Modals Verbs

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THE MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS


A modal verb (also modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary) is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality – that is, likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation include the English verbs can, must and should. In English and other Germanic languages, modal verbs are often distinguished as a class based on certain of their grammatical properties. A modal auxiliary verb gives more information about the function of the main verb that it governs. Modals have a wide variety of communicative functions, but these functions can generally be related to a scale ranging from possibility ("may") to necessity ("must"), in terms of one of the following types of modality:


Can Can you buy other pair of shoes?

Could Could you cook for me please!


May May you stop screaming?

Might Might I make the dishes?


Must I must do the laundry but at the same time I will do my homework

Ought to I ought to the party was better :/


Should I should kiss her all her time

Would I would try these jeans I think they are the best


Will Someday I will see her in alive show

Had better I had better bring my umbrella because it is going to rain


Be able to I am always able to clean the house up

Used to I used to be afraid to ghost but no anymore


Be going to I am always going to be in love with her always!!!



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