Modal Verbs Practice

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Modal Verbs-

DEGREES OF CERTAINTY

CAN, COULD AND BE ABLE TO

PERMISSION

POSIBILITY AND UNCERTAINTY (MAY, MIGHT, COULD BE/ HAVE BEEN)

BELIEFS AND DEDUCTIONS

TWO KIND OF MUST BE

MAKING AN OFFER OR AN INVITATION: (will, would, wouldnt (persuasive), must (in declaratives))

REQUESTS: CAN, COULD (more polite), MAY (more formal), MIGHT (oldfashioned))

REQUESTING OTHERS TO DO THINGS FOR YOU: (INSTRUCTIONS AND APPEALS)

OFFERS OF HELP: (CAN, MAY, SHALL, SHOULD, CAN)

MAKING SUGGESTIONS: SHALL

INDICATING IMPORTANCE: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO

NECESSITY: WILL HAVE/ NEED TO/ SHALK HAVE TO

MUSTNT, NEEDNT, HAVENT GOT TO, DONT HAVE TO

WILL AND WOULD TO DESCRIBE USUAL BEHAVIOUR:

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