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Let us understand the use of modals.
Modal Use Example sentence
can to show ability I can speak three languages.
for permission Can I borrow your pen, please?
for request Can you wait for a moment?
for suggestion Can we order pizza tonight?
for possibility It can get cold soon.
to offer I can look after the pup for you.
could to show ability in the past I could speak French when I was a child.
for permission Could I leave early today?
for probability He could have left it by mistake.
for request Could I use your phone to make a call?
for possibility It could get very hot in Jaisalmer.
to offer I could lend my ladder for a day.
may for possibility It may rain today.
for permission May I sit here, please?
for suggestion May I help you?
must for force We must obey traffic rules.
for advice You must see a doctor.
for surety It is quite dark. It must be very late.
should for advice You should board the bus carefully.
for polite suggestion Should I call a doctor?
for prediction Your work should finish in an hour.
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