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- 1may1) pr
May I borrow your pen?
2) fp
You may leave the room
3) less 50%
he may be at the library - 2might1) (pr)
might I borrow your pen?
2) less 50%
he might be at the library - 3must1) sn
I must go to class
2) prohibition negative
you must not open that door
3) 95%
mary isn't in class. she must be sick --> present only - 4have to1) n
I have to go to class
2) l.o.n.
I don't have to go to class - 5have got to1) n
I have got to go to class - 6had betterYou had better be on time, or we will leave without you
- 7be supposed to1) e
class is supposed to start at ...
2) ue
class was supposed to start at ... - 8be able to1) a
I am able to
I was able to
I will be able to - 9be going to1) 100% (future only!)
He is going to be here.
2) dp
I'm going to paint (fo!)
3) unfulfilled definite plan/intention
I was going to - 10should1) a
I should study tonight
2) 90% --> expectation
She should do well on the test (future only!) - 11shall1) pr -ms
Shall I open the window
2) future with I/we
I shall arrive at nine --> will more common! - 12will1) 100%
He will be there at nine --> future only
2) willingness
The phone is ringing, I'll get it
3) pr
Will you please pass the salt - 13would1) pr
Would you please pass the salt?
Would you mind if I left early?
2) preference
I would rather go to the park than ...
3) repeated action in the past
When i was a child I would visit ...
4) polite for want (+ like)
I would like an apple, please
5) unfulfilled wish
I would have liked a cookie, but there were none in the house - 14can1) ability/possibility
I can run fast
2) informal permission
You can use my car tomorrow
3) informal polite request
Can I borrow your pen?
4) impossibility negative
That can't be true! - 15could1) past ability
I could run fast when I was a child
2) polite request
Could I borrow your pen
3) suggestion
you could talk to your teacher
4) less 50%
he could be at home
5) impossibility
that couldn't be true - 16ought to (=should)1) advisability
I ought to study tonight
2) 90% (expectation)
She ought to do well on the test (future only!) - 17used to1) repeated action in the past
I used to visit my grandparents every weekend
2) past situations that no longer exist
I used to live in Spain. Now I live in Korea.
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- Fichas sobre Modals, creado por Laura Graziani el 05/01/2015.
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- Laura Graziani
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