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Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs

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English

7th - 8th Grade

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CCSS
L.2.2C

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Claudia Peña

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Modal Verbs

Asking , giving or refusing permission

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Asking for permission

We use can to ask for permission to do something in informal contexts:


-Can I open the window, please?

-Yes, you can! go ahead!


-Mom, can we go to McDonald's this weekend?

-No, we can't we are going to your uncle's house

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could is a more formal and polite way to ask for permission

Excuse me, could I close the window?

Could you tell me what time is it?

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may is the most formal and polite way of asking for permission:

-May I borrow your pen?

-Yes, you may. Here it is!

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