Common Modal Verbs 🇬🇧 1️⃣ Can - Ability or permission Example: I can swim. / Can I use your phone? 2️⃣ Could - Past ability or polite requests Example: She could play the piano. / Could you help me? 3️⃣ May - Permission or possibility Example: You may leave now. / It may rain later. 4️⃣ Might - Possibility Example: We might go to the park. 5️⃣ Must - Obligation or strong necessity Example: You must finish your homework. 6️⃣ Should - Advice or recommendation Example: You should drink more water. 7️⃣ Will - Future certainty Example: I will call you tomorrow. 8️⃣ Shall - Suggestions or future (formal) Example: Shall we go for a walk? 9️⃣ Would - Polite offers or hypothetical situations Example: Would you like some tea?