Modal verbs

Question	Answer
Can	Examples: -You can swim -You can´t take a taxi -Can you take to the park? Ability, suggestion, request.
Could	Examples: -I could play tennis when I was younger -I couldn´t make that party -Could you give me some food? Ability, request, suggestion
Be Able to	Example: He is able to find any street in Medellin. Ability
May	Examples: -It may be quicker to travel by train. -May I come in to the house? Possibility, formal request.
Might	Examples: It might be better study now Possibility
Must	Examples: You must be back at o´clock You mustn´t smoke here Obligation, certainty that, prohibition
Have to/Don´t have to	Examples: You have to study now. You don´t have to call a taxi. Obligation, lack of obligation.
Need to/Needn´t	Example: You need to study a lot. You needn´t go to school today. Giving permission, lack of obligation
Should/Shouldn´t	Examples: You should drive more carefully. I shouldn´t have spoken to him like that. Opinion, advice.
Ought to	Example: You ought to eat that salad. Opinion, advice.
That´s all.	THANKS! =)

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	Created by Jairo Arango over 6 years ago