Modal Verbs

Modal verbs, or modal verbs, are those English verbs that help a sentence
have a better meaning thanks to its function. You can use them when you
want to give another meaning to a sentence. For example, if you want to
ask permission to speak or to know if they could come looking for you.

The Modal verbs are:

• Can • Must So, these verbs that serve as auxiliary verbs, seek
Could Shall to give a specific meaning to certain actions
May Should
Might Ought To
Would
Will
 Modal Verb “Can”

Its meaning will depend on what you want to

say. You can use it to express any possibility
or request, or to say that you are enabled or
qualified for something.

The verb 'Can' belongs to modal verbs and is

placed before the main verb in infinitive. It means
'power'. It is used to express ability, permission.

•I can play the trumpet.

Yo puedo/sé tocar la trompeta.
•We can take a taxi to the airport.
Podemos tomar un taxi hasta el aeropuerto.

You can't tell me what to do.

No puedes decirme qué hacer
Modal Verb “Should” and “Could”

Should
It is used more when giving advice, making or asking for
suggestions, opinions and actions, or to generate a certain
level of expectation of something future.

Could.

This modal verb becomes the past form of "can." Its

meaning is the same, but the tense expresses something
that has already happened, or is also used to provide
alternatives.
May.-
It is a variation of the verb "can", but it is a more
formal modal verb. If you want to ask permission,
this is a good way. With it you can count or
establish a possibility.

Might
For suggestions or possibilities, this verb expresses
it clearly. Its use depends on the context, being
much more flexible than "may".
Would
Talk about habits you used to do before. It can also
be used in the future tense if your intention is to
show that you are willing to do something or set
conditions.

Will.
This is a verb that talks about the future.
Prediction, question or concern, states that
it is possible or it is already feasible that
something happens later

Must.

Express need or a strong suggestion. In addition, it implies

that you can come to assume about something.