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    The document provides advice on using different modal verbs for requests, permissions, and offers in various tenses and levels of formality. It discusses: 1) Using "should have" and "ought to have" for advice about past actions. 2) "Can" and "may" relate to permission, with "can" being more informal. 3) All modal verbs have different tenses except "may". 4) Using "can", "will" informally and "could", "would" more formally for requests. 5) Using "will", "shall" for offers, with "shall" only used for first person plural "we".

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    The document provides advice on using different modal verbs for requests, permissions, and offers in various tenses and levels of formality. It discusses: 1) Using "should have" and "ought to have" for advice about past actions. 2) "Can" and "may" relate to permission, with "can" being more informal. 3) All modal verbs have different tenses except "may". 4) Using "can", "will" informally and "could", "would" more formally for requests. 5) Using "will", "shall" for offers, with "shall" only used for first person plural "we".

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    English Advice

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    Eva Marinšek
    The document provides advice on using different modal verbs for requests, permissions, and offers in various tenses and levels of formality. It discusses: 1) Using "should have" and "ought to have" for advice about past actions. 2) "Can" and "may" relate to permission, with "can" being more informal. 3) All modal verbs have different tenses except "may". 4) Using "can", "will" informally and "could", "would" more formally for requests. 5) Using "will", "shall" for offers, with "shall" only used for first person plural "we".

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    advice

    <reduo have, he glede nausebo


    ·
    should, shouldn't
    ~
    past: SHOULD HAVE tpast perfect led 3rd from He should HAVE told me

    ·ought to, ought not to


    -past: OUGHT TO HAVE tpast perfect. He ought to have told me

    Permission
    CAN, MAY BE ALLOWED TO
    ↓
    informal formal

    v
    V
    ALLTENSES
    RESENT
    ↑ ONLY

    request
    INFORMAL: can, will can you help me with this homework?

    FORMAL: could, would

    would you minding would you mind closing the window?

    offer
    will, shall
    -shall only with 1 and WE
    I'll help
    you with this
    I
    will I shall
    He'll help you
    I will

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