What modal verb is used to talk about abilities in the present?
CAN
What modal verb is used to talk about ability in the past?
COULD
What modal verbs are used to talk about possibility?
MAY and MIGHT (can and could are also possible)
What modal verbs are used to ask for permission?
MAY, CAN and COULD
What modal verbs are used to ask for a favor?
CAN and COULD
Ask for permission to go to the bathroom.
May / Could / Can I go to the bathroom?
Ask a classmate to lend you a pen.
Can / Could you lend me a pen, please?
Ask your teacher to repeat what they said.
Can / Could you please repeat (that)?
Ask your mom for permission to go out with your friends.
May / Can / Could I go out with my friends?
Talk about what you think the weather will be like tomorrow.
Tomorrow it may (rain).
What may happen if you drink coffee before bed?
I may (have trouble sleeping).
What more could you be doing to practice your English?
I could (watch movies in English).
What might cell phones be able to do in the future?
They might (project holograms).
My family and I _____ travel to Montreal next summer. (Maybe we will travel.)
MIGHT or MAY
I _____ not be at school tomorrow morning because I have a bad cold.
MAY or MIGHT
I _____ speak English when I was 5, but now I _____.
COULDN'T + CAN
