Modal Verbs Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Can
A
Ability
2
Q
May
A
Permission, if not prohibition
3
Q
Must
A
Obligation
4
Q
Shall
A
Intention
5
Q
Will
A
Wish
6
Q
Ought To
A
Moral duty
7
Q
Need
A
(un)necessity
8
Q
Be To
A
Obligation out of agreement
9
Q
Have To
A
Being forced to
10
Q
Would
A
Polite request / Habit of the past
11
Q
Should
A
Advice / Necessity
12
Q
Used to
A
Repeated action in the past
