Master's Class: 5/11/2012

Today we talked about grammar and we then played a review game to prepare for the test on 3/12/2012.

May Might	Can Could	Will Would	Shall Should	Must
Permission (formal) You may go now. Not : prohibition (formal) Pupils may not smoke.	Permission You can go now. Not: prohibition Pupils cannot smoke. Permission in the past We could stay out late. Asking for permission now (I and We) polite Could I borrow your pen.	Instruction (the power is with the speaker) You will eat your soup. Not: prohibition You won’t go out tonight.	Injunction (formal, rules, laws, God) Payments shall be made at the end of the month. Not: prohibition You shall not kill. Advice You should tell him. Not: advice not to You shouldn’t smoke	Obligation He must tell the truth. Not: prohibition We mustn’t drink too much.	How Compulsary ?
Practical possibility It may be too late now. Not: possible that not I may not be on time. Eventuality It might be true. Not: eventuality that not He might not know.	Theoretical possibility Children can be difficult. Not : impossible It can’t be true. Weaker possibility There could be some room. Not: impossibility He couldn’t have known.	Prediction, reasonable deduction It will rain tomorrow. That’ll be my brother, he always calls at this hour.	[prediction] Polite suggestion (1st person) Shall we go? Expectation If I’m not mistaken, the vase should be in the cupboard.	Certainty He must be there by now.	How Certain ?
Wishes May the force be with you.	Ability I can read and write Ability in the past My grandfather could play the violin. Suggestion of an ability You could have tried harder.	Willingness He will sing in the shower. Willingness He would sing in the shower.			Other Meanings