MODALS

Modal

Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that are used with main verbs to give sentences different meanings. The English modal verbs are listed below.

Modal Verbs:
can Ability, possibility
could Ability in the past, possibility
may Possibility, permission
might Possibility, weaker than may
must Obligation, necessity
shall In formal contexts: future tense, obligation, will
should Advice, obligation, should have done something
will Future tense, determination, promise
would Past tense of will, conditional

Subject + Modal + Verb...

For Example:

• I can speak English.

• I could swim when I was younger.

• You should eat more vegetables.

• I must study for the exam.

From a French Chalet to 'Big Brother in a Nazi House'

..."Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest," two radically different films, show Hüller's tremendous range as an actress.

"Anatomy" is a twisty French legal drama. It is an intellectual thriller about Sandra, a successful German novelist (Hüller), living in an isolated chalet in the French Alps, who may or may not have killed her French husband, played by Samuel Theis.

Director Justine Triet, who says she wrote the film specifically with Hüller in mind, refused to tell anyone, neither her actors nor the audience, whether Sandra is guilty or innocent.

Hüller's performance, acting in English and French, is ambiguous till the end. Nearly every scene, whether fighting with her husband, comforting their young son or pleading her case in courtroom can be read both ways...

Roxborough, S. (January 24, 2024). German star Sandra Hüller nominated for an Oscar .dw.com,https://www.dw.com/en/german-star-sandra-h%C3%BCller-nominated-for-an-oscar/a-67408315