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Modal Verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will A

Modal verbs are used to express certainty, probability or possibility regarding beliefs or actions. The modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. They are used to show if something is certain, probable or possible in the present or past, or to talk about ability, permission, requests or offers. Common uses are might, may and could to express future possibilities; could have, might have and may have for past possibilities; can for general possibilities; and should for suggestions.

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Modal Verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will A

Modal verbs are used to express certainty, probability or possibility regarding beliefs or actions. The modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. They are used to show if something is certain, probable or possible in the present or past, or to talk about ability, permission, requests or offers. Common uses are might, may and could to express future possibilities; could have, might have and may have for past possibilities; can for general possibilities; and should for suggestions.

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MODAL VERBS

We use modal verbs to show if we believe something


is certain, probable or possible (or not). We also use
modals to do things like talking about ability, asking
permission making requests and offers, and so on.
The modal verbs are:
can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will a
nd would.
The modals are used to show that we believe
something is certain, probable or possible:
USES:
We use the modals could, might and may to show
that something is possible in the future, but not
certain
We use could have, might have and may have to
show that something was possible now or at some
time in the past:
We use the modal can to make general
statements about what is possible
We use the modal could as the past tense of can
We use should to make suggestions and give advice

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