The cost of living can be very high in big cities. We use can for something that is generally possible, something we know sometimes happens.Incorrect: The temperature should be too high today. Instead, it’s a better idea to use will.Ĭorrect: The temperature will be too high today. This use of should isn’t usually used for negative events.
We use should and shouldn’t to make an assumption about what is probably true, if everything is as we expect.We use will and won’t when we are very sure.(fairly sure this isn’t true) Note that in this case, the opposite of ‘must’ is ‘ can’t’. You ask Danny this question: Where is Amanda? You are waiting for Amanda with another friend, Danny. Know the proper modal to use depending on how true you think that an action occurs. Deducing and speculating about the presentĬombine modals of deduction and speculation must, might, could, may and then an infinitive verb to deduce and speculate about an action that happens in the present.īelow is a sample scenario using modals of deduction and speculation in present. We choose the verb depending on how sure we are. Use modals of deduction and speculation when we want to make a guess about something.
