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Modal Verbs - Coggle Diagram
Modal Verbs
MUST
We use to express
obligation
Example: You
must
stop when lights turn red.
SHOULD
We use to express an
advice
Example: You
should
take with you a jacket.
They show possibility, intent, ability or necessity.
They are used alongside the infinity form of the main verbof a sentence.
MAY
We use to express
possibility
Example: It
may
rain tomorrow.
ask for something
Example:
May
I borrow your blue pencil color?
CAN
We use to express
ability
Example: I
can
swim
permission
Example:
Can
I use your phone, please.