Modal Verbs
af Maria Daniela
1. MAY
1.1. Use:
1.1.1. Permission
1.1.2. Possibility
1.2. Example:
1.2.1. It may rain this evening
2. MIGHT
2.1. Use:
2.1.1. Possibility
2.2. Example:
2.2.1. I might go to the party
3. OUGHT TO
3.1. Use:
3.1.1. To say watt is right or correct
3.2. Example:
3.2.1. We ought to come back to the house tomorrow
4. SOULD
4.1. Use:
4.1.1. To say what is right or correct
4.2. Example:
4.2.1. You should study more for the exams
5. COULD
5.1. Use:
5.1.1. Permission
5.1.2. Request
5.1.3. Possibility
5.1.4. Future
5.1.5. Ability
5.2. Example:
5.2.1. I could speak English.
5.2.2. It could very hot in California
6. CAN
6.1. Use:
6.1.1. Ability
6.1.2. Possibility/Impossibility
6.1.3. Ask for permission
6.1.4. Request
6.2. Example:
6.2.1. She can dance
6.2.2. Can she dance?
7. MUST
7.1. Use:
7.1.1. Obligation
7.2. Example
7.2.1. He must be at home