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Modal Verbs Would Indicar pedidos e desejos. “ia” no final de qualquer verbo I would like to go to the mall today Can Indicar capacidade ou possibilidade. “pode” ou “consegue” She can swim very well Could Indicar permissão, habilidade ou possibilidade. “podia”, “poderia” ou “conseguia” Could I have your attention, please? May Indicar possibilidade, permissão ou pedido. “pode” ou “poderia” May I go to outside? It may rain tomorrow. Might Indicar probabilidade. “pode” ou “poderia” I think he might come to the party Should Indicar aconselhamento, recomendação ou sugestão. “deveria” You should drink more water daily Must Indicar obrigatoriedade, necessidade Ou dedução. “deve” This must be very difficult for you You must not do this! Example in use: Xavier is an intelligent guy and he plans to go to medical school. He thinks he may get a better job when he graduates. At the moment, Xavier is working at a supermarket and he can't pay for his studies or buy books, so he should try to get into a public college. Xavier is the oldest child and he feels he must do something to help his younger brothers and sisters as he already noticed they will need his support. Xavier is brave, determined and doesn't complain about life because he knows that things could be worse than they are now. A. What does Xavier plan to do? B. Why does he want to graduate? C. Is Xavier a bad guy? D. Why doesn't Xavier complain about life?