- She must be very uneasy about you. 1610. 558.
- We must not be late. 1404. 415.
- You must be mistaken. 900. …
- That must make you about five years old. 640. …
- He must have changed clothes during the night. 705. …
- But you must help me. 388. …
- That must have been really difficult for you. 457. …
- You must be starving. 336.
How do you use must?
- Must you go so soon?
- Must I invite Helen?
- Do you have to go soon?
- Do I have to invite Helen?
What is the example of must?
The definition of a must is something that has to be done. An example of a must is
seeing a movie that has won a Best Picture Academy Award
.
Can uses and examples?
- I can ride a horse. ability.
- We can stay with my brother when we are in Paris. opportunity.
- She cannot stay out after 10 PM. permission.
- Can you hand me the stapler? request.
- Any child can grow up to be president. possibility.
Where we use should?
Should is used
to say that something is the proper or best thing to do
, or to say that someone ought to do something or must do something. Adam could visit us on Monday. This tells us that it is possible Adam will visit on Monday, maybe he can visit us, but maybe he has other options, too.
Can you express ability?
Ability can be
expressed using modal verbs and phrases
. Learners often prefer to use be able to because it is the easiest to form. As learners progress, they begin to use can, could, and managed to.
Can we use sentences?
She can speak several languages
. He can swim like a fish. They can’t dance very well. … She could speak several languages.
Why we use should?
Should is an auxiliary verb – a modal auxiliary verb. We use should mainly to:
give advice or make recommendations
.
talk about obligation
.
What is the difference between must and should?
The term “must” is commonly used to express any unavoidable requirement or obligation. On the other hand, “should” is used as a
probability, obligation, advice, recommendation, conditional, and exceptional mood
. The term “should” indicates the responsibilities and duties of a person.
When we use can?
“Can” is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used
to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission
, and to show possibility or impossibility. Examples: I can ride a horse.
Can you express ability examples?
My friend’s phone was engaged all day yesterday. Finally,
late in the evening, I could speak to him
. In this sentence, we should use I was able to speak to or I managed to speak to him. When Jim was a boy he could climb trees very well (This was a general ability).
Can in sentence ability?
We use can and can’t to talk about someone’s skill or general abilities:
She can speak several languages. He can swim like a fish.
… She could speak several languages.
Can we express past ability?
Both
“can” and “be able to”
are used to express ability. In a spoken exchange, “can” is far more common while “be able to” sounds less natural. However, when we are talking about the past, the rules change a bit.
Can models example?
Past I was allowed
to stay at
Danny’s when he was out of town. / I wasn’t allowed to stay at Danny’s when he was out of town. Future I can stay at Danny’s when he’s out of town next month. / I can’t stay at Danny’s when he’s out of town next week.
Can or could you please?
1 Answer. If taken literally,
“Can you” is equivalent to asking the person
if they’re capable of doing something. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
