Form, Meaning and Function الصيغة والمعنى والوظيفة اللغوية
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Modals and Giving Advice in the Present and Future
Use ought (not) to, had better, and should (not) to give advice.
Ali: The candidate for mayor said he would build a sports complex and lower taxes. We should vote for him!
Majid: I don’t agree. The news story says that he is not telling the truth. We ought not to vote for that candidate. We had better vote for someone else.
Modals Auxiliaries for the Present and Future
Ability
Use can and be able to to express ability in the present.
Can you keep a secret Yes I can. / No, I can’t.
Is he able to discover who started the rumor? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
Use can and will be able to to express ability in the future.
Will you be able to speak to the principal? Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.
Can you find out who started that rumor? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
Permission
Use may and can to express permission.
May I leave early today? Yes, you may. / No, you may not.
Can I have another soda? Yes, you can. / No, you can’t.
Requests
Use can and could to make polite requests. Could is more formal.
Could I have the check, please? Yes, of course./Certainly.
Can I speak with you Sure. / Not now. I’m busy.
Possibility
Use may, might, and could to talk about possibility. Use can’t to talk about impossibility.
Do you think he might give away the secret? He can’t tell. He doesn’t know anything.
Obligation and Necessity
Use must, need to and have to to express obligation and necessity. Use should to give advice.
You must stop gossiping. You should talk about events and not about people!
You must not spread rumors. You shouldn’t tell anyone what you know.
Note: ملاحظة
Must is stronger than should. It has a more formal or official tone.
Must is stronger than should. It has a more formal or official tone.
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