PRESENT MODALS + VERB 1 (BARE INFINITIVE)

SHOULD HAVE TO/Must DONT HAVE MUST NOT CAN’T CAN

= OUGHT TO TO/

ADVICE = OBLIGATION NO PROHIBITIO -IMPOSSIBILITY= -ABILITY

SUGGESTION -GENERAL OBLIGATION N =MUST NOT
OBLIGATION =BAN =NO -FORMAL REQUEST
MEANING: It is a ALLOWED (PLEASE) (?)
-SPECIFIC It is up to you -DISABILITY
good idea. You INFORMAL REQUEST
can do/you cant OBLIGATION It is your It is a ban, it
is against (?)
to: it is your It is necessary decision
decision the rules, -PERMISSION
It ıis obligation It is your law/procerd
You are obliged preference ures

FUTURE MODALS
WILL + VERB1 BE GOING TO +VERB1
SPONTANEOUS DECISIONS STRONG PREDICTION
PREDICTION (NO EVIDENCE) FUTURE DEFINITE PLANS
=arrangement
INSTANT DECISIONS

PRESENT MODALS (LOWER POSSIBILITY)

MAY MIGHT (PRESENT(PAST) COULD
Might I/We: Formal Request
May I/We: Formal COULD
Request (PRESENT/PAST)
YOU/HE/SHE/THEY:
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY(Maybe/ Formal Request
Perhaps) POSSIBILITY(Maybe/Perhaps) POSSIBILITY
I dont know/I ‘m not I dont know/I ‘m not sure POSSIBILITY(Maybe
sure /Perhaps)
……MIGHT……….: PAST
“……MAY……….”: I dont know/I‘m
(INDIRECT SPEECH)
PRESENT (DIRECT not sure
SPEECH)
ABILITY IN THE
PAST