Types of Modals Examples

one-wordcan, could, should, must,

may

phrasal with BEbe used to, be going to,

be able to

phrasal without BE have to, need to, want to

One Word Modals

YES… NO… QUESTION

CANI can speak

EnglishI cannot (can’t) speak English.

Can I speak English?

SHOULDHe should speak

English.He should not speak English.

Should he speak English?

WILLI will graduate

next week.I will not graduate

next week.Will I graduate next

week?

Phrasal with BE

YES… NO… QUESTION

be going to

Jill is going to leave.

Jill is not going to leave.

Is Jill going to leave?

be used to

My father is used to coffee.

My father is not used to coffee.

Is my father used to coffee?

be ableto

Cady is able to speak Farsi.

Cady is not able to speak Farsi.

Is Cady able to speak Farsi?

Phrasal without BEYES… NO… QUESTION

haveto

Bai has to take IEP classes.

Bai does not have to take IEP classes.

Does Bai have to take IEP classes?

used to

I used to live in China.

I did not used to live in Thailand.

Did you used to livein Bahrain?

wantto

Jen wants to watch a movie.

Jen doesn’t want to watch a movie.

Does Jen want to watch a movie?