepared for the exam we are almost

certain she must certainly be well

prepared since she has been studying so

hard

shell shall is used to predict future

events with a reasonable degree of

certainty the train shall arrive at 9 00

am the sun shall set in an hour shall is

formal and very British old-fashioned

like I shall have tea with the King this

week with cookies and mummy

will will is also used to make

predictions about the future it will

rain later today he will probably arrive

late to the meeting these are likely but

not with an extremely high degree of

certainty

should she should is used to express

probability with some expectation

example

it's already five o'clock he should be

home by now there is some expectation

here if I should visit Dhaka I will

surely visit you there is a small

possibility and if anyone's living in

Dhaka do drop me a line below can can is

used to express the potential of

something happening it can rain later if

you perhaps see a thick cloud cover you

can say it can rain later you're already

seeing the signs of something happening

the team can win the game if they play

well this is similar to Ability they can

win they have the potential to win or

the ability to win could could is used

to express a conditional or hypothetical

possibility I could meet you for lunch

tomorrow if my schedule allows the

package could arrive today or tomorrow

it's uncertain and hypothetical it could

happen if we leave early we could avoid

the traffic may may is commonly used to

express possibility or probability

example it may rain later today they may

arrive early might is used when the

chances of something happening are lower

than with May he might be at home or he

might be at work they might arrive early

but I'm not sure

in their negative forms most modal verbs

Express a similar degree of

impossibility just like they had in the

positive form like saying someone may

come is probable and the opposite may

not come is also equally probable but

there are two exceptions cannot and

could not now Canon could have a linkage

to ability and in their negative form

cannot and could not indicate a near

impossibility since there is no chance

no ability of that action taking place I

cannot fly without wings the cat cannot

speak English we cannot change the past

the action or event is not possible

under any circumstances could not or

couldn't is also used to indicate a past

situation in which the action was not

possible there is a small difference

between could not and can out couldn't

implies that the attempt was made but

still resulted in impossibility she

couldn't lift the heavy box by herself

she tried but she couldn't they couldn't

find the keys to the locked door they

kept looking but they couldn't

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addition to possibility and

impossibility there is another aspect of

deduction or speculation like making a

calculated guess about something

happening based on evidence

five modal verbs I use for deduction and

speculation must and should example the

board exams are starting on Monday Lila

must be studying for the exam the

negotiations should end soon it's been a

few hours already here we're making a

strong deduction based on evidence or

expectation might could they might be

running late he could be Spanish judging

by his accent with might and could we're

expressing a possibility or a lower

probability can't can't is used to

express a strong deduction that

something is not true or highly unlikely

or nearly impossible they can't be lost

they know this area well this can't be

the right answer it doesn't make sense

the concert can't be sold out already I

just checked the website

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let's take a look at modal verbs used

for giving advice suggestions

recommendations asking for advice and

offering help giving advice and

suggestions must and should are the

strongest recommendation words example

you should eat more vegetables for a

healthy diet sounds like a strong

recommendation you must see that movie

it's fantastic strong recommendation

good gives them options you could

consider taking a vacation you've been

pretty stressed off late seems like

you're giving them a suggestion with

options

watch this video by the way I'm putting

a link here to find the difference

between the power of should versus could

in giving suggestions might can be used

for a formal sounding suggestions you

might want to consider taking a

different approach

can is an informal substitute of good

you can pick up Jane from the airport on

your way back

shell is seldom used but in question

form we can use it to give a suggestion

shall we sit in the balcony native

speakers say this as shall we shall we

sit in the balcony may can also be used

in an informal context you may want to

join a yoga class to reduce your stress

and there is one more semi-modal verb

called otu which is formal and

old-fashioned which is also used to give

a strong recommendation you ought to

arrive early for the meeting or two

carries a slight ethical and moral

obligation you ought to follow the rules

thank you

asking for advice when you're asking for

advice pick up all the polite modal

verbs out of the bag would could and

should what should I do if I have a

conflict with a colleague could you give

me some advice on how to improve my

writing skills I would love your opinion

on the matter offering help can could

and may are the most common modal verbs

to offer help example I can help you

with your homework or can I help you

with anything I could give you a ride to

the airport or could I be of any

assistance to you may I assist you with

carrying those Banks additionally will

wood and shell can also be used example

I will bring Biryani to the party

tomorrow would you like me to drop you

shall I make you a cup of tea wood and

shell are formal shall is old-fashioned

too in case you're offering help by

making a promise to do something in the

future you can use will and shell I will

water your plants while you're away I

shall walk your dog in the evenings

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category is giving permission can could

and may are commonly used to give

permission you can go to the party if

you finish your homework this is

informal you may use my computer to

complete your assignment this is formal

and authoritative you could borrow my

car for the weekend if you like we're

giving them an option to borrow the car

asking for permission the same three

modal verbs Cancun may can be used to

ask or obtain permission can I use your

pen please this is informal may I leave

the classroom early today is formal

could I borrow your umbrella for a

moment is polite and formal now remember

in my story when I asked my teacher

ma'am can I come in and she said yes you

can but you may not what she meant was

yes you have the ability to come into my

class you can come in but I am not

giving you the permission Mission you

may not

in addition to Cancun and me will and

wood are also used to make requests will

you close the door when you leave is

informal would you mind passing the salt

to me please is polite

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must should and have to are the most

commonly used moral verbs to express

strong obligation have to is a

semi-modal verb you must submit your

assignment by tomorrow students should

study for their exams employees have to

follow the company's code of conduct

what is the difference between these two

sentences I have a toothache I must see

a dentist we have to wear fancy dress at

the party

have to is an external obligation the

dress code has been prescribed by

someone else we have to follow must is

an internal obligation I feel like I

must see a dentist but the moment my mom

is forcing me to go I would say mom is

forcing me I have to go to the dentist

today let's look at negative obligation

of prohibiting someone and the strongest

prohibition comes from the Opposites of

the words that we used for the strongest

recommendation so must not and should

not you must not enter this area without

proper authorization you should not eat

too much junk food it's not healthy

should always carries an element of

advice the negative forms of can could

and may are also used to prohibit

someone example you can't smoke here in

the present tense you're not able to

you're not allowed to we couldn't park

outside the mall it's past tense we

tried but we were not able to you may

not come in is authoritative like my

English teacher in old-fashioned English

we could also say you shall not enter

this compound which means you are not

allowed to enter

at six is conditional statements if

something is hypothetical it depends on

some condition to be fulfilled use could

would and might if I had a magic wand I

would Grant everyone's wishes

if I won the lottery I would donate it

to charity if it rains we might stay

indoors there's an element of

possibility here with the might notice

the difference between these two

statements in reality I have a busy

schedule so I can't attend the event but

if I had a free day I could go to the

event notice how the moral verbs of can

and could help us contrast real and

hypothetical situations

now modal verbs could wood and might are

also used to express uncertain or

tentative statements he could be at home

let me check the event might be

postponed due to bad weather if she won

the competition she would be thrilled

that takes care of our moral verbs

Marathon class and I will do a separate

class on past models in the future so if

you want more on that do ping me in the

comment section below meantime happy

learning