MODALS Defination: Verbs such as must, may, ought to, should, will, etc. that are used to express necessity, possibility, permission, intention, etc. are called modal verbs . They are auxiliary verbs and so they are also called modal auxiliary verbs. Ability and possibility- Can, could, able to These words can be used to show ability or possibility. Can is used in present and future tense. Example: 1) She can drive a car. (ability, present tense) 2) The dam can break any time.(possibility, future tense) Could is used in past, present and future time. Example: 1) The car could break any time.(possibility, future tense) 2) I could mimic bird sounds when I was younger.(ability, past tense) Able to Example: 1) You will be able to speak perfect English very soon.(possibility, future tense) 2)I have been able to swim since I wa...
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