MODAL VERBS: CAN, COULD AND

MIGHT BY MIGUEL VILLEGAS

•When something is always true, we use the Simple Present or the Verb to be.

Examples:• It is healthy to exercise every day.• Smoking is bad for you.• Fishes contain phosphorus.• Poison kills people.

•When something is sometimes true, we use the modal can.

Examples:• Working very hard can cause health problems.• Drinking a lot of alcohol can make you throw up.• Eating badly can cause heart disease.

•When something is a possibility, we use could or might.

Examples:• We could go to the gym this weekend.• Exercise might make you live longer.• The students coudn’t do the homeworks.• I might not go to class next Friday.

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