Módosítják az utánuk álló ige jelentését, hozzáadnak valamit.
(Az, hogy megyek nem ugyan azt jelenti, mint a mehetek, mennem kell vagy mennem kellene azaz go nem can go, have to go vagy should go.)
A leggyakoribb módbeli segédigék és mire használjuk őket:
(Részletesebb, magyar nyelvű leírásért kattints ide.)
| ability –
képesség |
possibility –
lehetőség |
permission –
engedély |
obligation –
kötelezettség |
no obligation –
nincs kötelezettség |
forbidding-
tiltás |
| can (1) | can (2) | can (3) | |||
| be able to (4) | |||||
| could (5) | could (6) | ||||
| may (7) | may (8) | ||||
| might (9) | might (10) | ||||
| must (11) | mustn’t (12) | ||||
| have to (13) | don’t have to (14) | ||||
| need (to) (15) | don’t need to (16) | ||||
| ought to (19) | should (17)
ought to (20) |
shouldn’t (18)
ought not (21) |
(1) A plumber can fix your toilet. (He has learnt how to do it.)
(2) A doctor can earn a lot of money. (It is possible.)
(3) I can have a day off. (My boss told me.)
(4) Our lawyer was able to write that difficult contract. (He knew how to do it and did it.)
(5) Doctors in ancient Egypt could do brain surgery. (They had the knowledge.)
(6) A good mechanic could repair your car. (I can imagine; it’s possible.)
(7) If you go to university you may get a well-paid job. (It is possible, we don’t know.)
(8) Policemen may drive faster if necessary. (It’s no problem.)
(9) If you take this job you might travel a lot. (It’s possible, we really don’t know.)
(10) After doing all your work you might go home. (I let you go I think.)
(11) An accountant must be accurate. (It’s a problem if they’re not accurate.)
(12) A teacher mustn’t yell at the students. (It’s a problem if they do.)
(13) A nurse has to be dedicated. (It’s important.)
(14) A computer engineer doesn’t have to do physical work. (They can but it’s not important.)
(15) Flight-attendants need to speak languages. (It’s important.)
(16) A shop assistant doesn’t need to go to university. (They can but it is okay if they don’t.)
(17) Politicians should tell the truth. (We’d like it, it would be good.)
(18) Models shouldn’t be so slim. (It would be better.)
(19) The market is well again. We ought to sell more products this year. (It is possible)
(20) You ought to go to the doctor’s with this bad cough. (It would be better for you.)
(21) Jim ought not smoke so much. (It would be better for him.)
