Modals Table, Modals in English
| Possibility | Ability | Permission | Obligation | Offers | |
| CAN | I can play the football. | Can I go out tonight? | |||
| CAN’T | He can’t be her father. He’s too young. | I can’t speak French. | Can I help you? No, you can’t. | ||
| MIGHT | It might rain tomorrow. | ||||
| COULD | Mark could be the one who stole the money. | I could already read when I was five. | Could I borrow your book? | ||
| MAY | It may rain tomorrow. | May I go to the bathroom? | |||
| MUST | He must be her brother. | You must study today. | |||
| HAVE TO | I have to wait. | ||||
| SHALL | You shall pay on Saturday. | Shall I help you? | |||
| HAD BETTER | I had better arrived earlier. |
Past Tense Of Watch, Past Participle Form of Watch, Watch Watched V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Wake up, Past Participle Form of Wake up, Wake up Woke up…
Past Tense Of Wait, Past Participle Form of Wait, Wait Waited V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Try, Past Participle Form of Try, Try Tried V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sow, Past Participle Form of Sow, Sow Sowed V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sink, Past Participle Form of Sink, Sink Sank Sunk V1 V2 V3