Flashcards
Modals and similar expressions
Cards in this deck (17)
- 1May1. Polite request (only with I or we)
2. Formal permission
3. Less than 50% centainty - 2Might1. Less than 50% centainty
2. Polite request (rare) - 3Should1. advisability
2. 90% certainty - 4Ought to1. Advisability
2. 90% certainty - 5Had betterAdvisability with threat of bad result
- 6Be supposed to1. Expectation
2. Unfulfilled expectation - 7Must1. Strong necessity
2. Prohibition (negative)
3. 95% certainty - 8Have to1. Necessity
2. Lack of necessity (negative) - 9Have got toNecessity
- 10Will1. 100% certainty
2. Willingness
3. Polite request - 11Be going to1. 100% certainty (prediction)
2. Definitive plan (intention)
3. Unfulfilled intention - 12Can1. ability/possibility
2. informal permission
3. Informal polite request
4. Impossibility (negative only) - 13Could1. Past ability
2. Polite request
3. suggestion (affirmative only)
4. Less than 50% certainty
5. Impossiblility (negative only) - 14Be able toAbility
- 15Would1. Polite request
2. Preference
3. Repeated action in the past
4. Polite fot "want" (with like)
5. unfulfilled wish - 16Used to1. Repeat action in the past
2. Past situation that no longer exists - 17Shall1. Polite question to make a suggestion
2. Future with I or we as subjet