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Modal verbs: meaning and practical use

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Modal verbs are helping verbs that add meaning to a main verb. Use can for ability or permission, could for a polite request or past ability, should for advice, must for a strong requirement, and might for possibility. After most modal verbs, use the base form of the next verb.

Rosa might arrive after lunch.
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