2. PERMISSION
Usamos CAN para pedir por permiso para hacer
algo:
*Can I ask a question, please?
*Can we go home now.
COULD es mas formal y cortés que can:
*Could I ask a question please?
*Could we go home now?
MAY es otra forma más formal y cortés para pedir
por permiso:
*May I ask a question please?
*May we go home now?
Usamos CAN para dar permiso:
*You can go home now if you like.
*You can borrow my pen if you like.
MAY es una forma más formal y educada de
dar permiso:
*You may go home now, if you like.
3. REQUESTS
Usamos COULD y WOULD como formas educadas de decir o
pedirle a alguien que haga algo.
*Could you take a message please?
*Would you carry this for me please?
CAN y WILL son menos formales.
*Can you take a message please?
*Will you carry this for me please?
4. SUGGESTIONS
Usamos SHOULD para hacer sugerencias y dar consejos.
*You should send an email.
*We should go by train.
Usamos COULD para hacer sugerencias:
*We could meet at the weekend.
*You could eat out tonight.
5. Usamos MUST para decir que es necesario hacer algo.
*You must stop at a red light.
*Everyone must bring something to eat.
HAD BETTER es una manera menos formal de decir que es necesario
hacer algo:
*You had better stop at a red light.
OBLIGATION/DUTY