Lesson on CAN/COULD and MAY indicating ability, prohibition, requests, or capability )

The video tutorial by Mark covers the use of modal verbs 'can', 'could', and 'may'. It explains their functions in expressing ability, possibility, permission, requests, and offers. The tutorial provides formulas for constructing positive, negative, and interrogative sentences using these modals. Examples illustrate how 'can' is used for present abilities, 'could' for past abilities or conditional situations, and 'may' for formal permissions and possibilities. The video also highlights the differences between ability and capability, and the formal and informal contexts for using these modals.

What is the primary function of modal verbs?

• To give commands

• To describe past events

• To express possibility, ability, permission, request, and offers

• To narrate stories

Which modal verb is used to express an ability in the present?

• Could

• Can

• Might

• May

How is 'could' used in a sentence?

• To make a statement

• To give a command

• To indicate a past ability or a conditional situation

• To express a future possibility

Which modal verb would you use to make a formal request?

• May

• Will

• Could

• Can

In which situation would you use 'may'?

• To indicate a possibility or give permission

• To describe a past event

• To express a definite action

• To make a command

What does 'may' indicate when used in a sentence?

• A command

• A past event

• A possibility or permission

• A definite action

Which modal verb is used to offer help in a formal situation?

• May

• Shall

• Can

• Could