Modals Auxiliary

What Are Modal Auxiliaries?

1# Auxiliaries, Modals and Main Verbs

Definition of Auxiliary Verb ( Modal )

Modal auxiliary is an auxiliary verb that is used with another verb to indicate its mood, as ca, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would; it has special form in the third person singular and no present or past participle is like; the modal auxiliary would indicates the subjective mood in "We would go if we could"

Modal Verb

Modal verb is a small group of auxiliary verb, called the modal verbs "or modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries, or simply modals" are only used in combination with ordinary verbs. A modal verb changes the other verb's meaning to something different from simple fact. Modals may express permission, ability, prediction, possibility, or necessity.

The principal modal verbs are: can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would.

The modals verbs are different from ordinary verbs in several ways;

>> They have no inflections at all; that is, they lack an-ing form, an-ing form, an-ed form, and even an-s form for the third-person singular;

>> A modal verb is always followed by the infinitive form of a verb (unless that verb has ready stated) but never follows another verb

>> Modal verbs do not follow to and are not followed by to. is like; ought to, have to.

Modal are can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would, and need (need can also be a main verb)

The Examples of Modals;

1. They can play basketball
2. They could play basketball
3. They may play basketball
4. They might play basketball
5. They must play basketball
6. They mustn't play basketball
7. They needn't play basketball
8. They ought to play basketball
9. They shall play basketball
10. They should play basketball
11. They will play basketball
12. They would play basketball

What To Keep In Mind When Using Modals?

• Don't use modals for things happen definitely ( ex: The sun rises in the east ( a modal can't be used in this sentence.
• They have no-s in the third person singular (ex: He can play basketball)
• Question are formed without do/does/did (ex: Can he speak English?)
• It follow a main verb in its infinitive (ex: They must read the history)
• There are no past forms (except could and would) (ex: He was allowed watch the movie)
• When you use the past participle you tell about things which did not happen in the past ( ex: You should have told me)

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