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Thank you very much Grammar Geek,but to be frank ,I'm still confused aout the use of' Would' here.Can we use WILL instead of WOULD in #1 ?and why don't they use WILL in # 2?Similarly your sentence is " If the candidate has such proficiency, it would be preferable .Why not...

In order, best first, I'd say could, might, can. I wouldn't use may here, though some speakers might. (I know you are interested in the usage of modal verbs, but again, a modal verb is not necessary: Do you think he lost his way? The real meaning, I think, is not even a question, but...

Hi,I was looking for help on the Englishpage.com website on its Modal Verb Tuturial on the modal verb 'can' and seem to have found that they use categories to explain the various uses of 'can'. One category is 'can' as 'opportunity' -- and gave this example:I have...

>In the Englishpage.com website in its Modal Verb Tutorial section, of all the list functions of the modal 'could', I could not find anything that said 'ability' although it had the 'past ability' category. Why is that? Always post the link, so we don't have to...

Hi,Since I wrote a complement of a sort, which still stands firmly, I came to have one more question.In the Englishpage.com website in its Modal Verb Tutorial section, of all the list functions of the modal 'could', I could not find anything that said 'ability' although it had the...

Hi,I have trouble with the modal verbs 'can' and 'could' in some of their functional capacities. I know that 'can' be used to denote possibility and ability like below:He can drive a truck. -- denote ability He can grow up to be a CEO. -- denotes possibility'Could'...

. Yes, we use 'had to' for past 'must' since the verb is imperfect-- it hasn't a past form for this use.Should after suggested, etc is a different should-- it is called putative-should, and is a mostly BrE equivalent of the subjunctive:He suggested that I go to church...

Thank you. So, the modal 'should' can function in the past-time settings as well as in the present-time settings? I think I heard from someone that a past form of 'should' is 'had to'. On a second thought, I think I have heard something to the effect that the past form...

In some cases this is possible, but not in general. You would typically have some sort of modal verb there.I'm sorry you are leaving us so soon.I'm sorry you have to have such a serious operation next month.I'm sorry you can't attend the party tonight. CJ

Hi again, Thank you so much again.Here,Your correction:"If John comes home about an hour later, he will be looking for me to play chess with him and when he finds out I am not there, he will be disappointed," I think. Do you have a question about this? Yes,but does it have to be...