Modal auxiliary verbs Flashcards
1
Q
permission
A
can; may
could
2
Q
prohibition
A
can’t; may not; mustn’t
3
Q
possibility/ impossibility
A
might; may; could; can
might/ may/ could + have + papa
4
Q
certainty
A
must; can’t
+ have + papa
5
Q
ability
A
can
could (+ have + papa)
6
Q
obligation
A
necessity: need to
regulation: have (got) to
instructions: must
had to
7
Q
absence of obligation
A
needn’t
don’t need to
don’t have to
didn’t need/have to
needn’t have + papa
8
Q
advice
A
should; could; may; might; shouldn’t; ought to; had better
should have + papa
9
Q
polite request
A
could; would; may; can
10
Q
offer
A
may; could; can; shall
11
Q
past habit
A
used to; would
12
Q
volition/prediction
A
will
