MODAL VERBS TABELA

MODAL VERBS

| PRESENT / FUTURE | PAST |
|(modal + infinitive) |(modal + Present Perfect) |
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|I`m sure she is 40. |I`m sure he won the first prize. |
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|She must be 40. |He must have won the first prize. |
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|I`m sure/certain she isn`t Polish. |I`m sure they didn`t remember to lock the door. |
| |They can`t have remembered to lock the door. |
|She can`t be Polish. | |
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|It`s possible that she is 40. |Perhaps they went to Zakopane. |
|She may/might be 40. |They may have gone to Zakopane. |
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|Perhaps they will not visit us. |It`s probable that she didn`t pay for her shopping. |
|They may/might not visit us. |She might not have paid for her shopping. |
| |Yesterday |
|It is necessary to book a table in advance. |[pic] |
|You have to/need to/must book a table in advance. |It wasn`t necessary to take the umbrella but she did. |
| |She needn`t have taken the umbrella. |
|It isn`t necessary to pay for the exams. | |
|You don`t need to / don`t have to / needn`t pay for the exams. | |
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|It`s forbidden to play in the street. | |
|You/One mustn`t play in the street. | |
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| |[pic] |
| |It wasn`t necessary to take the umbrella, so she didn`t or we don`t know |
| |if she did. |
| |She didn`t need to take the umbrella. |
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|You had better clean the house. |Why didn`t you pay him? |
|You should clean the house. |You should have paid him. |