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Read some of the modals and their meanings given below:

Modals Meaning Example sentence
may permission May I come in, Sir?
Not to be republished
may probability I may go to Mysuru
might tomorrow.
He might have repaired
the fridge.
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can permission Can I speak to the
could Principal, please?
The teacher said I could
join the group.

ability I can speak four
languages.
I couldn’t solve the
problem.

should necessity I must meet my parents
must now.
have to
need
to

Quiz
Choose appropriate modals from the table above and com-
plete the sentences.
1. _________ you speak Chinese? No, ________.

2. I _________ study well for the exam.
3. _________I borrow your pen?
4. We _________watch TV so much.
5. We _________ buy that bag. It’s expensive.
6. You ________ come to school in time.
7. I ________ work hard to complete the project.

8. You ______ speak politely to others.
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