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List of Modal Verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Will, Would, Shall, Should, Must

Modal verbs are special verbs in English that behave irregularly and give additional information about the main verb that follows. They never change form and are always followed by an infinitive without 'to'. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, and must. Modal verbs are used to express functions like permission, ability, obligation, prohibition, lack of necessity, advice, possibility, and probability.

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List of Modal Verbs: Can, Could, May, Might, Will, Would, Shall, Should, Must

Modal verbs are special verbs in English that behave irregularly and give additional information about the main verb that follows. They never change form and are always followed by an infinitive without 'to'. Common modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, and must. Modal verbs are used to express functions like permission, ability, obligation, prohibition, lack of necessity, advice, possibility, and probability.

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MODAL VERBS

Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries)


are special verbs that behave irregularly in English. They are different from
normal verbs like "work, play, visit..." They give additional information about
the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety
of communicative functions.

Here are some characteristics of modal verbs:

 They never change their form. You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"...
 They are always followed by an infinitive without "to” (bare infinitive.)
 They are used to indicate modality and allow speakers to express
certainty, possibility, willingness, obligation, necessity, ability

List of modal verbs


Here is a list of modal verbs:

can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should,


must
The verbs or expressions dare, ought to, had better, and need not behave
like modal auxiliaries to a large extent and may be added to the above list.

Use of modal verbs:


Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:

1. Permission
2. Ability
3. Obligation
4. Prohibition
5. Lack of necessity
6. Advice
7. possibility
8. probability

Examples of modal verbs


Here is a list of modals with examples:

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