Modals and similar expressions

Pregunta	Respuesta
May	1. Polite request (only with I or we) 2. Formal permission 3. Less than 50% centainty
Might	1. Less than 50% centainty 2. Polite request (rare)
Should	1. advisability 2. 90% certainty
Ought to	1. Advisability 2. 90% certainty
Had better	Advisability with threat of bad result
Be supposed to	1. Expectation 2. Unfulfilled expectation
Must	1. Strong necessity 2. Prohibition (negative) 3. 95% certainty
Have to	1. Necessity 2. Lack of necessity (negative)
Have got to	Necessity
Will	1. 100% certainty 2. Willingness 3. Polite request
Be going to	1. 100% certainty (prediction) 2. Definitive plan (intention) 3. Unfulfilled intention
Can	1. ability/possibility 2. informal permission 3. Informal polite request 4. Impossibility (negative only)
Could	1. Past ability 2. Polite request 3. suggestion (affirmative only) 4. Less than 50% certainty 5. Impossiblility (negative only)
Be able to	Ability
Would	1. Polite request 2. Preference 3. Repeated action in the past 4. Polite fot "want" (with like) 5. unfulfilled wish
Used to	1. Repeat action in the past 2. Past situation that no longer exists
Shall	1. Polite question to make a suggestion 2. Future with I or we as subjet

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