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MODALS VERBS

MODALS OF DEDUCTION

MODALS OF SPECULATION

° MUST

° COULD

° CAN NOT

°MAY

°MIGHT

° MUST

° COULD

° CAN NOT

°MAY

°MIGHT

LEVELS OF POSSIBILITY

MUST( 100% POSSIBLE)

MAY( 50% POSSIBLE)

MIGHT, COULD (30% POSSIBLE)

CAN NOT ( 0% POSSIBLE)

APPLICATIONS

°EXPRESS HOW POSSIBLE OR CERTAIN SOMETHINGS

°USED TO MAKE GUESSES ABOUT THE PRESENT OR THE FUTURE

EXAMPLE

SHE COULD BE FROM ENGLAND

(IT IS 30% POSSIBLE)

SHE CANT BE FROM ENGLAND

(IT IS 0 % POSSIBLE)

STRUCTURE

MODAL VERB + INFINITIVE

° MUST: CERTAIN OR ALMOST CERTAIN

° CAN NOT: CERTAIN SOMETHING IS NOT TRUE OR POSSIBLE

° COULD,MAY,MIGHT: TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBILITY, WHEN WE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMETHING

EXAMPLES

° THEY COULD BE FOR ME (POSSIBLY)

° IT MIGHT BE MY NEIGHBOUR (POSSIBLY)

° IT CAN NOT BE YOUR NEIGHBOUR ( IMPOSSIBLE)

° THEY MUST BE FOR YOU (SURELY)

APPLICATIONS