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MODAL VERBS - Coggle Diagram
MODAL VERBS
ability
can
ability / lack of ability in the present
i can run quite fast // i can't speak spanish fluently
could
ability or lack of ability in the past
he could run fast when he was younger // i couldn't speak spanish at all a year ago
permission
could (formal
may (more formal)
can (less formal)
to give or refuse permission cuma boleh pake can ato may, gaboleh could
possibility (1)
to show that something is possible but
not certain
(mungkin tapi ga pasti)
may (more possible)
might / could (less possible
to express a present / future uncertainty
may not / might not
couldn't gaboleh dipake
possibility (2)
to make general
statements about what is
/was possible
can
present
ex : it can be very cold in winter (it is sometimes very cold)
could
past
ex : it could be very cold in winter (sometimes it was very cold)
to suggest something
that is true
or will happen
should
possibility (3)