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Modal Verbs - Coggle Diagram
CAN
-when we ask smb to do sth;
-when we make requests;
-when we ask smb for sth politely;
-when we talk about ability in present;
-when we give, ask for, talk about a permission;
-general possibility, suggestions and
offers;
CAN’T
-logical assumption (I’m sure that sth is true,real);
-prohibition (It is forbidden to do sth);
COULD
-when we ask smb to do sth;
-when we ask smb to do sth politely;
-when we talk about an ability in past (used to be able to);
-when we ask for general permission or had it in the past;
-possibility + P.I. (It was possible but didn’t happen);
-suggestions (what about? let’s..);
-offers (do you want me to?)
COULDN’T
-logical assumption (I’m sure that sth is real,true);
-absence of possibility in the past;
MUST
-duty,obligation;
-to give a strong advice;
-logical assumption (I’m sure, certain that sth is true (affirmative);
-a rule or oder;
-when we talk about sth that is very important;
-when we conclude that sth happened or sth is true;
MUSTN’T
-prohibition (It is forbidden to do sth);
-when we talk about a permission (you’re not allowed to do sth);
MAY
-when we make requests politely;
-when we ask for, give, refuse a permission;
-when we talk about possibility ( It is possible, likely, perhaps);
MIGHT
-when we ask smb for sth politely;
-when we ask for permission;
-when we talk about possibility (It is possible, likely, perhaps);
+P.I. (It was possible but didn’t happen);
SHOULD/OUGHT TO
-criticism + P.Inf. (It would have been better if you had);
-when we talk about duty;
-when we give a piece of advice;
-probability or responsibility ;
-when we say that sth is likely to happen because we have planned or expect it to happen;
TO BE ABLE TO
-when we talk about an ability in a specific occasion (was/were able- specific situation in the past);
WILL/WOULD
-when we make requests (would);
-prediction about the future (will);
-prediction about an imaginary situation (would);
-when we draw conclusions or state assumptions about things think are true (will);
-when we talk about willingness or refusal to do sth (will/will not), but when we are unable to do it, we use would;
-when we talk about the things that happened repeatedly in the past (would);
-when we talk about characteristic behavior or habits (would-past),(will-present)
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TO BE ALLOWED
TO
-to refer to laws or to do regulations;
-we use it in the past ,when we had general permission to do sth in the past;
-when we had a permission to do sth in the part.situation;
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