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Modals of possibility and certainty

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1 Modals of possibility and certainty
MAY / MAY NOT / MIGHT / MIGHT NOT / COULD  present or future possibility We might have nothing in common. They could be on the train now. CAN’T  when we believe or guess that something is impossible He can’t be boring – he is in a band.

2 Modals of possibility and certainty
MUST  when we are certain something is true He must be a nice person if he is Jeff’s friend. MUST / CAN’T  when we make logical deductions Linda can’t be at home because she didn’t answer the phone.


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