Interactive Grammar: Can and Cannot quiz
Use 'can' and 'cannot' to express ability, possibility, and permission in present and future contexts.
Auxiliary Verbs
Learn modal auxiliary verbs — can, could, may, might, must, should, would — and their uses.
Modals on Grammartier spans A1–C2 levels, with 16 interactive lessons including Can and Cannot, Can and Be Able To and Have to / Has to — each with clear explanations, real examples, and a quiz you can score instantly.
Use 'can' and 'cannot' to express ability, possibility, and permission in present and future contexts.
Compare 'can' and 'be able to' — understand when to use each for ability in present, past, and future contexts.
Express obligation and necessity using 'have to' and 'has to' in affirmative, negative, and question forms.
Use 'should' to give and ask for advice, express opinions, and describe what is expected or the right thing to do.
Use 'should', 'could', 'why don't we', 'how about', and 'let's' to make and respond to suggestions in spoken and written English.
Express strong necessity and obligation with 'must', 'have to', and 'need to' — and understand the differences between them.
Use 'must', 'mustn't', 'should', 'ought to', and 'had better' to express obligation, prohibition, and advice clearly in English.
Use 'may', 'might', and 'could' to express degrees of future possibility and uncertainty in English.
Master can, could, may, might, must, should, and would for ability, permission, obligation, and probability.
Use must, can't, could, might to express certainty and deduction about events.
Master should have, could have, might have, and would have structures.
Distinguish must, have to, need to, ought to and their negative and past forms.
Express degrees of probability using will, should, may, might, and could.
Understand subtle distinctions between modal verbs — permission, ability, deduction, and volition.
Use a full range of modals and expressions to speculate about past, present, and future events.
Master fine-grained distinctions between modal verbs at the level of a proficient near-native speaker.