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Modal vebs
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- 1Modal verbsThey are used before other verbs and add meanings, such as certainty, possibility, obligation, ability and permission
- 2Modal verbs ExamplesCan
Could
May
Might
Will
Would
Shall
Should
Must
Ought to - 31) Probability in the present and future1. Must and Can't express the logical conclusion of a situation
2. May/ Might/ Could express probability in the present or future
3. The continuous infinitive is formed with be + -ing - 42) Asking about possibilitiesQuestions forms with modal verbs of probability are unusual. To ask about possibility/probability we usually use "Do you think...?
- 5—What do you think he is thinking?
- 63) Probability in the pass1. The perfect infinitive is formed with have + past participle
2. These forms express degrees of probability in the past
3. The continuous infinitive is formed with have benn + -ing
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