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Permission - _____ I use your car?
Can/Could (more polite)/May (formal)
Ability - I _____ play the piano when I was six.
Could - general ability in the past
Ability - They ______ make the wedding on time.
couldn´t/weren´t able to - general and specific ability in the past
He __________ gone to university, but decided against it.
could/might have + pp for past ability or an opportunity not used.
I ________ do all the homework our teacher set us last week. (It was difficult)
managed to (was able to) ... success in the face of difficulty :)
Possibility/probability... It _____ be weeks before he returns.
could/may/might
You _____ at least say thank you.
might/could (express annoyance/criticism)
You _____ at least say thank you.
might/could (express annoyance/criticism)
They _____ have let us know they were coming.
might/could + have + past participle (annoyance/criticism)
Peter ______ be arriving any moment now.
Should ...should/shouldn´t for probablity or expectation
What modals do you use when you are sure about something? He ___ be a vegetarian, he doesn´t eat meat.
Must (present)/ Must have + pp (past)/ can´t/couldn´t for negative sentences
Which modals do you use for offers and promises?
Can...May...Shall... for promises we use WILL/WON´T
