Lesson on CAN/COULD and MAY  indicating ability, prohibition, requests, or capability )
Channel: Englishing
Date: 2018-01-07

What is a modal verb? It’s an auxiliary verb used to talk about possibility, ability, permission, requests, offers, etc. 
By themselves, they don’t mean anything. You always need a main verb to portray its meaning. In this lesson, Mr. P./Marc discusses the difference among CAN, COULD and MAY. He goes over four main characteristics: capability, ability, prohibition and permission.

This lesson is intended for intermediate students who wish to improve their English grammar and those above levels who wish to clarify doubts about this topic.

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He is an Honorary Fellow in the English Language at UNITELMA La Sapienza University in Rome. In the past, he was also a Language Monitor at the University of Toronto. He also taught English to many important politicians and celebrities in Italy. He is a certified English Teacher specializing in TEFL, TESL, TESOL (Arizona State University) & TOEFL. 

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