Modals expressing present habits
The auxiliaryA helping verb used with main verbs to express mood, voice and tense. E.g.: I can't stand when I am disturbed. ("can", "am") can is used here to express capability.
Winters in Minnesota can be really cold.
For annoying habits, typical of a person we can use would. This usage sometimes implies criticism and has an emphaticSpecial importance or attention given to something. E.g.: All I wanna do is have some fun. effect:
Cecil would do something like that, wouldn't he? It's typical!
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dave
escribiste eso muy bien che... anyway i think that learning english grammar is based on practicing! thats the main word...practicing
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