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MODALS - Coggle Diagram
MODALS
Can
Ability / Permission
I can swim.
Could
Past ability / polite request
Could you help me?
May
Permission / possibility
You may go now.
Might
Weak possibility
It might rain.
Must
Strong obligation / deduction
You must study.
Have to
External obligation
I have to work.
Should
Advice / expectation
You should see a doctor.
Would
Polite request / hypothetical
I would go if I could.
Will
Future / certainty
I will call you tomorrow.
Ought to
Moral duty / advice
You ought to apologize.
Same form for all persons (no “-s” in the third person).
Followed by the base form of the verb (no “to”).
No infinitive or participle forms.
Used to modify the meaning of the main verb.
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that express:
Ability → can, could
Permission → may, can
Obligation → must, have to
Possibility → might, may
Advice → should, ought to
Prediction → will, would
What Are Modal Verbs