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Parts of speech, may, image, image - Coggle Diagram
Parts of speech
Will/would
Making offers (Will you join me?)
Making polite requests (Would you open the door?)
Making decisions at the moment (I’ll help you)
Talking about unreal or imaginary situations (I would go, but…)
Shall
Offering help
Used in formal or legal English for rules
Making suggestions
Sometimes used for official future meaning (formal)
To be to
Giving official or formal obligations
Giving formal instructions
Talking about scheduled or arranged plans
Talking about planned/arranged actions
Must
Strong advice
Rules & laws
Obligation (You must study)
Negative form: mustn't (prohibition)
Should/ought to
Saying what is the right thing to do (You ought to say sorry)
Expressing expectations (The train should arrive soon)
Giving advice (You should study more)
Have to
Present / Past / Future forms
Difference from must
External obligation (I have to go)
May/might
Talking about a possible situation (It may rain)
Talking about a weak possibility (It might happen)
Asking for permission (May I open the window?)
Can/could
Past ability (could)
Ability (I can swim)
Polite requests (Could you help me?)
Possibility (It could rain)
