C1
grammar
How do you express fine modal nuances in French?
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Model answer
Devoir as probability: "Il doit être là" (he must be there). Pouvoir as possibility: "Il peut être là" (he might be there). Conditional for reported rumour: "Il serait parti" (he is said to have left).
Why
These nuances are tested in C1 listening and reading.
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