Our question this week is about a special type of verb. A verb is used to give a sentence action but this auxiliary modal verb gives expression or meaning to what you say; it's a bit like adding salt ...

Modal verbs, which express a likelihood, ability, permission, request, order etc., usually help main verbs to state the future. It is the reason they are categorised as auxiliary verbs in the context.

Hello. Could you please explain the usage of modal verbs to me? I'm always confused about using them. Our question this week is about a special type of verb. A verb is used to give a sentence action ...

情态动词有must, can, may, need, dare, ought(to), should等。情态动词和一般助动词的区别是情态动词有一定词义,它和另一动词构成谓语。考生尤其要注意情态动词接不定式的完成式和其他一些特殊的用法。 例1: Mary my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now. [注释] "couldn't+ ...

Picture a small child saying: "Can’t, shan’t, won’t!" They are using modal verbs to show their feelings and attitude to something. Maybe they are refusing to go to bed or eat their peas. Modal verbs ...