Pattern:
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e.g. She may be sick today.
You may leave this room.
Ø Can
o Present/future ability
To show present and future ability
e.g. I can do my homework
o Request
To show request
e.g. Can I borrow your car?
o Offering
To express an offering
e.g. Can I do something for you?
Ø Could
o Past ability
To show ability in the past
e.g. I could play basket ball when I was a child
o Polite request
To show a polite request.
e.g. Could I borrow your pen, please?
Ø May
o Possibility
To show possibility in the present or future.
e.g. He may go to the library now.
o Polite request
To show a polite request
e.g. May I borrow your pen?
o Offering
To show offering
e.g. May I help you?
o Hopes and wishes
To show hopes and wishes about future
e.g. May God be with you. May you rest in peace.
Ø Might
o Possibility
To show possibility in the present or future
e.g. He might be at the library now.
o Polite request
To show a polite request
e.g. Might I borrow your pen?
Ø Must – Have/Has/Had to
o Obligation
To show obligation
e.g. You must study hard.
o Prohibition
To show prohibition
e.g. You must not step on the grass.
o Certainty
To show certainty
e.g. John is absent, he must be sick today.
Ø Should/Ought to
o Advisability
To show advisability
e.g. He should take a rest now.
o Essence/recommendation
To show essence/recommendation
e.g. It is essential that you should go home early.
Ø Would
o Past willingness
To show past willingness
e.g. I would come to the party last night.
o Offering
To show offering
e.g. Would you like some tea?
o Request
To show a request
e.g. Would you mind closing the door?
Ø Will/Shall
o Willingness
To show about willingness in the present or future.
e.g. I’ll call you when I get back.
o Request
To show a request
e.g. Will you go with me?
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