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English Speaking Course Day 30 | Modal Verbs: May/Might + be/have + been/had

This video lesson explains the detailed usage of modal verbs 'can', 'could', 'may', and 'might', covering ability, possibility, requests, permissions, hypothetical scenarios, and wishes. The instructor demonstrates how 'may' and 'might' can be used in almost 99% of the scenarios where 'could' is applied, except for specific cases like expressing wishes or making requests with 'might'.

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Can, could, may, and might generally mean being able to do something or having the possibility to do something.

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Ability in the present uses 'can' or 'am/is/are able to'. Ability in the past uses 'could' or 'was/were able to'. Future ability uses 'will be able to'.

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Possibility can be expressed using can, could, may, or might depending on the strength of the possibility (can for highest, might for lowest).

4

Requests can use can, could, or may, but 'might' is generally not used for making requests.

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Hypothetical situations and past possibilities use 'could have', 'may have', or 'might have' followed by the third form of the verb.

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Wishes ('kaash...') where someone 'could' or 'was able to' do something strictly use 'could', not 'may' or 'might'.

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Course Content

25 Lessons Total

Playlist

English Speaking Course Day 1 | Spoken English Guru Day 1 | English Speaking Practice Class 1

500+ Daily Use English Words | English Speaking Course Day 6

English Speaking Course Day 9 | WH Family Question Words in English Grammar

English Speaking Practice | English Speaking Course Day 10

Let’s start with Simple Sentences (No action by Subject) and Tenses | English Speaking Course Day 12

English Speaking Course Day 19 | Will have vs Would have vs May have vs Might have vs Must have

English Speaking Course Day 21 | Spoken English Guru

Action Verbs in English 📚 – English Speaking Course Day 26 by Spoken English Guru

English Speaking Course Day 27 | Modal Verbs – Can vs Could vs May vs Might

English Speaking Course Day 30 | Modal Verbs: May/Might + be/have + been/had

English Speaking Course Day 34 | Spoken English Guru

English Speaking Course Day 35 | Spoken English Guru | Modal Verbs in English Grammar Continues…

English Speaking Course Day 36 | Semi Modal Verbs in English: Dare and Need

English Speaking Course Day 40 | That vs If vs Whether vs (WH) | Use of Even | Spoken English Guru

500+ English Speaking Practice Sentences for Daily Use Conversations| English Speaking Course Day 44

English Speaking Course Day 56 | However, Whomever, Whoever, Whosever, Whichever, etc. – WH + EVER

Use of Rather, Rather than, Would rather | English Speaking Course Day 58 | English Grammar Lesson

English Speaking Course Day 67 | English Quiz

English Speaking Course Day 70 | Prepositions Quiz

English Speaking Course Day 71 | How to make sentences in English? Spoken English Guru

How to become fluent in English | English Speaking Practice | English Speaking Course Day 73

Avoid These Mistakes in English Speaking | Grammar & Spoken Quiz | English Speaking Course Day 75

English Speaking Course Day 79

English Speaking Course Day 80 | Sentence Translation Practice | Spoken English Guru

English Speaking Course Day 82 | English Speaking Practice Day 2 | Spoken English Guru

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