Difference between revisions of "Modality"
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Modal verbs in English
capability / possibility | can | could |
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future / certainty | will | would |
value judgement / necessity | shall | should |
possibility | may | might |
logical necessity / certainty | must |
Odd hybrids
dare
need
periphrastics with to
ought to / needs to
be able to
etc.