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MODAL VERBS 101

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    Basic rules and uses for modal verbs
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  • COMPLETE THIS SUGGESTION WITH 1 WORD. You ____________ get your eyes tested.
    should
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  • COMPLETE THIS SUGGESTION WITH 1 WORD: If you want to get better at singing, you ____________ to practise a lot.
    OUGHT (did you notice the "to"?)
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  • COMPLETE THIS PASSIONAL RECOMMENDATION: You __________ try fish and chips! Amazing!
    MUST. Yes, if you want to emphasize your recommendation, it's a MUST!
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  • COMPLETE THIS OBLIGATION: We __________ watch an old video at school today. So dull!
    HAD TO. No past tense for MUST. No: "musted" doesn't exist! Duh
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  • They might have left already, I would have said "hi", you could have warned me, it must have been a great party,... What do these sentences HAVE in common?
    MODAL + HAVE + PARTICIPLE (past tense for many modal verbs)
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