The document discusses different modal verbs and the meanings they convey such as ability, necessity, possibility, permission, advice, prohibition, deduction, obligation and requests of different levels of politeness. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage and meaning of modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, have to, should and shouldn't.
The document discusses different modal verbs and the meanings they convey such as ability, necessity, possibility, permission, advice, prohibition, deduction, obligation and requests of different levels of politeness. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage and meaning of modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, have to, should and shouldn't.
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A mindmap of all the english modal verbs, with functions and examples
The document discusses different modal verbs and the meanings they convey such as ability, necessity, possibility, permission, advice, prohibition, deduction, obligation and requests of different levels of politeness. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage and meaning of modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, have to, should and shouldn't.
The document discusses different modal verbs and the meanings they convey such as ability, necessity, possibility, permission, advice, prohibition, deduction, obligation and requests of different levels of politeness. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage and meaning of modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, have to, should and shouldn't.
ADVICE ABILITY REQUEST POSSIBILITY Can I go to the toilet ? I need to go to the supermarket today. should(n’t) PERMISSION can WEAK PROBABILITY NECESSITY need to Belgium might win the World Cup might Modal Verbs don’t / doesn’t (very) POLITE REQUEST NO NECESSITY may have to You don’t have to do all the May I borrow your car ? exercises, just the first one. has to / mustn’t could must POSSIBILITY have to EXTERNAL That may be a better solution. OBLIGATION PERSONAL PROHIBITION You have to take off your hat ABILITY (past) OBLIGATION inside the school. You mustn’t use your mobile in class. DEDUCTION When he was 5 he could ride a bike. REQUEST I must work harder if I (polite) want to pass.. He must be very tired.