Modals in english modality


CAN and COULD- possibility and probability



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CAN and COULD- possibility and probability

  • Theoretical/general possibility Can gases freeze?
  • Choices/opportunities There are three possibilities: we can go to the police, we can talk to a lawyer, or we can forget all about it.
  • Future probability – CAN NOT USED There might/may be a strike next week.
  • Present/logical possibility Who can it be? It can't be your mum. It can only be the postman.

CAN and COULD- possibility and probability

  • Reported speech Anybody can join the club. I said anybody could join the club.
  • CAN/COULD + have+ past participle to guess or speculate about what has happened, whether things (have) happened. CAN is only used in questions and negatives with only, hardly or never- Where can she have gone? She can´t have gone to school.
  • COULD+ have+ past participle use to say that something was possible but did not happen Somebody could have been hurt.

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