🔼MODALS OF DEDUCTION🔽

 (MUST,CAN´T,MIGHT/MAY/COULD)

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Modal verbs must, can't, might / may / could be used to express certainty, probability or impossibility

We use modal verbs to say how sure we are about something.

Modal of deduction:	Se usa cuando:
Must	Se tiene seguridad de que lo dicho es cierto.
Might, May, Could	No se sabe en realidad si lo dicho es cierto  (Pero es posible).
Can’t	Se está casi seguro de que lo dicho NO es posible.

➽ Must.

We use must when we feel sure that something is true because there’s very strong evidence.

• He must live near here because he comes to work on foot. We don’t know where he lives but we’re sure it’s not far away.
• Come inside and get warm – you must be freezing out there.
• You’re a zookeeper? That must be very interesting.

Notice that must is followed by an infinitive without ‘to’.

➽ Might, May, Could

We use might, may or could to say that we think something is possible but we’re not sure.

• Did you hear that? I think there might be a burglar downstairs. She’s not sure there’s a burglar but she thinks it’s possible.
• We’ll try to get there early but we may arrive late if there’s a lot of traffic.
• Don’t put it up there. It could fall off and hit someone.

Might, may and could are also followed by an infinitive without ‘to’.

➽ Can’t

We use can’t when we feel sure something is not true.

• It can’t be a burglar. All the doors and windows are locked. He doesn’t know it’s not a burglar but he feels sure it’s not.
• It can’t be far away now. We’ve been driving for hours. Where’s the map?
• Really? He has to work on Christmas Day? He can’t feel very happy about that.

Like the other verbs, can’t is followed by an infinitive without ‘to’.

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