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Ability
Be able to
We can use be able to particulary in more formal contexts and to talk ability on a
specifi occasion in the past
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Can
Less formal, usually prefer with verbs of sense
and verb of thinking
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Possibility
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Miight
Used in questions, but is rather formal . Also used to say that things are not possible or that it is possible things are not te case
Example: I think we should call off the strike, but other people might not agree with me ( it’s possible that people don’t agree with me )
Conclusions, willingness, habitual events
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Would
We use would to talk about willingness in the future, in conditionals , and when we say that we are willing but unable to do something
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Necessity, deduction
Must
We can use either must or have to to say that it is necessary to do something, although have to is less formal and is also preferred in questions
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Obligation
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Ought to
We can use either should or ought to to say that something is likely because we have planned it or expect it to happen
Example: They say the road will be ready in five years, but they ought to be able to build is faster
Dare and Need
As modals dare and need are mostly used in negative context. We can use either date to or dare without to when it is not followed by not
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Had better
We can use had better instead of should/ ought to, especially in spoken English to say that we think it is good idea to do smth
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Be allowed to
We can use could or was/ were allowed to to say that in the past someone had general permission to do something
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