Caracteristicile verbelelor modale in engleza - Verbele modale in engleza nu sunt precedate de particula "to" - Verbele modale in engleza sunt

urmate de infinitivul scurt al verbelor de conjugat: Smoking can damage your health. - Verbele modale in engleza cand sunt urmate de auxiliarul be si un verb la participial present, indica o actiune prezenta sau viitoare:She must be driving home now. - Verbele modale in engleza atunci cand sunt urmate de auxiliarul have si un verb la participial trecut, verbele modale indica o actiune trecuta: She must have gotten home by now. - Verbele modale in engleza nu primesc terminatia "s" la persoana a III-a singular si nu au forma de Past Tense sau participiu prezent: He can speak English. - Forma interogativa, se realizeaza prin asezarea verbului modal in fata subiectului, fara ajutorul auxiliarului do: Must I read the book again? - La forma negative, not sta imediat dupa verbul modal: We must not get home late. - Se folosesc in intrebarile disjunctive (question tags): He can drive, cant he? - Atunci cand se repeta o idee, verbele modale se pot folosi fara auxiliar: If they cannot lend me the money Ill find someone who can. 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 dont 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 shouldnt have driven so fast. Will/ would Cu sensul de verb modal, will se foloseste in urmatoarele cazuri in limba engleza: - pentru exprimarea unei cereri: Youll help me with dinner, wont you? - pentru a exprima o certitudine cu privire la o situatie din present sau viitor: Ill be sleeping by this time tomorrow. - pentru exprimarea dorintei de a face ceva: Ill have only tea. - pentru a exprima un ordin/oferta/invitatie/amenintare: Youll turn the TV of right now!/Hell wait for you in the car/Turn the radio off, or Ill leave the room. - pentru a exprima un obicei sau o trasatura de character: Shell 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.