Modals of possibility.

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MODALS OF
POSSIBILITY

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(Modal Verb)

modal verb

1 MUST / WILL (FUTURE TENSE)
2 CAN
3 SHOULD
4 MIGHT / MAY
5 MAY NOT / MIGHT NOT
6 COULD

7 MUST NOT / WILL NOT/ COULD NOT / CON
NOT

must / will (Future Tense)

– THEY MUST BE IN MYANMAR BY NOW.
– THEY WILL BE IN BANGKOK ON FRIDAY.
– HE IS A STRONGMAN AND CAN LIFT A CAR.
– HE IS A VERY GOOD CHEF AND HE MAY
MAKE A CAKE FOR MY SON’S BIRTHDAY.
– IT COULD SNOW IN THAILAND IN DECEMBER.

Modals of possibility

MODALS POSSIBILITY AND CERTAINTY ARE
MODAL VERBS OR MODAL VERBS THAT
EXPRESS THE POSSIBILITY OR
CONFIDENCE IN SOMETHING. THESE
WORDS COULD, MAY, MIGHT, MUST,
CAN'T, AND SO ON.LET'S LOOK AT THE
USE OF MODALS POSSIBILITY AND
CERTAINTY; COULD, MAY, MIGHT, MUST,
CAN'T, WITH EXAMPLES AND
ANNOTATIONS ALONG THE WAY. YES

Modals of possibility.

Using may, might, and could to say that
it might be possible Let's look at the
following example sentences for talking
**Note: May is a base form and might
is a past simple, but both can be used
to refer to the present or the future

Modals of possibility.

May and might are interchangeable, but
might convey that it is less likely. There
is less confidence that it will be. This is
because it is derived from the present

and the past, because in the native
speaker's point of view, he sees that the
verb may be present is present. It is

more intimate, so it feels more
confident than might, which is more
distant and therefore less confident.

1: Talking about the present:

1: Talking about the present:
must / might / could / may / can't +
infinitive
For example:

I am waiting for Julie with another
friend, David.
I ask: 'Where is Julie?'
David guesses:

-She must be on the bus. (I'm fairly
sure this is a good guess)
-She might come soon. (maybe)
-She could be lost. (maybe)
-She may be in the wrong room.
(maybe)
—She can't be at home. (I'm fairly sure
this isn't true)

Will / won't

We use will and won't when we are very
sure:
-She'll be at work now.
Should / shouldn't
Should and shouldn't are used to make
an assumption about what is probably
true, if everything is as we expect:
-They should be there by now.
It shouldn't take long to drive here.
-This use of should isn't usually used
for negative events. Instead, it's a better
idea to use will:
-The underground will be very busy now
(not: 'should be').

Can

Can is used for something that is
generally possible, something we know
sometimes happens:
-Prices can be high in London.
Can is not used to talk about specific
possibilities:
-He could be on the bus (not: 'can be').

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