CAN (present) - I can speak 3 languages.

ABILITY COULD (past) - When I was 5 I couldn’t swim.

CAN (informal) - Can you give me a lift to the station?

M
PERMISSION/REQUEST COULD (polite) - Could you pass me the salt, please? O
MAY (formal) - May I have your attention?
D
ADVICE SHOULD - You look tired, you should take a break.
A
L
MAY/MIGHT (weaker - It may rain later, it’s getting cloudy.
POSSIBILITY/DEDUCTION possibility) - The phone is ringing. It must be Mary, she
MUST (sure) said she would call at 5.
CAN’T (impossible) - It can’t be her. She’s left her phone here! V
MUST (sense of duty, present) - You must be on time for the lessons
E
OBLIGATION HAVE TO (external authority, - I have to get up early for the trip on R
other tenses) Sunday
B
LACK OF OBLIGATION DON’T/DOESN’T HAVE TO - You don’t have to get up early today! S

MUSTN’T (sense of duty) - You mustn’t use your mobile in class.

PROHIBITION CAN’T (external authority – - You can’t take potos in this museum.
against the rules)