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MODAL VERBS - Coggle Diagram
MODAL VERBS
POSSIBILITY
Might/Could
Less possible
Should/Must
Certainity +
May
More possible
Can't/Couldn't
Certainity -
Can/Coluld
General statements
ABILITY
Could
Past
Be able to
All other tenses
Can
Present
PERMISSION
Could
Formal
May
More formal
Can
Less formal
OBLIGATION
Must/Have to
Strong obligation
Shouldn't
Recomendation
Need/Needn't
Necessity/Lack of necessity
ADVICE
Should(n't)
Advice/Suggestion
Could
Suggestion
Ought to
Advice
REQUEST
Could/Would
More polite
Can/Will
Less polite
INVITATION
Would you like (to)
Offers/Invitations
Can/Shall/Could/Will
Offers
PROHIBITION
Mustn't/Can't