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Verbs: Modals

ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. What modals are

  • A modal is a verb used to express the mood or attitude of a speaker.
  • Modals are always followed by a main verb.
  • The main verb after a modal stays in root form.
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2. Permission: can, may, could

  • Can, may, and could are used for permission.
  • Can is informal.
  • May is polite.
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3. Ability and accomplishment: can, could, be able to

  • Can shows ability in the present.
  • Could shows ability in the past.
  • Be able to can be used in any tense.
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4. Possibility: may, might, could

  • May suggests a good possibility.
  • Might suggests a weak possibility.
  • Could suggests a still weaker possibility.

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A modal is a verb usedModals are always followed byCan is informalCan shows ability in the presentMay shows a good possibility

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