Modal Verbs - created from Mind Map

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Probability

Impossibility

Certainty

we use may, might and could to say that something is possible but not certain

We use can to make general statements about what is possible

example- They may come by car. (Maybe they will come by car.)

example- It can be very cold here in winter. (It is sometimes very cold here in winter).

We use can't or cannot to say that something is impossible

example- That can't be true

We use must to show we are sure something is true and we have reasons for our belief

We use should to suggest something is true and we have reasons for our suggestion

It's getting dark. It must be quite late

Ask Miranda. She should know