Grammar learning path · B1 Intermediate
Probability, deduction and past modals.
Express how sure you are and why. Begin with possible future outcomes, strengthen conclusions when evidence supports them, and then use modal-perfect forms to judge, speculate about, or reconsider past events.
3 lessons18 exercisesIn order, or à la carte
Start path — Lesson 1
First lesson · Might, May, Will probably (Modals)
What you'll learn.
- Grade future probability with modal verbs and adverbs.
- Use must and can’t for strong deduction.
- Use modal + have + past participle for past possibility, criticism, and missed opportunity.
Before you start.
- Know basic modal word order and common past participles.
Lessons in this path.
Take them in order- 1Lesson 1Might, May, Will probably (Modals)
Grades future probability with may, might, could, will, and adverbs such as probably and definitely.
- 2Lesson 2Must and Can't (Deductions)
Uses must and can’t for strong present deduction from evidence, contrasting them with weaker possibility forms.
- 3Lesson 3Modals About the Past — Should Have, Might Have, Could Have
Moves modal meaning into the past with should have, might have, and could have for criticism, possibility, and missed opportunity.
Ready?
Might, May, Will probably (Modals).
Begin with the first lesson and work through the practice at your own pace.