modal verbs 3
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1.-MAY : (Possibility – permission )
a. It is cloudy. It may rain (possibility)
b. May I open the window, please? ( formal permission)
2.-MIGHT: (doubt)
a. Sam is on diet. He might have some steak
3.-CAN: (possibility – permission – ability)
a. It is too hot. We can swim in the ocean ( possibility)
b. You can stay at home tonight. (informal permission)
c. Betty can type on a computer. ( ability)
4.-COULD: ( Past ability – permission )
a. My father could draw very well (past ability )
b. Could I have some beers? ( permission) It suggests respect.
We have also more modal verbs like:
Should: Debería MUST: Deber ( obligacion)
Would:______ia
I should think before act
I would like to study engineering in USA
You must do your homework after dinner.
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