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Modal Verbs - Permission, Requests, Offers and Invitations

Grammar - ESL

We use the modal verbs can, could, may, would, will and shall for requests, offers, invitations and
permission. Study the table. Listen to a dialogue between a host and guest.Complete the four requests/offers and replies.What would you say the situations below? Use the modal verbs on page 1. More than one answer may
be possible.

Can can't could couldn't

English language

modal verbs

Can could LISTENING

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Listen and complete the chart.

Modal verbs (can, could, should, must)

Grammar - ESL

Modal verbs: can, could, should, must. Language functions: ability, possibility, inability, impossibility, obligation, prohibition, advice.

Modals of Probability (can, could, may, might, must, can't)

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Modals of Probability (can, could, may, might, must, can't)

Modal verbs for present deduction

Grammar - ESL

Modals may, might, could, can't for present deduction

Can-could-may

English as a Second Language (ESL)

fill in the gaps

Modal Verb Can- Could

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Modal verbs

Can, could, will be able to

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Complete the sentences!

Can-could polite requests

Vocabulary - Language Arts

Use this to improve use of Could and Can for requests

Had to, didn't have to, could, couldn't

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Students can practise could, couldn't had to, didn't have to with 9 simple exercises. It is suitable to set as a homework or as an example exercise to show how they work in the class.

Can & could

Grammar - ESL

LEARNING ENGLISH.

Can can't could may might

Grammar - ESL

modal verbs

Can, could, be able

Grammar - ESL

can, could, be able to

Modal Verbs (Must, can't, may, might, could)

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Practicing modal verbs

Can and could

Grammar - ESL

Can-Can't-Could-Couldn't

Modal verbs of deduction (Past)

English language

Modal verbs of deduction
must/can't/may/might/could + past participle

Ability - Present and Past

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Using modal verbs to talk about ability in the present and the past: can, could, be able to, manage to

Can-Could

Listening - ESL

can /could for permission

Can and Could

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Brief exercise about can and could

Can, could, will be able to

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Phrasal verbs, modal verbs

Can-could-can't-couldn't

Grammar - ESL

MODAL VERBS

Can-could-must-have to

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Modal verbs

Can could to be able to

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Can could to be able to

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