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    This document provides examples of how to express ability, probability, permission, and obligation in the present, past, and future tenses in English. For ability, it gives the examples "I can read" for present, "I couldn't read" for past, and "I won't be able to read" for future. For probability, it gives the examples "You may find him" and "My brother may/might come" for future. For permission, it uses the examples "You may smoke now" and "You were allowed to smoke" and "You will be allowed to smoke." For obligation, it gives "I must pay my taxes now," "I had to pay my taxes," and "I will

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    This document provides examples of how to express ability, probability, permission, and obligation in the present, past, and future tenses in English. For ability, it gives the examples "I can read" for present, "I couldn't read" for past, and "I won't be able to read" for future. For probability, it gives the examples "You may find him" and "My brother may/might come" for future. For permission, it uses the examples "You may smoke now" and "You were allowed to smoke" and "You will be allowed to smoke." For obligation, it gives "I must pay my taxes now," "I had to pay my taxes," and "I will

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    Globoworld Present Past Future Can May Must

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    Inglés - Francés – Alemán – Portugués - Italiano - Español para extranjeros - Traducciones

    Present Past tense Future


    I Can (I Can’t/I cannot) Physical/mental ability I Could (I could not/ I couldn’t ) I Will be able to (I will not be able to/I won’t be able to)
    I am able to (I am not be able to) I Will be able to (I will not be able to/ I won’t be able to)
    I May (I may not) Probability I Might (I might not) Probability I May / I might ( I may not / I might not) Probability
    I am permitted to Permission I Was/ you were permitted to Permission I Will be permitted to ( I will not /won’t be permitted to) Permission
    I am allowed to Permission I Was/you were allowed to Permission I Will be allowed to (I will not /won’t be allowed to) Permission

    I Must (I must not/ I mustn’t ) I Had to (I didn’t have to/I did not have to) Will have to (will not have to/won’t have to)
    I Have to (I do not have to/I don’t have to) I Had to (I didn’t have to/ I did not have to ) Will have to (will not have to/won’t have to )

    PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABILITY


    I can read = I am able to read now I couldn’t read when I was 2 years old. I won’t be able to read if I become blind in the future.

    PROBABILITY
    Probability: You may find him if you go to his office now. --------------------------- My brother may come to visit next year if he has money.
    or My brother might come to visit next year if he has money.

    PERMISSION
    You may smoke now, the window is open. You were allowed to smoke because the window was open. You will be allowed to smoke tomorrow
    because the window will be open. (Permission)

    OBLIGATION
    I must pay my taxes now. I had to pay my taxes last year. I will have to pay my taxes next year too.

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