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    1. Modal verbs are used to express concepts like possibility, permission, ability, prohibition, obligation, and advice. Common modal verbs include may, can, should, must, will, have to, could, would, ought to, etc. 2. Modal verbs are used with other verbs to modify their meaning and express things like degrees of possibility from certain to uncertain. 3. Different modal verbs express different levels of possibility, necessity, or advice, with verbs like will and must implying more certainty or obligation than verbs like may or might.

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    1. Modal verbs are used to express concepts like possibility, permission, ability, prohibition, obligation, and advice. Common modal verbs include may, can, should, must, will, have to, could, would, ought to, etc. 2. Modal verbs are used with other verbs to modify their meaning and express things like degrees of possibility from certain to uncertain. 3. Different modal verbs express different levels of possibility, necessity, or advice, with verbs like will and must implying more certainty or obligation than verbs like may or might.

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    Modal-Verbs

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    1. Modal verbs are used to express concepts like possibility, permission, ability, prohibition, obligation, and advice. Common modal verbs include may, can, should, must, will, have to, could, would, ought to, etc. 2. Modal verbs are used with other verbs to modify their meaning and express things like degrees of possibility from certain to uncertain. 3. Different modal verbs express different levels of possibility, necessity, or advice, with verbs like will and must implying more certainty or obligation than verbs like may or might.

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    Modal Verbs

    1
    may can
    “ should
    must
    will have to
    could

    would ought to etc.


    might
    need to
    2
    Possibility Permission
    Ability etc.
    Prohibition
    Obligation
    Advice
    Possibility
    may can
    “ should
    must
    will have to
    could

    would ought to etc.


    might
    need to
    5
    Degree of Possibility
    100%
    Certain

    0%
    Uncertain

    6
    Can you lift this barbell?

    ▪ I’m not sure, but I may lift that.


    ▪ Hmmm…I think, I could lift that pretty
    easy.
    ▪ I’m too weak, I won’t lift that.
    ▪ If someone helps me, I might lift that.
    ▪ Sure, I will lift that easily.

    7
    Degree of Possibility
    100% will
    Certain
    could
    may
    0%
    might
    Uncertain won’t
    8
    Rules
    will
    could Base Verb
    may
    - Verb 1 -
    might
    won’t

    9
    Let’s try…

    10
    Necessity
    may can
    “ should
    must
    will have to
    could

    would ought to etc.


    might
    need to
    12
    Instructions for use
    Affirmative Negative
    have to / has to don’t have to / doesn’t have to

    need to don’t need to / doesn’t need to


    / needn’t

    13
    Rules

    have to Base Verb


    has to
    need to - Verb 1 -

    14
    Let’s try…
    Advice

    16
    may can
    “ should
    must
    will have to
    could

    would ought to etc.


    might
    need to
    17
    c a i

    d f e

    g b h

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