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Modal verbs - Headway - Unit 4

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  • I bet that app won't be expensive.
    future prediction
    present situation
  • This app won't open.
    present situation
    future prediction
  • She may be 92, but she's very sharp.
    we don't know her age
    we know her age, "may" is used for contrast
  • My dad would often make up stories for us.
    past state
    repeated past action
  • My dad used to be slim when he was young.
    repeated past action
    past state
  • We needn't have got a visa.
    no necessity, but we did it
    no necessity, we may have done it or not
  • I must buy a new suit.
    I think it's important. Inner authority
    Outside authority
  • You should say thank you.
    Expressing annoyance because you didn't say thank you
    Neutral recommendation
  • There couldn't be a strike.
    past possibility
    future possibility
  • When the boat sank, he was able to swim to the shore.
    general ability
    particular success
  • We didn't need to get a visa to go to Europe.
    no necessity, we may have done it or not
    no necessity, but we did it
  • There may be a train strike.
    past possibility
    future possibility
  • You could at least say thank you.
    Expressing annoyance because you didn't say thank you
    Neutral recommendation
  • She may be in her 90s.
    we don't know her age
    we know her age, "may" is used for contrast
  • I have to buy a suit for my new job.
    Outside authority.
    I think it's important. Inner authority.
  • He could swim when he was six.
    general ability
    particular success
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