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Look at the picture and identify the modals verbs.

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Click here to download this explanation as a pdf.

Click here for all the exercises about modal verbs

Here's a list of the modal verbs in English:

Modals are different from normal verbs:

1: They don't use an 's' for the third person singular.
2: They make questions by inversion ('she can go' becomes 'can she go?').
3: They are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb (without 'to').

Probability:

First, they can be used when we want to say how sure we are that something happened / is happening / will happen. We often call these 'modals of deduction' or 'speculation' or 'certainty' or 'probability'.

For example:
Click here to find out more about probability.
Ability
We use 'can' and 'could' to talk about a skill or ability.

For example:Click here to find out more about ability.
Obligation and Advice
We can use verbs such as 'must' or 'should' to say when something is necessary or unnecessary, or to give advice.

For example:Click here to find out more about obligation
Permission
We can use verbs such as 'can', 'could' and 'may' to ask for and give permission. We also use modal verbs to say something is not allowed.

For example:
Habits
We can use 'will' and 'would' to talk about habits or things we usually do, or did in the past.

For example:

When I lived in Italy, we would often eat in the restaurant next to my flat.

John will always be late!

Past modals
The past modals 'could have + past participle', 'should have + past participle' and 'would have + past participle' can be confusing. I explain about them here.

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Using modal verbs can be complicated. Here are some easy explanations and lots of exercises.

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Watch the video and analize

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Modal Verbs | MUST CAN WOULD SHOULD MIGHT WILL COULD SHALL MAY

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M009 Modal Verbs

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

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M009 - Modal Verbs - English Grammar Exercises