MODAL VERBS
by Maria Trinidad
1. ABILITY
1.1. CAN
1.2. COULD
2. PERMISSION
2.1. ASKING FOR PERMISSION
2.1.1. CAN
2.1.2. COULD
2.1.3. MAY
2.1.4. MIGHT
2.2. GIVING PERMISSION
2.2.1. CAN
2.2.2. MAY
2.3. TALKING ABOUT PERMISSION
2.3.1. CAN/CAN' T
2.3.2. COULD/COULDN'T
3. POSSIBILITY /PROBABILITY/DEDUCTION
3.1. MAY
3.2. MIGHT
3.3. CAN
3.4. COULD
3.5. CAN'T
3.6. MUST
3.7. CAN 'T
4. REQUESTS
4.1. ASK FOR SOMETHING
4.1.1. CAN,COULD, MAY
4.2. ASK FOR PERMISSION
4.2.1. CAN,COULD,MAY
4.3. ASK SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
5. OFFERS
5.1. WILL
5.2. SHALL
5.3. CAN
5.4. COULD
5.5. WOULD
6. MODAL PERFECTS
6.1. COULD HAVE
6.2. NEEDN' T HAVE
7. OBLIGATION AND....
7.1. NECESSITY
7.1.1. MUST
7.2. ADVICE
7.2.1. SHOULD
7.2.2. OUGHT TO