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MODAL VERBS

• 1. They have different meanings.
• 2. The don´t change their form.
• 3.After them, we use an infinitive.

CAN

• 
• -It expresses ability, posibility and it is used to ask permission.

COULD

• -It expresses the same that "can" but in past.
• -It is used to ask permission in a polite way.
• 

SHOULD

• 
• -It is used to give advice.

MAY & MIGHT

• Requests, permission, possibility
• MAY & MIGHT
• It might rain
• Sue may not come to the party
• I might not go to work tomorrow
• 

MUST

• It is used to express obligation
• 

MUSTN' T

• 
• It is used to express prohibition

HAVE TO

• 
• It is used to express obligation.

MODAL VERBS

• Ability:
• CAN Sheila can ride her bike
• I can't cook lentils
• Can you repeat the question please?
• COULD When I was a child , I could play chess I could learn German
• Could you give me a rubber?
• Advice:
• SHOULD You should take the keys
• I should study harder
• Obligation:
• MUST He must arrive early
• I must phone to Mercedes
• Prohibition:
• MUSTN'T We mustn't bring the phone to the highschool
• Obligation: Ian doesn't have to work very hard
• HAVE TO Does George have to work on weekends?
• It's late. I have to go now
• Requests, permission, possibility
• MAY & MIGHT
• Sue may not come to the party.
• It might rain.
• I might not go to work tomorrow.