Modal verbs:
Examples:
I can swim. (Ability)
Can I use your phone please? (Permission)
Can we visit Grandma at the weekend? (Suggestion)
It can get very hot in Arizona. (Possibility)
When I was younger I could run fast. (Ability in the past)
Excuse me, could I just say something? (Polite permission)
May I help you? (Polite suggestion)
You should / ought to revise your lessons. (Advice)
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Modal verbs and their meaning
Modal verbs:
Examples:
I can swim. (Ability)
Can I use your phone please? (Permission)
Can we visit Grandma at the weekend? (Suggestion)
It can get very hot in Arizona. (Possibility)
When I was younger I could run fast. (Ability in the past)
Excuse me, could I just say something? (Polite permission)
May I help you? (Polite suggestion)
You should / ought to revise your lessons. (Advice)