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Modal Verbs (May/Might (The negative form is may not, The negative form…
Modal Verbs
May/Might
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May to ask for, to give or to refuse permission
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Should
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You should do something = it is a good thing to do or the right thing to do. To give advice or to give an opinion
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You should have done something = you didn't do it, but it would have been the right thing to do
You shouldn't have done something = you did it, but it was the wrong thing to do
Can (Present)
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To express a permission or offer, to say that something is allowed
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Must
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Mustn't do something = you do not do it (so don't do it) - interdiction >< Don't have to do something you don't need to do it (but you can if you want)
Could (can past)
Used with see, hear,smell, taste, feel, remember, understand
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Be used for polite request, an ability, a possibility and a polite suggestion
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