Modal verbs are auxiliary verb. They are used with main verbs to give additional meaning to main verbs. The most common modal verbs are listed below , along with some of the additional meanings that they add to main verbs .
Can = possibility, ability, permission .
Could= possibility, ability in the past .
May = probability, permission .
Might= probability .
Must= necessity, logical conclusion .
Shall= future with emphasis .
Should= advice, obligation, prediction .
Will = future.
Would = condition .
After modal verbs we should use main verbs.
Examples:
1. After you show me the way,I can go by myself .
2. Our friends might stop to see us on their way to California .
3. I would, if there is time , like to make a phone call .
4. He may pass the test .
5. She should be there on time .
6. We shall go home with Himel.
7. I will teach him a good lesson .
8. You must obey you parents .
9. We might pass the exam .
10. She could go there .
Can = possibility, ability, permission .
Could= possibility, ability in the past .
May = probability, permission .
Might= probability .
Must= necessity, logical conclusion .
Shall= future with emphasis .
Should= advice, obligation, prediction .
Will = future.
Would = condition .
After modal verbs we should use main verbs.
Examples:
1. After you show me the way,I can go by myself .
2. Our friends might stop to see us on their way to California .
3. I would, if there is time , like to make a phone call .
4. He may pass the test .
5. She should be there on time .
6. We shall go home with Himel.
7. I will teach him a good lesson .
8. You must obey you parents .
9. We might pass the exam .
10. She could go there .
Problems with modal verbs
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