English Modals Table and Example Sentences

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	Possibility	Ability	Permission	Obligation	Offers
CAN		I can play the football.	Can I go out tonight?
CAN’T	He can’t be her father. He’s too young.	I can’t speak French.	Can I help you? No, you can’t.
MIGHT	It might rain tomorrow.
COULD	Mark could be the one who stole the money.	I could already read when I was five.	Could I borrow your book?
MAY	It may rain tomorrow.		May I go to the bathroom?
MUST	He must be her brother.			You must study today.
HAVE TO				I have to wait.
SHALL				You shall pay on Saturday.	Shall I help you?
HAD BETTER				I had better arrived earlier.

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