He WAS ABLE to cross the river despite its roughness. - ABILITY in DIFFICULT circumstances, They CAN compute numbers in their minds. - Present ABILITY, We COULD climb trees easily when we were kids. - Past ABILITY, She CAN'T BE at home! She has just left home. - Present IMPOSSIBILITY, They CAN'T/COULDN'T HAVE SAID that! I know them very well. - Past IMPOSSIBILITY, I MAY/MIGHT BE a bit late for dinner. - Present POSSIBILITY, He MAY HAVE MISSED the train, but he was lucky. - Past POSSIBILITY, Students MUST SUBMIT their essays on time. - Strong(internal) OBLIGATION , I HAVE TO WEAR glasses to protect my eyesight. - Mild (external) OBLIGATION, Children MUST NOT play in the street! - INTERDICTION , You SHOULD READ more! - NECESSITY, ADVICE, He DOESN'T HAVE TO/ NEEDN'T WORK at weekends. - LACK of OBLIGATION, They SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT that expensive car! - REGRET, REPPROACH, I WILL DO that! I'LL GO for it! - A PROMISE, WILL, DETERMINATION, WILL you/WOULD you PAY the bill for me? - POLITE REQUEST, You OUGHT TO VISIT your parents more often! - DUTY, Books SHALL BE RETURNED in 2 weeks. - RULES and REGULATIONS, They WOULD/USED TO collect model cars in their childhood. - PAST HABITS, MAY I LEAVE now? - Asking for PERMISSION, Dogs ARE ALLOWED in here. - Formal PERMISSION,

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