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Verbs: Modals

Lessons

Lesson 1

  • – it is forbidden
  • – must
  • – can
  • – it is recommended
  • – should

Lesson 2

  • – it is allowed
  • - – have to
  • – might
  • – may
  • – it is impossible
📖 Story: A day at the beach 10 sentences · 3 questions

A day at the beach

  1. Dani and Tamar come to the beach.
  2. A woman standing by the water says: "Swimming is forbidden today, there's a strong wind."
  3. Dani asks:
  4. "May we sit here?"
  5. "Yes, you may sit and you may eat, but you can't go into the water."
  6. Tamar says: "We must come back tomorrow."
  7. Dani answers:
  8. "Tomorrow I can't, I'm supposed to work."
  9. "Then we can come on Saturday," says Tamar.
  10. Now they sit on the beach, eat and look at the sea.

Questions

Why is swimming forbidden today?

Why can't Dani come tomorrow?

When do they plan to come back?

Practice

The rule

Modal words are followed by an infinitive. Some change with gender/number (//), others never change (, , , as "one must").

canmustneed to
forbiddenallowedpossible / may
impossibleI have tosupposed to

Each sentence shows the rule. Listen, say it after the voice, then tap the grey bar for the meaning and a note on the rule. The pattern quiz blanks out the key form.

Sentences

  • – Smoking is forbidden here · אסור + infinitive
  • – Can I help? · יכול + infinitive
  • – She can come · fem. → יכולה
  • – You must come · חייב – must
  • – May I sit here? · אפשר – may
  • – Swimming in the sea is allowed · מותר – allowed
  • – It's impossible to sleep with the noise · אי אפשר – impossible
  • – We need to go · plural → צריכים

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