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    Reprhasing Modal Verbs

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    This document provides examples of rephrasing modal verbs that are used to express ideas like ability, permission, possibility, necessity, advice and refusal. Some modal verbs like can, may and must are rephrased to their past tense forms or alternative modal verbs that maintain the same meaning. Other examples show modal verbs replaced with phrases like "ought to" or "needn't" to express similar implications.

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    This document provides examples of rephrasing modal verbs that are used to express ideas like ability, permission, possibility, necessity, advice and refusal. Some modal verbs like can, may and must are rephrased to their past tense forms or alternative modal verbs that maintain the same meaning. Other examples show modal verbs replaced with phrases like "ought to" or "needn't" to express similar implications.

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    This document provides examples of rephrasing modal verbs that are used to express ideas like ability, permission, possibility, necessity, advice and refusal. Some modal verbs like can, may and must are rephrased to their past tense forms or alternative modal verbs that maintain the same meaning. Other examples show modal verbs replaced with phrases like "ought to" or "needn't" to express similar implications.

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    REPHRASING MODAL VERBS

    1- I DIDN'T MANAGE TO FINISH THE WORK ON TIME. I

    2- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR JIM TO BE DATING MARY. JIM

    3- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS. HE

    4- I'M SURE THEY ARE TOGETHER. THEY

    5- I'M SURE THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY. THEY

    6- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE LATE. THEY

    7- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE APPLIED FOR THE JOB. HE

    8- YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THEM. YOU

    9- IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THEY GOT MARRIED. THEY

    10- IT ISN'T NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THIS. YOU

    11- IT WASN'T NECESSARY FOR HIM TO DO IT. HE

    10- YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ENTER. YOU

    11- HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO NEAR HER. HE

    12- IT'S FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE HERE. YOU

    13- IT IS URGENT FOR YOU TO COME HERE NOW. YOU

    14- HOW ABOUT GOING OUT?

    15- WOULD YOU MIND WAITING HERE?

    17- PERHAPS THEY WILL NOT GET MARRIED AFTER ALL. THEY

    18- THERE IS A CHANCE THEY DIDN'T SEE US

    19- IF YOU WANT MY ADVICE, TELL THE TRUTH. YOU

    20- I AM CONVINCED SHE IS TELLING LIES. SHE

    21- IT WAS A PITY YOU DIDN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM BEFORE. YOU

    22- WHY DON'T WE STAY AT HOME?

    23- I AM SURE SHE DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU. SHE

    24- THEY DON'T ALLOW USING THIS ROOM. YOU

    25- IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO MAKE THE BED. YOU

    26- I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS WHEN I WAS LITTLE. I

    27- HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY SUGGESTIONS. HE


    REPRHASING MODAL VERBS

    1- I DIDN'T MANAGE TO FINISH THE WORK ON TIME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO

    I couldn't finish the work on time

    2- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR JIM TO BE DATING MARY.

    JIM can't be dating Mary

    3- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

    HE must have understood this

    4- I'M SURE THEY ARE TOGETHER.

    THEY must be together

    5- I'M SURE THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY.

    THEY must have been here yesterday

    6- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE LATE.

    THEY may/ might be late

    7- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE APPLIED FOR THE JOB.

    HE may/might have applied for the job

    8- YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THEM.

    YOU ought to/should wait for them

    9- IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THEY GOT MARRIED.

    THEY shouldn't have got married

    10- IT ISN'T NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THIS.

    YOU needn't pay for this.

    11- IT WASN'T NECESSARY FOR HIM TO DO IT.

    HE needn't have done it/ He didn't have to do it

    12- YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ENTER.

    YOU can/may enter

    13- HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO NEAR HER.

    HE can't/ mustn't go near her

    14- IT'S FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE HERE.

    YOU mustn't smoke here


    15- IT IS URGENT FOR YOU TO COME HERE NOW.

    YOU must come here now

    14- HOW ABOUT GOING OUT?

    Shall we go out?

    15- WOULD YOU MIND WAITING HERE?

    Could/Would you wait here?

    17- PERHAPS THEY WILL NOT GET MARRIED AFTER ALL.

    THEY may not/ might not get married after all

    18- THERE IS A CHANCE THEY DIDN'T SEE US

    They may not/ might not have seen us

    19- IF YOU WANT MY ADVICE, TELL THE TRUTH.

    YOU should/ ought to tell the truth

    20- I AM CONVINCED SHE IS TELLING LIES.

    SHE must be telling lies

    21- IT WAS A PITY YOU DIDN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM BEFORE.

    YOU should have broken up with him before

    22- WHY DON'T WE STAY AT HOME?

    Shall we stay at home?

    23- I AM SURE SHE DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU.

    SHE can't/ couldn't have recognised you

    24- THEY DON'T ALLOW USING THIS ROOM.

    YOU can't use this room

    25- IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO MAKE THE BED.

    YOU needn't make the bed

    26- I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

    I would collect shells ...

    27- HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY SUGGESTIONS.

    HE wouldn't accept my suggestions

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