2024-06-25
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Hello, and welcome to six minute grammar.
With me, Catherine and me Neil.
Hello.
In this program we're talking about modal verbs of ability.
Yes, we are.
We'll explain what they are.
We'll give you some useful tips on using them.
There'll be lots of examples and of.
Course we'll finish with a quiz.
So here we go.
First of all, what are modals of ability?
Well, there are lots of different modal verbs like must, might and have, do, and we use them together with main verbs to add meaning to what we say.
So in this program we're talking about the modal verbs can and could.
We're looking at how we can use these modals with main verbs to add meaning related to ability.
Heres Mike with an humans can only.
Live without water for three to five days.
So thats can with the verb live to express ability.