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Modal Verbs: J J J J J
Modal Verbs: J J J J J
Modal verbs
Ability No necessity
Modal verbs
j My brother could swim when he was two. j You don’t have to pick us up – we can
j I couldn’t find my keys this morning. take a taxi.
j I could have run faster, but I didn’t j They didn’t have to go through customs.
want the others to get tired. j You shouldn’t have bothered making lunch –
j She has not been able to walk since we could have bought a sandwich.
the accident. j He didn’t need to have any fillings at the
j He was able to speak to Ann before she left. dentist’s.
j Will people be able to live on the moon j They needn’t have waited.
one day, do you think?
Advice and criticism
Possibility ought to should
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