Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences: [Verbos modais são verbos especiais que se comportam de maneira muito diferente dos verbos normais. Aqui estão algumas das diferenças importantes:]
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person. [Verbos modais não assumem S na terceira pessoa]
Examples:
- He can speak Chinese.
- She should be here by 9:00.
2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past. [Você usar NOT para colcoar os verbos modais no negativo, mesmo na Passado Simples, ou Presente Simples]
Examples:
- He should not be late.
- They might not come to the party.
3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses. [Muitos verbos modais não podem ser usados no pretérito ou futuro]
Examples:
- He will can go with us. Not Correct
- She musted study very hard. Not Correct
Common Modal Verbs
| Can Could May Might Must | Ought to Shall Should Will Would |
For the purposes of this tutorial, we have included some expressions which are not modal verbs including had better, have to, and have got to. These expressions are closely related to modals in meaning and are often interchanged with them. [Para o propósito desse tutorial, nós temos incluído algumas expressões que não são modais, incluindo had better, had to e have got to. essas expressões estão intimamente relacionadas com os modais no significado e são frequentemente trocados com eles]