Obligation

MUST Prohibition
95% Certainty
Necessity
HAVE TO Not Necessity
90% Certainty
Invitations, Offers
Preferences
Desires
WOULD
Imaginary situations
Requests
Regrets or past consequent
HAVE GOT TO Strong Necessity
Suggestions
SHOULD Past Suggestions
90% Certainty
Moral Suggestions
OUGHT TO
90% Certainty
HAVE BETTER Suggestion with warning
Abilities I can speak Japanese
No Ability I can't dance bachata
Requests Can you help me with my homework?
CAN
50% possibility, impossibility My mom might be doing exercise
Permissions Can I borrow your computer?
Suggestions You can visit "Las Tres Cruces" in Cali
Past abilities, no past ability, I could split legs / I could run very fast / I could play basketball really good
Past possibility I could take naps / I could travel often
Requests
COULD 50% possibility, impossibility
Permissions
Suggestions
Regrets
Ask for Permission May go to the bathdroom please?
Give Permission You may make your exercises at home
MAY
50% possibility, impossibility My mother can be chatting on Whatsapp
Wish luck May you have a prosperous new year
Ask for Permission
MIGHT
50% possibility
 Obligation
MUST Prohibition
95% Certainty
Necessity
HAVE TO Not Necessity
90% Certainty
Invitations, Offers
Preferences
Desires
WOULD
Imaginary situations
Requests
Regrets or past consequent
HAVE GOT TO Strong Necessity
Suggestions
SHOULD Past Suggestions
90% Certainty
Moral Suggestions
OUGHT TO
90% Certainty
HAVE BETTER Suggestion with warning
Abilities I can swim
No ability I can't speak french
Requests Can you open de door?
CAN
50% possibility, impossibility My son can be playing
Permissions Can I buy the gift?
Suggestions You can go to the cinema in Cali
Past abilities, no past ability, I could work a lot off without getting tired
Past Possibility I could eat without getting fat - I could Sleep late
Requests
COULD 50% possibility, impossibility I could watch a movie in my house
Permissions Could I go out to the street?
Suggestions You could go to San Andrés because the sea is beautiful
Regrets I could have read more books
Ask for Permission
Give Permission
MAY
50% possibility, impossibility
Wish luck
Ask for Permission
MIGHT
50% possibility

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 Obligation
MUST Prohibition
95% Certainty
Necessity
HAVE TO Not Necessity
90% Certainty
Invitations, Offers
Preferences
Desires
WOULD
Imaginary situations
Requests
Regrets or past consequent
HAVE GOT TO Strong Necessity
Suggestions
SHOULD Past Suggestions
90% Certainty
Moral Suggestions
OUGHT TO
90% Certainty
HAVE BETTER Suggestion with warning
Abilities I can speak Portuguese
No abilitity I can't study Mandarin
Requests (ask a favor) Can you explain to me?
CAN 50% possibility, impossibility My mom can be in the spa
Permissions Can I visit my friend Annabell?
Give Permission You can go to your friend's Anabell
Suggestions You can visit the castle of Bloody Mary
Past abilities, no past ability,
Past Possibility I could be ashamed for my lastname because I had 4 lastnames
Requests
COULD 50% possibility, impossibility
Permissions Could I go to a party with my friend?
Suggestions You could go to Bogotá because it is the capital
Regrets
Ask for Permission
Give Permission
MAY
50% possibility, impossibility
Wish luck
Ask for Permission
MIGHT
50% possibility
 Obligation
MUST Prohibition
95% Certainty
Necessity
HAVE TO Not Necessity
90% Certainty
Invitations, Offers
Preferences
Desires
WOULD
Imaginary situations
Requests
Regrets or past consequent
HAVE GOT TO Strong Necessity
Suggestions
SHOULD Past Suggestions
90% Certainty
Moral Suggestions
OUGHT TO
90% Certainty
HAVE BETTER Suggestion with warning
Abilities
No Ability I can't remember
Requests (Ask a favor) Can you try again? Can you repeat please?
CAN
50% possibility, impossibility My brother can be making breakfast
Permissions Can I go to the farm?
Suggestions You can study a proffession
Past abilities, no past ability, i could
Past Possibility i could have continued studyng more/
Requests
COULD 50% possibility, impossibility I could watch a movie in my house
Permissions Could I go to play with my friends?
Suggestions
Regrets
Ask for Permission
Give Permission
MAY
50% possibility, impossibility
Wish luck
Ask for Permission
MIGHT
50% possibility