HEALTH MATTERSModal Verbs

Lcda. Paula Ortega Preti

SYMPTOMS

My head hurts. My back hurts.

My tooth hurts. I have a cold.

I have a sore throat.

I have a stomachache.

MODAL VERBS

He should take a pill.

Should I take a pill?

May I have a bottle of

aspirins?

Could I have

something for my sore

throat?

Can I have a hot tea

please?

Suggestions Requests

Possibilities

She may/ might have to see a doctor right away.

Certainty/ Conclusion

She must be in a lot of

pain.

TIME TO ACT-OUT!!!

headache

stomachache

sore throat

cold

toothache

Problem Solution

I have a …

take an aspirin and rest.

drink some pepto-bismol.

drink hot tea with lemon.

have to see a doctor.

see a dentist.

You _____.

should may might

LET’S WRITE THEM!!!

Her eyes are very red. She ___________ buy some eye drops.

At the pharmacy…

A: Hi. My eyes are dry and red. __________ I have some eye drops?

B: Sure, but you _________ also have to visit the doctor.

A: I don´t feel very good.

B: You ________ have a cold. You _________ call the doctor.

A: Ok. I’ll call him later, but _________ I get something for my headache, first?

B: I think you ___________ wait for the doctor.

A: Noooooooo! I need a pillnow!

B: Oh, dear. You _________ be in a lot of pain.

GRAMMAR STOP!

no -s is needed to form

the third person

singular

Adding not forms the

negative structure.

they cannot act as the

main verb

modal+ base form

Characteristics

He needs an aspirin.

He may need an aspirin.

You should not drink cold

liquids with a sore throat..

She might visit the

dentist.

verb: to drink

He should drink hot tea.