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How and when do we use modal verbs?


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Modal verbs

How and when do we use modal verbs?

  • Uses of "may" (negative: may not)
  • To show possibility (it is slightly stronger than "might“) "What he said may be true." "It may rain." "You may win the race.“
  • 2. To request or give permission (this is a formal use, "can" is the informal version)
  • "You may sit down." "May I speak?" "He may not use the car."
  • 3. Meaning “let”
  • “May God bless you.”
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How and when do we use modal verbs?

  • Uses of "might" (negative: might not)
  • As a past from of "may" "The weatherman said it might rain." "She mentioned that she might come." "We agreed that it might be dangerous.“
  • 2. To show possibility (it is slightly weaker than "may“ ) "He might pass the exam, but I wouldn't count on it." "We might fail, but let's not think about it." "I might visit on Saturday."
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How and when do we use modal verbs?

  • We use may have and might have to show that something has possibly happened now or happened at some time in the past:
  • Examples:
  • It’s ten o’clock. They might have arrived now.
  • [= Perhaps they have arrived]
  • They may have arrived hours ago.
  • [= Perhaps they arrived hours ago.]
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How and when do we use modal verbs?

  • Uses of "must" (negative: must not, mustn't)
  • To show that you have to do something, for example because it is very important or because it is a rule "You must stop the car when the traffic light turns red." "She must stop drinking if she wants to keep her job."
  • 2. To show that something is very logical or very likely to be true "He left at noon, so he must be there already."
  • "She is not stupid, so she must have known what she was doing!"
  • 3. "Must not" (or "mustn't“) = not allowed to do something "You mustn't steal.“ “He mustn't talk to his parents like that." "The fruit of this bush must not be eaten because it is toxic."
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