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Ability, permission, requests, possibility, obligation, and necessity

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To express ability in the present you use...

may

could

should

can

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What form modal verb is used to express a general ability in the past?

could

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Why use "was / were able to" instead of "could" ?

To express success in doing something on one occasion or something achieved with difficulty.

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What modal verb means "be able to" ?

can (present) / could (past)

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Which of the following modal verbs do not express permission?

might

can

may

could

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Which of the following modal verbs does not express prohibition?

haven't to

mustn't

may not

cannot

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Which of the following does "can" not express ?

possibility

permission

ability

offers / requests / polite orders / suggestions

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Complete the sentence with one modal verb: "..... you help me please?"

can (informal) / could (neutral)

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What is the modal verb "might" used for?

to speculate (and sometimes formal requests)

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What modal verbs are used to express obligation?

must & have to

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What is the difference between "have to" and "must" ?

"have to" the obligation comes from someone other than the speaker

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Which modal verb expresses necessity?

ought to

need to

have to

must

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What is the negative of "need to" ?

needn't

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What is the difference between "didn't need to" and "needn't have" ?

"needn't have" means you did something but it wasn't necessary.

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Which of the following modal verbs is not used to speculate?

might

could

may

can

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What form do you use with "may", "might" and "could" to speculate about the past?

may / might / could + have + past participle

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