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    Modal verbs such as can, may, might, must, should, would and could are used to express ability, possibility, obligation, probability and hypothetical or imagined situations. For example, can expresses ability, may and might indicate probability, must denotes obligation, and should, would and could are used to talk about hypothetical actions or recommendations. These modal verbs do not change form for third person singular subjects.

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    Modal verbs such as can, may, might, must, should, would and could are used to express ability, possibility, obligation, probability and hypothetical or imagined situations. For example, can expresses ability, may and might indicate probability, must denotes obligation, and should, would and could are used to talk about hypothetical actions or recommendations. These modal verbs do not change form for third person singular subjects.

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    Modal verbs such as can, may, might, must, should, would and could are used to express ability, possibility, obligation, probability and hypothetical or imagined situations. For example, can expresses ability, may and might indicate probability, must denotes obligation, and should, would and could are used to talk about hypothetical actions or recommendations. These modal verbs do not change form for third person singular subjects.

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    • Itzel vianney ventura López UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO


    • Lorena García Flores. INGLES 1
    • JUAN MANUEL DANIEL VARGAS AGRIBUSINESS
    • MARIANA IBARRA CASTRO
    Can-can not- can´t

    Can is a modal verb. Can is used to express ability or to say that something is possible. Can is the same for all
    subjects. We don't add an 'S' in the third person. NegativeTo form the negative we add "not" after can to form
    one word: cannot. We can also contract the negative to form can't. (can't = cannot)

    • -He can save some money • -She can not take the children • You can’t go home
    each week. with her to Houston. • I can’t rest more.
    • -We can ask permission • -He can not lend us the • We can’t write them a letter.
    before doing it. money which we need.
    • -We can stay here at least an • -She can not be back by noon
    hour.
    May and Might

    To indicate probability (maybe ...). Let's see, in theory, may expresses greater probability than might. But in
    practice, people use them interchangeably, with the same meaning. So, look, use the one you like the most and
    that's it, Remember that they are modal verbs, and therefore do not change for the third person plural (I may
    ..., She may ...; I might ..., She might ...). In addition, the verb that follows them always goes without to.

    • You may feel better after • We might ask permission


    taking the medicine. before doing it.
    • ¿May I have another piece • We might be in the
    of cake? meeting next week.
    • His answer may surprise • I might go to the dentist
    you again next week.
    must

    We use must to indicate duty or obligation to do something; we could translate it as having to or duty. Be
    careful, because in its negative form, it mustn’t indicate prohibition. To talk about something you don't have to
    do, but you could do, we use not + have to:You don't have to eat that if you don't want to, but You mustn ' t
    smoke in here!

    You must learn at least five new


    words every day.
    We must be in the meeting
    next week.
    You must publish your book
    next year.
    Should would
    and could
    Just remember that could is used to talk about something that can happen, would is used to talk about something that will
    happen in an imagined situation, and should is used to talk about something that ought to happen or must happen. I hope
    this helps.."Should", "would" and "could" are auxiliary verbs, which can cause a bit of confusion. They are an English
    grammatical form of "past tense" from "shall", "will" and "can", but are also used in other situations.

    • He could pay more • I would like to play tennis on


    attention to what the • He should lend us the
    money which we need. Sundays.
    teacher says. • If you come with that mask, John
    • We could be in the • She should try to finish
    her projects on time. would start crying.
    meeting next week. • Paul and Max would always
    • You could take this • He should save some
    money each week. choose the most exotic vacation
    package to the post office. destinations.

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