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  • Modal Verbs for Permission: My First Time At A Buffet (Review)

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    • Inacabado
    • Alto iniciante
    • Modal verb
    • May
    • Can
    • Could
    • Buffet
    • Restaurant

    Modal verb May Can Could Buffet Restaurant

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My First Time At A Buffet

(1) Amy: Listen
I've never been to an all-you-can-eat [vocab word=buffet]buffet[/vocab].

In an "all-you-can-eat" buffet, you can eat anything. You can eat a lot or little.

(2) George: Listen
[vocab word=seriously]Seriously[/vocab]?

This means "Are you serious? Or, are you joking?"

(3) Amy: Listen
My home country doesn't have too many all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants. I can eat any food in an all-you-can-eat buffet, right?
(4) George: Listen
Yes. You can eat any food.
(5) Amy: Listen
Can I put a lot of food on my [vocab word=plate]plate[/vocab]?
(6) George: Listen
Yes. You can eat any [vocab word=amount]amount[/vocab] of food. It's "All"-you-can-eat.
(7) Amy: Listen
So, I can get 10 plates of food.
(8) George: Listen
Well, you could get 10 plates of food... But, you have to eat them all. You cannot [vocab word=waste]waste[/vocab] any food. The restaurant doesn't [vocab word=allow]allow[/vocab] any [vocab word=leftover]leftovers[/vocab].

"have to" is a semi-modal verb. It means "must" or "need to".

(9) Amy: Listen
Can I take the leftovers home?
(10) George: Listen
I guess. But, the restaurant will [vocab word=charge]charge[/vocab] you for it.

You have to pay extra money for the leftovers.

(11) Amy: Listen
I see. Do you often eat at an all-you-can-eat buffet?
(12) George: Listen
I used to. I could eat 3, 4 plates of food. But, not any more.

"I used to" here means "I used to eat often at all-you-can-eat buffets."

(13) Amy: Listen
Can I pay by credit card?
(14) George: Listen
Let's see... The menu says, "You may pay by credit card or cash." So, yeah.

"may" is a modal verb for permission. It's more polite than "can".

(15) Amy: Listen
Now, I'm [vocab word=ready]ready[/vocab] to eat. Meat first. Vegetables later.
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My First Time At A Buffet

(1) Amy: Listen
I've never been to an all-you-can-eat [vocab word=buffet]buffet[/vocab].

In an "all-you-can-eat" buffet, you can eat anything. You can eat a lot or little.

(2) George: Listen
[vocab word=seriously]Seriously[/vocab]?

This means "Are you serious? Or, are you joking?"

(3) Amy: Listen
My home country doesn't have too many all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants. I can eat any food in an all-you-can-eat buffet, right?
(4) George: Listen
Yes. You can eat any food.
(5) Amy: Listen
Can I put a lot of food on my [vocab word=plate]plate[/vocab]?
(6) George: Listen
Yes. You can eat any [vocab word=amount]amount[/vocab] of food. It's "All"-you-can-eat.
(7) Amy: Listen
So, I can get 10 plates of food.
(8) George: Listen
Well, you could get 10 plates of food... But, you have to eat them all. You cannot [vocab word=waste]waste[/vocab] any food. The restaurant doesn't [vocab word=allow]allow[/vocab] any [vocab word=leftover]leftovers[/vocab].

"have to" is a semi-modal verb. It means "must" or "need to".

(9) Amy: Listen
Can I take the leftovers home?
(10) George: Listen
I guess. But, the restaurant will [vocab word=charge]charge[/vocab] you for it.

You have to pay extra money for the leftovers.

(11) Amy: Listen
I see. Do you often eat at an all-you-can-eat buffet?
(12) George: Listen
I used to. I could eat 3, 4 plates of food. But, not any more.

"I used to" here means "I used to eat often at all-you-can-eat buffets."

(13) Amy: Listen
Can I pay by credit card?
(14) George: Listen
Let's see... The menu says, "You may pay by credit card or cash." So, yeah.

"may" is a modal verb for permission. It's more polite than "can".

(15) Amy: Listen
Now, I'm [vocab word=ready]ready[/vocab] to eat. Meat first. Vegetables later.
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