Modal Verbs. Ability and permission.

Modal verbs are different from lexical and auxiliary verbs because...

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• they don't have meaning

• they add meaning

• they do not take endings

• they do not need auxiliary verbs to make questions and negative sentences

• they can't go alone in a sentence.

Which verb is part of the modal verbs but works different?

• CAN

  because it has more than one use

• MAY

  because it can be used in questions

• HAVE TO

  because it doesn't follow the same rules

• COULD

  because it doesn't have a present form

CAN, MAY and COULD are used to express...

• ability and probability

• permission and abilty

• prohibition and obligation

• obligation and advice

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Can I go to the toilet?

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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Passengers may not use their mobiles phones during the landing

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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I couldn't swim because I was afraid of water

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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May I help you?

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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I can speak English

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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Can you cook Mexican tacos?

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission

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I was so upset that I couldn't sleep last night

• present ability

• past ability

• informal permission

• formal permission