Categorie: Tutti - obligation - advice - permission - ability

da Егор Шутов manca 1 mese

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Models

Modal verbs play a crucial role in the English language as they help express various degrees of certainty, obligation, and permission, among other things. They can indicate past, present, or future actions and are essential for articulating nuances in speech and writing.

Models

Models

Advice

(PR) Had better to do
(PR) Ought to
(PR) Should

Permission

(PAST) Could (for reported)
(PAST) Be allowed to
(PR) Can (unpolite)
(PR) Could (less polite)
(PR) May (most polite)

Ability

(PAST) Could have V3 (for unreal situation)
(PAST) Could (for past situation(real))
(PR) Could (for unreal)
(PR) Can (for present and future situations)

Degrees of certainty

Posibility
(PR) May, could, might

(PAST) may, could, might + have V3

Probability
(PR) Should, ought to

(PAST) should, ought to + have V3

Certainty (90-99%)
(PR) Must, can't, couldn't

(PAST) must, can't, couldn't + have V3

Obligation

(PAST) Needed to (didn't need to)
(PAST) Need have V3 (nedn't have done(V3))
(PAST) Had to (didn't have to)
Be supposed to
(PR) Need to
Don't need to
Needn't
(PR) Have to (don't have to)
(PR) Must (must not)

Criticism

(PAST) Ought (not) to have done(V3)
(PAST) Should (not) have done(V3)