Please compare can and could:
- I can go out tonight (= there is nothing to stop me)
- I can't go out tonight.
- I could go out tonight (=but I'm not very keen)
- I couldn't go out last night (=I wasn't able)
Can or may -> I go out tonight? (=do you allow me to go out?)
Please compare will/won't and would:
- I think I will go out tonight
- I promise I won't go out tonight
- I would go out tonight but I've got too much to do
- I promised I wouldn't go out
Please compare shall, should or ought to:
- Shall I go out tonight? (=do you think it is a good idea?)
- I should / ought to go out tonight (=it would be a good thing to do)
Please compare must and needn't:
- I must go out tonight (=it is necessary)
- I mustn't go out tonight (=it is necessary that I do not go out)
- I needn't go out tonight (=it is not necessary that I go out)
Please compare could have... and would have... etc.:
- I could have gone out last night but I decided to stay at home
- I would have gone out last night bit I had too much to do
- I should / ought to have gone out last night. I'm sorry I didn't
- I needn't have gone out last night (=I went out but it was not necessary)
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6 Komentar
Useful and beautiful blog interface, the disadvantage is only buggy Google form when it was viewed in mobile devices especially with vertical orientation.
BalasHapusThanks and good job for the hard work ☺️
This is help me to do my English assignments, thanks anyway...
BalasHapusApakah mempelajari modal ini juga harus berbarengan dengan mempelajari tenses?
BalasHapusIt's very help us to learn english about part of speech, thanks for posting :)
BalasHapusNice lay out...the content easy to understand. Good job
BalasHapusQuestions should be given a number so that students or anyone who will do it more clearly and comfortably, thank you.
BalasHapus