ENGLISH WEEK 4 - MODALS Flashcards
a type of AUXILIARY VERB that is used to express:
-ABILITY
-POSSIBILITY
-PERMISSION OR OBLIGATION
Modal
used for present ability, request, possibility, etc.
Can
used for past ability, conditional, suggestion
Could
Polite Request, Possibility
May
uncertain possibility, conditional, suggestion
Might
strong obligation, necissity
Must
formal invitation and future action
Shall
Mild Obligation, Expectation
Shoul
future intent, promise, prediction, voluntary action
Will
Conditional
Would
Roman/Greek god of love and desire; son of Venus
Cupid/Eros
Greco-roman goddess of the soul; youngest daughter of the king
Psyche
Roman/Greek goddess of love
Venus/Aphrodite
God of greek prophecy and healing
Apollo
sweetest and mildest of the winds; west wind
Zephyr