USED TO
A. Past Habit or happening
1. He used to fly kites in childhood.
2. Ravi used not to study in our school.
3. Used she to go for a walk daily?
MAY
A. To Give or Take Permission (formal)
1. May I go, sir?
2. May I take your pen?
3. You may sit here.
B. Possibility (no interrogatives)
1. It may rain today.
2. He may not go to Nainital.
3. May be he is in his room.
4. Raju may be with his friends.
5. Children may be sleeping.
C. Wish
1. May God give you success in life!
2.May he live happily!
WOULD
A. Past of Will
He told that he would go to Mumbai.
B. Polite request, invitation etc.
Would you take tea?
NEED
Only negative and interrogative sentences.
1. You need not go with him.
2. Need we write a letter?
As a verb: We need some money today.
DARE
Only negative and interrogative.
1. He dare not oppose me.
2. Dare she swim across this river?
3. How dare you open my letter?
As a verb: They didn't dare to enter the room.
MIGHT
A. Possibility in Past
1. Rajan said that he might go to Mumbai.
B. Permission in Past
1. Sita asked the teacher if she might come in.
C. Purpose in past
1. Sita worked hard so that she might pass in the examination.
2. Rajesh saved money so that he might buy a car.
OUGHT TO
Moral Obligation (Duty, Advice etc.)
(old use)
1. You ought to obey your parents.
2. She ought to fulfill her promise.
3. You ought to serve your country.
