🧭 English Grammar · A1–C1
Modal Verbs
Can, must, should, might — ability, permission, advice, obligation and deduction.
Lessons in this topic
14 lessons. Every lesson explains the rule in plain English, shows it in action with infographics, and uses examples built from the movies.
Can, could, be able to (ability)A1–B1Live
Permission: can, could, mayA2Live
Requests, offers & suggestionsA2–B1Live
Obligation: must, have to, need toB1Live
Mustn’t vs don’t have toB1Live
Advice: should, ought to, had betterB1Live
Possibility: may, might, couldB1Live
Modals of deduction (present): must / can’tB1–B2Live
Modals of deduction (past): must have / might haveB2Live
Should have, could have, would haveB2Live
Would: habits, hypothesis, politenessB2Live
Would rather, would prefer, it’s timeB2Live
Needn’t have vs didn’t need toC1Live
Be supposed toC1Live
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