Modal Verbs
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8th Grade - University
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Andressa D'Agostin
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Modal Verbs
ability, permission, possibility, offer, invitation or request
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Ability
Can / Could
My father can speak Italian.
I can't ride a bike.
John could read and write before he was four.
Anna couldn't swim when she was a child.
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Asking for permission
We use can to ask for permission to do something in informal contexts:
- Can I open the window, please?
-Yes, you can! go ahead!
-Mom, can we go to McDonald's this weekend?
-No, we can't we are going to your uncle's house
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Could is a more formal and polite way to ask for permission
Excuse me, could I close the window?
Could you tell me what time is it?
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may is the most formal and polite way of asking for permission:
-May I borrow your pen?
-Yes, you may. Here it is!
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Possibility
Might / May: can be used interchangeably to talk about possibility. May is often more possible than might.
It might rain later today, so I’m going to take my umbrella.
- Oh, no! My car won’t start. What’s wrong with it?
- It may be out of gas.
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Can / Could are also used to talk about possibility
I can help you if you want me to.
It can't be snowing! It's March!
- Where did Rob and Kim go on holiday?
- They could have flown to Poland.
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Would
To make an offer
To make an invitation
To talk about the future
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Modal Verbs
ability, permission, possibility, offer, invitation or request
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