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
What modal verbs are used to ask for permission?
MAY and CAN
What modal verb is used to give advice?
SHOULD
Ask for permission to go to the bathroom.
May I go to the bathroom?
Ask your mom for permission to go out with your friends.
Can I go out with my friends?
Your friend got a bad grade. Give them advice.
You should (study more).
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).
Which country might win the world cup?
I think (Brazil) might win.
What is something that you CAN do?
I can...
Name three things you shouldn't do in the classroom?
I shouldn't...
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.
COULD
