When we use can?

“Can” is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility. Examples: I can ride a horse.

Will and shall exercises?

Exercises: modal verbs

– Shall. Will. I open the window?
– Shall. Will. you bring me a pen?
– Shall. Will. we have lunch now?
– Let’s go to the park, will. shall. we?
– This year we. shall. will. go to the beach.
– Great! Shall. Will. I go too?
– Will. Shall. it rain tomorrow?
– My mum. shall. will. cook dinner.

What tense should be used?

Would, should and could are three auxiliary verbs that can be defined as past tenses of will, shall, and can; however, you may learn more from seeing sentences using these auxiliaries than from definitions. Examples of usage follow.

Should not Use in sentence?

I have an English test tomorrow. I shouldn’t worry if I were you. I never have enough money. I don’t think you should go out so much.

Should it have been?

Use “should have been” to express what you think should have happened, but did not happen. Often, you’ll hear this phrase used in arguments or regrets about the past.

Should have sentence examples?

We use should have + past participle to talk about things we regret.

I got really wet walking home last night, I should have taken an umbrella.
I should have called you sooner.
You should have spoken to me before deciding.
Sarah talked all the way through the movie.
I’m really tired today.

Would be and would have been?

Why I should use would have been: because the very next clause is a past tense so would have been goes with the meaning. Why I should use would be: because I will still be happy to see him and maybe it is just that in he past I had a chance to see him but could not.

Could have been and would have been?

These past modal verbs are all used hypothetically, to talk about things that didn’t really happen in the past. 1: Could have + past participle means that something was possible in the past, or you had the ability to do something in the past, but that you didn’t do it.