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    Modal verbs are used to talk about ability, possibility, obligation, prohibition, or to make requests and offers. They are formed by using a modal verb followed by a bare infinitive verb. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, ought to, and needn't which are used to express meanings like ability, permission, possibility, obligation, prohibition, requests, offers, predictions and more.

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    Modal verbs are used to talk about ability, possibility, obligation, prohibition, or to make requests and offers. They are formed by using a modal verb followed by a bare infinitive verb. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, ought to, and needn't which are used to express meanings like ability, permission, possibility, obligation, prohibition, requests, offers, predictions and more.

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    Modal verbs are used to talk about ability, possibility, obligation, prohibition, or to make requests and offers. They are formed by using a modal verb followed by a bare infinitive verb. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, ought to, and needn't which are used to express meanings like ability, permission, possibility, obligation, prohibition, requests, offers, predictions and more.

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    Modal verbs are used to talk about ability, possibility, obligation, prohibition, or to make requests and offers. They are formed by using a modal verb followed by a bare infinitive verb. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, ought to, and needn't which are used to express meanings like ability, permission, possibility, obligation, prohibition, requests, offers, predictions and more.

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    Modal verbs

    Modal verbs are used to talk about ability, possibility, obligation, prohibition, or
    to make requests or offers.

    Form
    Modal verb + Verb (bare infinitive)
    Modal verbs Usages Examples
    Ability I can play the piano very well.
    Permission Can I go now?
    Possibility It can be a very good day tomorrow.
    I can help you with this homework.
    Offer Don’t worry!
    Can Request Can you please pass me the salt?
    I could play the piano well when I was
    Ability in the past 9.
    Polite permission Excuse me, could I come in?
    A hailstorm could come here
    Possibility tomorrow.
    Polite offer No problem. I could give you a lift.
    Could you please move to the next
    Could Polite request slide?
    Permission May I leave early?
    Astronauts may discover life in other
    May Possibility planets.
    Polite permission Might I take you home?
    I might visit him tomorrow if the
    Might Possibility weather is nice.
    Modal verbs Usages Examples
    Obligation You must do homework.
    He must be at the cinema now. He told
    Must Certainty me about that yesterday.
    Mustn't Prohibition You mustn’t play here. It’s dangerous.
    The weather forecast predicts that
    Prediction it’ll rain tonight.
    Promise I’ll finish all the homework by Friday.
    Spontaneous decision I’ll lend you some money.
    Will Request/ demand Will you please give me that book?
    My dad said that he would  give me
    Used as the past form of “will” some toys on my birthday.
    Would  you mind closing the door,
    Would Polite request/ demand please?
    This time tomorrow I shall be in
    Prediction London.
    Shall Offer/ suggestion Shall we discuss this further with him?
    Advice You should see the doctor. It’s swollen.
    The project should be done before
    Prediction/ expectation May.
    Should Polite suggestion Should I call her to say sorry?
    You ought to say good bye to your
    Obligation parents when you leave.
    You ought to sleep early. You look
    Ought to Advice really tired.
    You needn’t give him any advice. He
    Needn't Used to talk about something not necessary won’t listen.
     

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