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10-10 SUMMARY CHART OF MODALS AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS AUKILIARY uses PRESENT/FUTURE PAST may | (1) polite request (only ‘May I borrow your pen? wih or we) @ formal permission ‘You may leave the room. (@) less than 50% —Where’s John? He may have been at the certainty He may be at the library. library. mmiight | (1) Jess than 50% —Where’s John? He might have been at the certainty He might be at the library Hibraty. @) polite request (rae) | Might | borrow your pen? should | (1) advisability T should study tonight. T should have studied last night, but I didn’t, (2) 90% certainty ‘She should do well on the test. | She should have done well on (expectation) (sure only, not present) the test. ‘ought 1 | (1) advisability ought to study tonight. T ought to have studied last night, but I didn’t. (2 90% certainty ‘She ought ¢o do well on the ‘She ought to have done well on (expectation) test Care only not present) the test. Thad beer |(1) advisability with You had better be on time, or | ¢pas form uncommon) threat of bad result | we will leave without you. ‘be supposed | (1) expectation ‘Class is supposed to begin at wo 10:00. (Q) unfulfilled Class was supposed to begin expectation at 10:00, but it didn’t begin until 10:15. ‘must | (1) strong necessity T must go to class today. Chad to go to class yesterday) @ prohibition ‘You must not open that door. (negative) (@) 95% certainty ‘Mary isn't in class. She must Mary must have been sick be sick. (present only) yesterday, have 10 [(1) necessity T have t0 go to class today. Thad to go to class yesterday. (@) lack of necessity T don’t have to go to class 1 didn’t have to go to class negative) today. yesterday. Thave gor to | (1) necessity T have got to go to class today. | (i had to go to class yesterday.) will | (1) 100% certainty He will be here at 6:00. ture only) (2) willingness —The phone’s ringing. Vu get it @) polite request Witt you please pass the sal? Modals, Part 2 199 AUXILIARY uses PRESENT/FUTURE PAST be going 10 | (1) 100% certainty He is going to be here at 6:00. (prediction) ture only) (@ definite plan V'm going to paint my Gnsnsion) bedroom. (funee only) (@) unfulfilled intention I was going to paint my room, but I didn’t have time. can | (1) abilityipossibilicy Tean run fast. J could run fast when T was @ child, but now I can’t. @) informal permission | You can use my car tomorrow. (@) informal polite Can T borrow your pen? ‘That can’t be true! ‘That can’t have been true! ‘could | (1) past ability Teould run fast when I was a child, @ polite request Could borrow your pen? Could you help me? @) suggestion

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