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Understanding Modal Verbs: Usage Guide

The document discusses different English modal verbs - will, would, shall, should, can, could and their uses: 1. Will and would are used to talk about future events, with will expressing certainty and would expressing politeness or past future events. 2. Shall is used to make suggestions about future events involving "I" or "we", while should is used to give advice. 3. Can expresses ability in the present, while could expresses past ability or seeks polite permission. 4. The document provides examples to illustrate the uses of each modal verb.

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Understanding Modal Verbs: Usage Guide

The document discusses different English modal verbs - will, would, shall, should, can, could and their uses: 1. Will and would are used to talk about future events, with will expressing certainty and would expressing politeness or past future events. 2. Shall is used to make suggestions about future events involving "I" or "we", while should is used to give advice. 3. Can expresses ability in the present, while could expresses past ability or seeks polite permission. 4. The document provides examples to illustrate the uses of each modal verb.

Uploaded by

Visha shalu
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • polite requests,
  • communication,
  • would,
  • interactive learning,
  • educational content,
  • educational tools,
  • future tense,
  • phonetics,
  • grammar practice,
  • question formation
  • Introduction to Modals
  • WILL AND WOULD
  • SHALL AND SHOULD
  • Exercise: Fill in the Blanks
  • CAN AND COULD
  • Exercise: Can or Could
  • R-Controlled Vowels
  • Closing and Thank You

MODALS

will, would
shall, should
can, could
WILL AND WOULD
“will” [Certainity]

‘will’ is used to talk about things that are going to happen in future.

Examples:
1. He will go for shopping tomorrow.
2. It will rain tonight.
3. They will come tomorrow.
4. Will they complete this in a week?
WILL AND WOULD
“would” [Polite Request]

‘would’ is used to show something that was in the future at a point in the
past. It is also used to show politeness.

Examples:
1. I thought I would be able to finish the lesson.
2. I said that I would just have an orange juice.
3. Would you help ,me change the tyres?
4. Would you like to have a cup of coffee?
SHALL AND SHOULD
“shall” [Making Suggestions]

‘shall’ is used with I and we to talk about something that is going to happen
in future.

Examples:
1. I shall watch the match tonight.
2. We shall go to Mussoorie next summer.
3. Shall we go for a movie?
4. Should I talk to him now?
SHALL AND SHOULD
“should” [Giving advice]

‘should’ is used to give advice.

Examples:
1. You should not tell lies.
2. We should listen to our elders.
3. You should take rest.
FILL IN THE BLANKS USING WILL, SHALL, WOULD
OR SHOULD.
1. Children ______________
should obey their parents.

Would you like some tea or juice?


2. ___________

shall
3. I _______________ return the library books tomorrow.

will
4. Ravi _____________ not join us for the picnic on Sunday.

would wake up at 5 o’clock, when we lived in Assam.


5. I _____________
CAN AND COULD
“can” [Ability]

‘can’ is used to say that we are able to do something.

Examples:
1. I can read English.
2. My father cannot drive a car.
3. Can you swim?
CAN AND COULD
“could” [permission, past ability]

‘could’ is used to describe an ability that someone had in the past. It is also
used to seek permission politely.

Examples:
1. I could speak when I was two.
2. My sister could not speak until she was four.
3. Could you lend me your pencil?
FILL IN THE BLANKS USING CAN OR COULD.

can
1. I ______________ write with both my hands.

Could you please get me a glass of water?


2. ___________

can
3. She _______________ not speak Tamil.

could
4. Jeetu _____________ run fast, when he was young.
R-CONTROLLED VOWELS
When a vowel is followed by an ‘r’. The ‘r’ changes the sound that the
vowel makes, and then it is called an r-controlled vowel.

park form
person skirt

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