Ask a classmate to lend you a pen.
Can / Could/ Would you lend me a pen, please?
Ask your mom for permission to go out with your friends.
May / Can / Could I go out with my friends?
_____ I drink water?
MAY or COULD or CAN
What is something that you CAN do(ability), but you MAY NOT(possiblity)?
I can (drive faster than the speed limit), but I may not because (it would violate the traffic laws).
My family and I _____ travel to Montreal next summer. (Maybe we will travel.)
MIGHT or MAY/ CAN/ COULD
What modal verbs are used to talk about possibility?
MAY and MIGHT (can and could are also possible)
What modal verb is used to talk about ability in the past?
COULD
I _____ not be at school tomorrow morning because I have a bad cold.
MAY / MIGHT / CAN/ COULD
Ask for permission to go to the bathroom.
May / Could / Can I go to the bathroom?
What might cell phones be able to do in the future?
They might (project holograms). Any reasonable answers
I _____ speak English when I was 5, but now I _____.
COULDN'T + CAN
What modal verbs are used to ask for a favor/ make a request?
CAN and COULD, WOULD
Talk about what you think the weather will be like tomorrow.
Tomorrow it may/might (rain).
Ask your teacher to repeat what they said.
Can / Could / Would you please repeat (that)?
What more could you be doing to practice your English?
I could (watch movies in English).
What modal verb is used to talk about abilities in the present?
CAN
What may happen if you drink coffee before bed?
I may (have trouble sleeping).
What modal verbs are used to ask for permission?
MAY, CAN and COULD
Should university education be free?
Yes, it should. / No, it shouldn't.
Which country might win the world cup?
I think (Brazil) might win.