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MODAL and SEMI-MODAL Verbs in English:
can, could, may, might, must, mustn't, should, ought to, shall, will
Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb which express the mood of another verb.
They are used to express ideas such as: possibility, prediction, speculation, deduction and necessity.
2) They do not take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular.
3) They do not have a past form: He/she canted.He/she musted.
4) The negative is formed by the addition of not / n’t: He cannot/ He can’t.
They are used to express ideas such as: possibility, prediction, speculation, deduction and necessity.
Modal verbs have the following characteristics:
1) They do not have participle or infinitive forms2) They do not take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular.
3) They do not have a past form: He/she canted.He/she musted.
4) The negative is formed by the addition of not / n’t: He cannot/ He can’t.
NOT He don’t can.
5) Questions are formed by inversion with the subject: Can you? NOT Do you can?
| MODAL | CONCEPT | EXAMPLE |
| Can | Ability: Permission: Offers: | Julie can swim. Can I come with you? ('May' is also used.) |
| Could | Possibility: Past ability: Permission: Requests: | That story could be true - who knows! Charlie could swim when he was four years old. Could I use yo
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