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Modal verbs - Coggle Diagram
Modal verbs
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CERTAINTY
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ex: The match will go well, I am sure
DEDUCTION/SPECTULATION
MAY/MIGHT, MUST BE, CAN'T BE: express thoughts in the present
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MAY/MIGHT HAVE, MUST/CAN'T HAVE + past participle: espectulations in the past
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PERMISSION
CAN/COULD, MAY/MIGHT: ask for permission in the present
ex: Can I go to the toilet, please?
POSSIBILITY
CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT: general possiblity in the present or past
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PROHIBITION
MUSTN'T, CAN'T, COULDN'T, WAS NOT TO: express things you are not allowed to do
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REQUESTS
WOULD, COULD, CAN: ask for something
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