SMART MoVe
Developed by:
ZAIRI BIN ABDUL AZIZ
LUQMAN NUR HAKIM BIN MOHD NAFIAH
MUHAMMAD HAIKAL YAAKUB
Supervised by:
NORDIYANA BINTI MOHD. RANI
Welcome
Students!
As reference
SECTION 1: Introduction to
Modal Verbs
01 Likelihood 02 Possibility 03 Ability
04 Asking permission 05 Request 06 Suggestion / Advice
07 Command 08 Obligation / Necessity 09 Habit
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LIKELIHOOD
Beginner Intermediate
Some things seem likely, but we don’t know for sure.
Modal verbs used: should and must
Examples:
•Her parents MUST be so proud.
•My baby brother SHOULD be asleep by now.
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POSSIBILITY
Beginner Intermediate
Used in situations when something is possible but not
certain.
Modal verbs used: could, may, or might
Examples:
•Judging by the clouds, it MIGHT rain today.
•She MAY become the youngest pro soccer player ever.
ABILITY
Shows whether or not the subject is able to do
something.
Modal verbs used: can, cannot or can’t
Examples:
•She CAN speak three languages, but none of them well.
•You can lead a horse to water, but you CAN’T make it
drink.
ASKING PERMISSION
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Used when you want to ask permission to do
something.
Modal verbs used: can, may, or could
Examples:
•MAY I leave early today?
Beginner
•COULD I play too?
REQUEST
Examples:
Used when you want to ask someone
else to do something. •WOULD you get that box off the top
shelf?
Modal verbs used: will, would, can,
or could •WILL you turn that music down?
SUGGESTION / ADVICE
Used when you’re giving suggestions or
advice without ordering someone
Examples:
around.
•You SHOULD try the
lasagna.
Modal verbs used: should
•That guy SHOULD wear less
cologne.
COMMAND
Used when you want to command someone.
Modal verbs used: must, have to, or need to
Examples:
•You MUST wash your hands before cooking.
•You NEED TO be here before 8:00.
Used to express a necessary action,
such as an obligation, duty, or
OBLIGATION / requirement. It can also express that
an action is not necessary.
NECESSITY Modal verbs used: must, have to, or
need to
Examples:
•We HAVE TO wait for our boss to
arrive before we open.
•You don’t NEED TO come if you
don’t want to.
HABIT
Used to show an ongoing or habitual action -
something the subject does regularly.
Modal verbs used: would, will, used to
Examples:
•When I lived alone, I WOULD fall asleep with
music.
•I WILL arrive early and leave late to every
meeting.
SECTION 2: How to Use
The rules: Examples
Modal verbs always come directly before
For questions, [modal verb] + [subject] +
the main verb (except for questions).
[main verb]
•With modal verbs, use the infinitive
form of the main verb without “to”.
Example:
Example:
Can you eat an entire pizza?
I can eat an entire pizza.
SECTION 2: How to Use
Present Continuous
The rules:
•After the modal verb, use the word be followed
by the -ing form of the main verb.
•[modal verb] + be + [verb in -ing form]
Example:
I should be going.
SECTION 2: How to Use
Present Perfect Continuous
The rules:
•You must always use “have,” never “had,” even if
the subject is third-person.
•[modal verb] + have been + [verb in -ing form]
Example:
She must have been sleeping.
SECTION 2: How to Use
The rules:
•Can and will use their past tense form
Examples:
•I could do a handstand plus the infinitive form of the main verb
when I was a kid. without “to,” just like in the present.
•During exam season in •could/would + [verb in infinitive]
college, I would not sleep
much.
SECTION 2: How to Use
Past Continuous
The rules:
•Only can and will (in the past form) can be used in
the past continuous.
•could/would + be + [verb in -ing form]
Example:
I could be working right now.
SECTION 2: How to Use
Present Perfect
The rules:
•Use the present perfect form, which is “have” plus the past participle.
•If you’re using can, be sure to use its past tense form of could.
•[modal verb] + have + [past participle]
Example:
I might have gone to the party, but I forgot.
SECTION 2: How to Use
Future Tenses
The rules:
•The most commonly used modal verb is “will.”
•You can also normally use “can” or “should,” with the infinitive form of the verb, and
without will.
Examples:
•I can hang out tomorrow.
•Should I major in law next year?
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