Grammar

Present Deduction & Speculation - MUST, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, and CAN

Grammar

Present Deduction & Speculation - MUST, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, and CAN

Present Modals - Deduction & Speculation

MUST, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, and CAN

We use modals like must, may, might, and could to make a guess or a conclusion. Must is for a strong conclusion. May, might, and could are for a less certain guess. We use can’t for a conclusion that something is not true.