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MODAL VERBS
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs, they give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it and they have a great variety of communicative functions such as: Ability, possibility, permission, advice, obligation and prohibition.
ABILITY
	I can drive 
I could swim when I was five
PERMISSION
	Can I close the window?
Could I leave early today, please?
May I use your phone please?
Might I suggest an idea?
POSSIBILITY
	Smoking can cause cancer.
It could rain tomorrow! 
It may rain tomorrow!
She might come to your party
ADVICE
	You should go to the doctor’s tomorrow
You'd better revise your lessons
 OBLIGATION
	You must go to the doctor's tomorrow!
I should be studying but I’m too tired.
PROHIBITION
	You must not smoke in the hospital.
You should never repeat that.

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