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Modal Verbs




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MODAL VERBS

 

  I can fly !!! 
                             I can fly !!!
        

1. Express functions

2. Have the same form for all persons

3. Followed by Infinitive without “to”

4. Affirmative: Subject + Modal verb + Infinitive

5. Negative: Subject + Modal verb+ not (n’t) + Infinitive

6. Interrogative: Modal  verb+ Subject + Infinitive  ?

 

 

Modal

 

 

Functions

 Examples

Can    (Present)

Could  ( Past)

Ability / Capacity

 

She can cook Chinese food.

She could speak Chinese when she was 5 years old.

Can  

Could (more polite)

May  (more formal) 

Request / Permission

 

Can/ May I book a table online?

Could you tell me the Chef’s name?

Can I go to the restaurant with you? Yes, you can.

May  

Might(less probable)

 

Possibility / Probability