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Modals Verbs

Modal auxiliaries are verbs such as can, must, could, would, etc. which are used with main verbs to express such ideas as a possibility, permission, necessity, obligation, etc.

Characteristics of Modal Verbs

  1. The modal verbs are:
    • can
    • could
    • may
    • might
    • must
    • ought to
    • shall
    • should
    • will
    • would
    • dare
    • need
    • have to
    • used to
  2. Modal verbs have only one form. They have no ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ forms.
  3. They don’t add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the third-person singular form.
    Examples: 
    • Mohan can speak two languages.
    • She will try and visit tomorrow.
  4. Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without ‘to’ (first form of the verb).
  5. Questions are formed without do/does in the present or did in the past.
    Examples:
    • Can I help you?
    • May I come in?
  6. Negative sentences are formed with not or the short format and do not use do/does or did.

Now let us see how all these modals express the modality:
Modals Verbs - Class 10
Modals Verbs - Class 10

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