MODAL VERBS
Autor: Teacher Roger Angeli | Publicado: 2012-07-01T16:11:00-07:00




Em inglês, verbos auxiliares modais são verbos que só ocorrem na presença de outro&nbsp; verbo, são defectivos na conjugação e não têm passado nem futuro (com exceção do Can que tem passado e condicional).







Devido à alta frequência com que ocorrem na língua, os verbos modais tornam-se imprescindíveis.











Modal Verbs (Verbos Modais)&nbsp;







CAN:&nbsp;é usado para dizer se alguma coisa é possível ou se alguém tem a habilidade ou permissão para fazer alguma coisa.&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ex:&nbsp;We&nbsp;can&nbsp;see the lake from our bedroom. (Nós podemos ver o lago da janela do nosso quarto).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Can&nbsp;you speak any foreign languages? (Você pode falar alguma língua estrangeira?).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Can&nbsp;I smoke here? – (Posso fumar aqui?)







COULD:&nbsp;é usado para dizer que alguém tinha uma habilidade ou permissão para fazer alguma coisa. Às vezes é o passado de can.&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ex:&nbsp;My grandfather&nbsp;could&nbsp;speak five languages. (Meu avô podia falar cinco línguas.)&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;She spoke in a very low voice, but I&nbsp;could&nbsp;understand what she said. (Ela falou numa voz muito baixa, mas eu podia entender o que ela dizia).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We were completaly free. We&nbsp;could&nbsp;do what we wanted. (Nós éramos completamente livres. Nós podíamos fazer o que quiséssemos).&nbsp;







MUST:&nbsp;é usado para dizermos alguma coisa que nós temos certeza de que é verdadeira., ou um conselho.



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ex:&nbsp;You’ve been travelling all day. You&nbsp;must&nbsp;be tired. (Você viajou o dia todo. Você deve estar cansado).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Linda&nbsp;must&nbsp;get very bored in her job. She does the same thing every day. (Linda deve ficar muito chateada em seu emprego. Ela faz a mesma coisa o dia todo).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;









MAY/ MIGHT:&nbsp;são usados para dizermos se alguma coisa é possível e para falarmos sobre ações e acontecimentos possíveis no futuro.&nbsp;




&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ex:&nbsp;It&nbsp;may/ might&nbsp;be true. (Deve ser verdade). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;She&nbsp;may/ might&nbsp;know. (Ela deve saber).



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;May&nbsp;I got to the bathroom? (Posso ir ao banheiro?).



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I haven’t decided yet where to spend my holidays. I&nbsp;may&nbsp;go to China. (Eu ainda não decidi onde vou passar meu feriado. Eu devo ir a China = talvez eu vá a China).&nbsp;









HAVE TO:&nbsp;é usado para dizermos que realmente é necessário fazer alguma coisa. Have to é impessoal, ou seja, é usado para fatos, e não para expressar sentimentos.&nbsp;




&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ex:&nbsp;You can’t turn right here. You&nbsp;have to&nbsp;turn left. (Você não pode virar a direita aqui. Você tem de virar a esquerda).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;My eyesight isn’t very good. I&nbsp;have to&nbsp;wear glasses for reading. (Minha visão não está muito boa. Eu tenho de usar óculos para ler).&nbsp;














SHOULD:&nbsp;é usado para dar conselhos ou opiniões.&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ex:&nbsp;You look tired. You&nbsp;should&nbsp;go to bed. (Você parece cansado. Você deveria ir para a cama).&nbsp;



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You&nbsp;shouldn’t&nbsp;believe everything you read in the newspapers. (Você não deveria acreditar em tudo que você lê nos jornais).



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;You&nbsp;should&nbsp;study more. –(Você deveria estudar mais).&nbsp;













WOULD=&nbsp;POSSIBILIDADE/ IMPOSSIBILIDADE/ PROBABILIDADE/ CERTEZA, etc...




&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ex: He&nbsp;would&nbsp;like to swim, but the day today is very cold.(Ele gostaria de nadar, mas o dia de hoje está muito frio).













WILL=&nbsp;POSSIBILIDADE NO FUTURO.




&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ex: She thinks that she will go to the concert tomorrow night.



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I don't think I&nbsp;will&nbsp;sleep early today... I have so many things to do.









Exercícios










1)&nbsp;Complete as frases com um dos 'modal verbs' visto acima:










a) ______ you help me with this exercise please?




b)I think that she________ not pass the exam...she hasn't studied enough.



c)When I was young, I _______have learned to play the violin, but I was to lazy at that time.



d) Jeff _________ like to learn Japanese, too.



e) Mary________ go to the gym today, but she hasn't decided yet.









2)&nbsp;Com base nas explicações acima preencha os espaços em branco com o verbo modal mais adequado.








a) He.......lift a car.You...........be careful what you say to him as he.............get angry.



b) .......I leave school before ten?Please!



c) I think you...........take him more seriously.He´s a very nice guy.



d) She´s your daughter and you.............take good care of her.



e) You............take this medication now!



f) She..............forget it if you don´t call her today.



g) I........ride a bike.