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Modal and Other Verbs

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may
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will
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could
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might
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would
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should
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used to
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to mean
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to check
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to carry
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to keep
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to wait
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to compare
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to improve
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to try
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to prefer
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to repeat
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to follow
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to allow
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to hurry
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to change
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to complete
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to pick
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to drop
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to reduce
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to continue
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to stay
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to point
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to enter
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to refuse
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to return
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have to
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to break
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take care
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to worsen
can
Can
[ Verb ]
c
k
a
æ
n
n
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to be able to do somehing, make something, etc.

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With his carpentry skills, he can craft intricate wooden furniture.
Using her artistic talents, she can paint beautiful landscapes.

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modal verb
transitive
may
May
[ Verb ]
m
m
a
e
y
ɪ

used to show the possibility of something happening or being the case

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modal verb
must
Must
[ Verb ]
m
m
u
ʌ
s
s
t
t

used to show that something is very important and needs to happen

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modal verb
will
Will
[ Verb ]
w
w
i
ɪ
ll
l

used for forming future tenses

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modal verb
Could
[ Verb ]
c
k
o
u
ʊ
l
d
d

used to ask if one can do something

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modal verb
transitive
Might
[ Verb ]
m
m
i
gh
t
t

used to express a possibility

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modal verb
Would
[ Verb ]
w
w
o
u
ʊ
l
d
d

used as the past form of "will" when reporting what someone has said or thought

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modal verb
transitive
should
Should
[ Verb ]
sh
ʃ
o
u
ʊ
l
d
d

used to say what is suitable, right, etc., particularly when one is disapproving of something

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modal verb
Used to
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/ˈjuːst ˌtu/

used to say that something happened frequently or constantly in the past but not anymore

unaccustomed to

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modal verb
to mean
To mean
[ Verb ]
m
m
ea
i:
n
n

to have a particular meaning or represent something

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transitive
To check
[ Verb ]
ch
ʧ
e
ɛ
ck
k

to discover information about something or someone by looking, asking, or investigating

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transitive
to carry
To carry
[ Verb ]
c
k
a
æ
rr
r
y
i

to hold someone or something and take them from one place to another

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transitive
to keep
To keep
[ Verb ]
k
k
ee
i:
p
p

to have or continue to have something

lose

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transitive
to wait
To wait
[ Verb ]
w
w
ai
t
t

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

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intransitive
to compare
To compare
[ Verb ]
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
a
ɛ
r
r
e

to examine or look for the differences between of two or more objects

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transitive
to improve
To improve
[ Verb ]
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
r
r
o
u:
v
v
e

to make a person or thing better

worsen

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transitive
to try
To try
[ Verb ]
t
t
r
r
y

to make an effort or attempt to do or have something

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transitive
to prefer
To prefer
[ Verb ]
p
p
r
r
e
ə
f
f
e
ɜ
r
r

to want or choose one person or thing instead of another because of liking them more

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transitive
to repeat
To repeat
[ Verb ]
r
r
e
ɪ
p
p
ea
i:
t
t

to complete an action more than one time

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transitive
to follow
To follow
[ Verb ]
f
f
o
ɑ:
ll
l
o
w

to move or travel behind someone or something

precede

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intransitive
to allow
To allow
[ Verb ]
a
ə
ll
l
o
a
w
ʊ

to let someone or something do a particular thing

forbid

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transitive
to hurry
To hurry
[ Verb ]
h
h
u
ɜ
rr
r
y
i

to move or do something very quickly, particularly because of a lack of time

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intransitive
to change
To change
[ Verb ]
ch
ʧ
a
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to make a person or thing different

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transitive
to complete
To complete
[ Verb ]
c
k
o
ə
m
m
p
p
l
l
e
i:
t
t
e

to bring something to an end by making it whole

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transitive
to pick
To pick
[ Verb ]
p
p
i
ɪ
ck
k

to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things

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transitive
to drop
To drop
[ Verb ]
d
d
r
r
o
ɑ:
p
p

to let or make something fall to the ground

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transitive
to reduce
To reduce
[ Verb ]
r
r
e
ə
d
d
u
u:
c
s
e

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

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transitive
to continue
To continue
[ Verb ]
c
k
o
ə
n
n
t
t
i
ɪ
n
n
u
ju
e

to not stop something, such as a task or activity, and keep doing it

discontinue

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transitive
to stay
To stay
[ Verb ]
s
s
t
t
a
e
y
ɪ

to remain in a particular place

move

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intransitive
to point
To point
[ Verb ]
p
p
oi
ɔɪ
n
n
t
t

to show the place or direction of someone or something by holding out a finger or an object

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transitive
to enter
To enter
[ Verb ]
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t
e
ə
r
r

to come or go into a place

exit

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transitive
to refuse
To refuse
[ Verb ]
r
r
e
ə
f
f
u
ju:
s
z
e

to not accept what someone has offered us or asked us to do

accept

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to return
To return
[ Verb ]
r
r
e
ɪ
t
t
u
ɜ
r
r
n
n

to go or come back to a person or place

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intransitive
have to
Have to
[ Verb ]
uk flag
/hæv ˈtu/

used to indicate an obligation or to emphasize the necessity of something happening

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modal verb
transitive
to break
To break
[ Verb ]
b
b
r
r
ea
k
k

to become damaged and separated into pieces because of a blow, shock, etc.

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intransitive
take care
Take care
[ interjection ]
uk flag
/tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ/
Informal

used when saying goodbye to someone, especially family and friends

to worsen
To worsen
[ Verb ]
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
s
s
e
ə
n
n

to become less desirable, easy, or tolerable

better

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intransitive

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