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Reflexives pronouns Reflective pronouns are used to emphasize the meaning of the phrase (to enhance the subject who performs the action for "if same"). los pronombres reflexivos son los siguientes: oneself     se, a sí mismo, uno mismo (impersonal) myself     me, a mí mismo, yo mismo yourself     te, tú mismo, a ti mismo, a usted mismo himself     se, a sí mismo, a él mismo herself     se, a sí misma, a ella misma itself         se, a sí mismo, a ello mismo ourselves     nos, a nosotros mismos yourselves     os, a vosotros mismos, a ustedes mismos themselves     se, a sí mismos, a ellos mismos Examples:   wrote this book myself   /   Escribí yo mismo este libro The chairman himself opened the meeting   /   El presidente en persona abrió la reunión - Conjuntamente con 'by' expresan la idea de que algo se hizo sin ayuda. I wrote this book by myself   /   Escribí este libro yo solo (sin ayuda) She burned herself. (Ella
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                                                                Modal Verbs Here's a list of the modal verbs in English: can could may might will would must shall should ought to Modals are different from normal verbs: 1: They don't use an 's' for the third person singular. 2: They make questions by inversion ('she can go' becomes 'can she go?'). 3: They are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb (without 'to'). Probability: First, they can be used when we want to say how sure we are that something happened / is happening / will happen. We often call these 'modals of deduction' or 'speculation' or 'certainty' or 'probability'. Ability   For example: She  can speak  six languages. My grandfather  could play  golf very well. I  can't drive. Permission For example: Could I leave  early today, please? You  may not use  the car tonight. Can we swim  in the lake? H