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can1 modal verb


BrE /kn/
; NAmE /kn/
; BrE strong form /kn/
; NAmE strong form /kn/
Verb Formscannot BrE /knt/
; NAmE /knt/
cant BrE /knt/
; NAmE /knt/
past simple could BrE /kd/
; NAmE /kd/
; BrE strong form /k d/
; NAmE strong form /k d/
could notcouldnt BrE /k dnt/
; NAmE /k dnt/
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2. BrE /me/
; NAmE /me/
Verb Formsmay not BrE /me nt/
; NAmE /me nt/
maynt BrE /ment/
; NAmE /ment/
past simple might BrE /mat/
; NAmE /mat/
might not BrE /mat nt/
; NAmE /mat nt/
mightnt BrE /matnt/
; NAmE /matnt/
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3. will modal verb
BrE /wl/
; NAmE /wl/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they will BrE /wl/
; NAmE /wl/
ll BrE /l/
; NAmE /l/
will notwon t BrE /w nt/
; NAmE /wo nt/
past simple would BrE weak form /wd/
; NAmE weak form /wd/
; BrE strong form /w d/
; NAmE strong form /w d/
d BrE /d/
; NAmE /d/
would notwouldn t BrE /w dnt/
; NAmE /w dnt/
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4. shall modal verb
BrE /l/
; NAmE /l/
; BrE strong form /l/
; NAmE strong form /l/
(especially British English)Verb Formsshall notshan t BrE /nt/
; NAmE /nt/
past simple should BrE strong form / d/
; NAmE strong form / d/
should notshouldn t
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5. must modal verb
BrE /mst/

; NAmE /mst/
; BrE strong form /mst/
; NAmE strong form /mst/
Verb Formsmust notmustn t BrE /msnt/
; NAmE /msnt/
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6. dare verb
BrE /de(r)/
; NAmE /der/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dare BrE /de(r)/
; NAmE /der/
he / she / it dares BrE /dez/
; NAmE /derz/
past simple dared BrE /ded/
; NAmE /derd/
past participle dared BrE /ded/
; NAmE /derd/
-ing form daring BrE /der/
; NAmE /der/
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7. need verb
BrE /nid/
; NAmE /nid/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they need BrE /nid/
; NAmE /nid/
he / she / it needs BrE /nidz/
; NAmE /nidz/
past simple needed BrE /nidd/
; NAmE /nidd/
past participle needed BrE /nidd/
; NAmE /nidd/
-ing form needing BrE /nid/
; NAmE /nid/
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8. ought to modal verb
BrE /t t/
; NAmE /t t/
; BrE before vowels and finally /t tu/
; NAmE before vowels and finally /t tu/
Verb Formsought not to (especially British English)oughtn t to BrE /tnt t/
; NAmE /tnt t/
; BrE before vowels and finally /tnt tu/
; NAmE before vowels and finally /tnt tu/
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9. used to modal verb
BrE /just t/
; NAmE /just t/
; BrE before vowels and finally /just tu/
; NAmE before vowels and finally /just tu/
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10. have to modal verb
BrE /hv t/
; NAmE /hv t/
; BrE /hf t/
; NAmE /hf t/
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they have to BrE /hv t/
; NAmE /hv t/
; BrE /hf t/
; NAmE /hf t/
he / she / it has to BrE /hz t/

; NAmE /hz t/
; BrE /hs t/
; NAmE /hs t/
past simple had to BrE /hd t/
; NAmE /hd t/
; BrE /ht t/
; NAmE /ht t/
-ing form having to BrE /hv t/
; NAmE /hv t/
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11. able adjective
BrE /ebl/
; NAmE /ebl/
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able to do something (used as a modal verb) to have the skill, intelligence, op
portunity, etc. needed to do something
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A viral illness left her barely able to walk.
I didn t feel able to disagree with him.
Will you be able to come?
opposite unable

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