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SAI International School
                                                 STD - 7 ENGLISH

               LESSON NOTES –Module 16
               Grammar- MODALS
               A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability,possibility,
               permission or obligation.


            1.  Can/could
            2.  May/might
            3.  Must/need
            4.  Ought to/Shall/should
            5.  Will/would

               LET’S UNDERSTAND ONE- BY- ONE:


               1. can


               Use                                                         Examples



                Ability to do something in the present. (substitute form:   I can speak English.
                to be able to)



                Permission to do something in the present. (substitute
                form: to be allowed to)                                    Can I go to the cinema?




                Request                                                    Can you wait a moment, please?




                                                                           I can lend you my car till
                Offer
                                                                           tomorrow.




                                                                           Can we visit Grandma at the
                Suggestion
                                                                           weekend?




                Possibility                                                It can get very hot in Arizona.





               2. could
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