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Read the sentences given below.
• It might have rained today. • They may have arrived minutes ago.
¾ to make general statements explaining about what is possible.
Read the sentences given below.
• It can be very cold in winter. • She can easily win the contest.
Permission—Can, Could, May
The modals can, could and may are used:
¾ to ask for something in an informal way.
Read the sentences given below.
• Can I play basketball? • Can I go home now?
¾ to ask for something in a formal and a polite way.
Read the sentences given below.
• Could I ask a question, please? • May I borrow your eraser?
¾ to grant permission in an informal way.
Read the sentences given below.
• She can go to the park. • You can borrow my umbrella.
¾ to grant permission in a formal and a polite way.
Read the sentences given below.
• You may leave the table when you finish your dinner.
• You may borrow my raincoat.
Ability—Can, Could
The modals can and could are used:
¾ to talk about a person’s abilities or skills.
Read the sentences given below.
• She can swim like a fish. • He can’t dance well.
¾ to talk about the skills or abilities of a person in the past.
Read the sentences given below.
• By the time he was 12, he could speak four languages fluently.
• The burglar couldn’t get in through the window.
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