Would you say that the basic group of modal auxiliaries (can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must):
are essentially grounded in the moment of speaking - based on an assessment "in the present circumstances".
and:
express the speaker's (and in questions, listener's) judgement about the non-factual, non-temporal elements in an action.
are essentially grounded in the moment of speaking - based on an assessment "in the present circumstances".
and:
express the speaker's (and in questions, listener's) judgement about the non-factual, non-temporal elements in an action.