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Description
Modals of speculation and modals of deduction
- Estructure: Modal verb + infinitive
- Must
- Is used when something is almost 100% certain
- For example
- Sandra keeps crying. She must have a problem
- Sandra keeps crying. She must have a problem
- For example
- Is used when something is almost 100% certain
- Can't
- Is used as the opposite of "must"
- It means that something is almost certainly not true
- For example
- You' ve just had luch. You can't be hungry already
- You' ve just had luch. You can't be hungry already
- For example
- It means that something is almost certainly not true
- Is used as the opposite of "must"
- That there is a chance that something is true
- Or that is a possibility that something will happen
- May
- The possibility is about 50%
- For example
- I may go to Paris next week
- I may go to Paris next week
- For example
- The possibility is about 50%
- Might
- About a 30% chance
- For example
- Nick might come with me
- Nick might come with me
- For example
- About a 30% chance
- Could
- Less that 30% chance
- For example
- I don´t know where Ali is from. He could be from India
- I don´t know where Ali is from. He could be from India
- For example
- Less that 30% chance
- May
- Or that is a possibility that something will happen
- May, Might, Could
- Must
- We use them to make guesses about the present or the future
- Modal of speculation
- Modal of deduction
- Guesses based on known facts
- We can make dedutions about;
- Must be
- Very sure 99%
- He must be a chef
- He must be a chef
- Very sure 99%
- Can't be
- It is impossible 99%
- He can't be a policeman
- He can't be a policeman
- It is impossible 99%
- May, might, could be
- It is possible 50%
- He may/might/could be famous
- He may/might/could be famous
- It is possible 50%
- Must be
- We can make dedutions about;
- Guesses based on known facts
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