Modals

Modal verbs and meanings specified for B1 Preliminary. B1 Preliminary 规定的情态动词及其意义。

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #436 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #437 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the negative forms. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTION

EGP #438 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use the affirmative question form. Lexical range: N/A

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ABILITY

EGP #439 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to talk about ability to do something. Lexical range: N/A

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REQUESTS

EGP #442 | A1 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to make a request. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #603 | A1 | MODALITY / will Can use the affirmative forms. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLANS AND INTENTIONS

EGP #604 | A1 | MODALITY / will Can use 'will' to talk about plans and intentions. Lexical range: N/A

P

PERMISSION

EGP #443 | A2 | MODALITY / can Can use 'can' to give and refuse permission or talk about what is forbidden. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #487 | A2 | MODALITY / have (got) to Can use the affirmative forms. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #489 | A2 | MODALITY / have (got) to Can use the question forms. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #497 | A2 | MODALITY / may Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

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POSSIBILITY

EGP #498 | A2 | MODALITY / may Can use 'may' to talk about weak possibility referring to the present and the future. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #529 | A2 | MODALITY / must Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #530 | A2 | MODALITY / must Can use the negative forms. Lexical range: N/A

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OBLIGATION AND NECESSITY

EGP #531 | A2 | MODALITY / must Can use 'must' with a limited range of pronouns ('I' and 'you') to talk about obligation and necessity. Lexical range: 1

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #567 | A2 | MODALITY / shall Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #568 | A2 | MODALITY / shall Can use the question form. Lexical range: N/A

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OFFERS

EGP #569 | A2 | MODALITY / shall Can use 'shall I' to make offers. Lexical range: N/A

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SUGGESTIONS

EGP #570 | A2 | MODALITY / shall Can use 'shall' with 'we' to make suggestions. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #577 | A2 | MODALITY / should Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

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NEGATIVE

EGP #578 | A2 | MODALITY / should Can use the negative form. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #579 | A2 | MODALITY / should Can use the question form. Lexical range: N/A

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ADVICE

EGP #580 | A2 | MODALITY / should Can use 'should' to give advice. Lexical range: N/A

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NEGATIVE

EGP #606 | A2 | MODALITY / will Can use the negative forms. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #607 | A2 | MODALITY / will Can use the question form. Lexical range: N/A

P

PLANS AND INTENTIONS

EGP #608 | A2 | MODALITY / will Can use 'will' to ask about plans and intentions. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #1206 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #1207 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #1208 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the negative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #1209 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the negative form. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #1210 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the question form. Lexical range: N/A

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QUESTIONS

EGP #1211 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the question form. Lexical range: N/A

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ABILITY

EGP #1212 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the negative form of 'could' to talk about inability. Lexical range: N/A

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ABILITY

EGP #1213 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use the negative form of 'could' to talk about inability. Lexical range: N/A

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REQUESTS

EGP #1214 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use 'could' to make requests. Lexical range: N/A

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REQUESTS

EGP #1215 | A2 | MODALITY / could Can use 'could' to make requests. Lexical range: N/A

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OBLIGATION

EGP #490 | A2 | MODALITY / have (got) to Can use 'have (got) to' to talk about obligations. Lexical range: N/A

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POLITE REQUESTS

EGP #633 | B1 | MODALITY / would Can use 'would' to make polite requests, often in the fixed expression 'would you mind'. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE|

EGP #596 | B1 | MODALITY / used to Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

A

AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #556 | B1 | MODALITY / ought Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

A

ADVICE

EGP #557 | B1 | MODALITY / ought Can use 'ought to' with 'you' to give advice. Lexical range: N/A

S

SEMI-MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS, 'USED TO', 'OUGHT TO'

EGP #1074 | B1 | VERBS / types Can use semi-modal auxiliary verbs, 'used to' and 'ought to'. Lexical range: N/A

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AFFIRMATIVE

EGP #514 | A2 | MODALITY / might Can use the affirmative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #597 | B1 | MODALITY / used to Can use the negative forms 'didn't use to' and 'didn't used to'. Lexical range: N/A

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POSSIBILITY

EGP #515 | A2 | MODALITY / might Can use 'might' to talk about weak possibility. Lexical range: N/A

N

NEGATIVE

EGP #516 | B1 | MODALITY / might Can use the negative form. Lexical range: N/A

N

NO LONGER TRUE

EGP #598 | B1 | MODALITY / used to Can use 'used to' to talk about repeated actions or states in the past that are no longer true. Lexical range: N/A