| 
   
Modal 
 | 
  
   
Example 
 | 
  
   
Uses 
 | 
 
| 
   
Can 
 | 
  
   
They can control their
  own budgets. 
We can’t fix it. 
Can I smoke here? 
Can you help me? 
 | 
  
   
Ability / Possibility 
Inability /
  Impossibility 
Asking for permission 
Request 
 | 
 
| 
   
Could 
 | 
  
   
Could I borrow your
  dictionary? 
Could you say it again
  more slowly? 
We could try to fix it
  ourselves. 
I think we could have
  another Gulf War. 
He gave up his old job
  so he could work for us. 
 | 
  
   
Asking for permission. 
Request 
Suggestion 
Future possibility 
Ability in the past 
 | 
 
| 
   
May 
 | 
  
   
May I have another cup
  of coffee? 
China may become a
  major economic power. 
 | 
  
   
Asking for permission 
Future possibility 
 | 
 
| 
   
Might 
 | 
  
   
We'd better phone
  tomorrow, they might be eating their dinner now. 
They might give us a
  10% discount. 
 | 
  
   
Present possibility 
Future possibility 
 | 
 
| 
   
Must 
 | 
  
   
We must say good-bye
  now. 
They mustn’t disrupt
  the work more than necessary. 
 | 
  
   
Necessity / Obligation 
Prohibition 
 | 
 
| 
   
Ought to 
 | 
  
   
We ought to employ a
  professional writer. 
 | 
  
   
Saying what’s right or
  correct 
 | 
 
| 
   
Shall 
(More common in the UK than the US) 
 | 
  
   
Shall I help you with
  your luggage? 
Shall we say 2.30
  then? 
Shall I do that or
  will you? 
 | 
  
   
Offer 
Suggestion 
Asking what to do 
 | 
 
| 
   
Should 
 | 
  
   
We should sort out
  this problem at once. 
I think we should
  check everything again. 
Profits should
  increase next year. 
 | 
  
   
Saying what’s right or
  correct 
Recommending action 
Uncertain prediction 
 | 
 
| 
   
Will 
 | 
  
   
I can’t see any taxis
  so I’ll walk. 
I'll do that for you
  if you like. 
I’ll get back to you
  first thing on Monday. 
Profits will increase
  next year. 
 | 
  
   
Instant decisions 
Offer 
Promise 
Certain prediction 
 | 
 
| 
   
Would 
 | 
  
   
Would you mind if I
  brought a colleague with me? 
Would you pass the
  salt please? 
Would you mind waiting
  a moment? 
"Would three
  o`clock suit you?" - "That’d be fine." 
Would you like to play
  golf this Friday? 
"Would you prefer
  tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea please." 
 | 
  
   
Asking for permission 
Request 
Request 
Making arrangements 
Invitation 
Preferences 
 | 
 
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Modal Verb
Modal  Verb  เป็น verb  ช่วยซึ่งสามารถนำมาใช้ได้หลายอย่างดังนี้
 
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Prefix
เป้น  prefix(เติมข้างหน้า)คะ
Common Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning | Example | 
| a-, an- | without | amoral | 
| ante- | before | antecedent | 
| anti- | against | anticlimax | 
| auto- | self | autopilot | 
| circum- | around | circumvent | 
| co- | with | copilot | 
| com-, con- | with | companion, contact | 
| contra- | against | contradict | 
| de- | off, away from | devalue | 
| dis- | not | disappear | 
| en- | put into | enclose | 
| ex- | out of, former | extract, ex-president | 
| extra- | beyond, more than | extracurricular | 
| hetero- | different | heterosexual | 
| homo- | same | homonym | 
| hyper- | over, more | hyperactive | 
| il-, im-, in-, ir- | not, without | illegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsible | 
| in- | into | insert | 
| inter- | between | intersect | 
| intra- | between | intravenous | 
| macro- | large | macroeconomics | 
| micro- | small | microscope | 
| mono- | one | monocle | 
| non- | not, without | nonentity | 
| omni- | all, every | omniscient | 
| post- | after | postmortem | 
| pre-, pro- | before, forward | precede, project | 
| sub- | under | submarine | 
| syn- | same time | synchronize | 
| trans- | across | transmit | 
| tri- | three | tricycle | 
| un- | not | unfinished | 
| uni- | one | unicorn | 
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