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DEFINITION
We call “can/ could/ may/ might …” as modal
verbs because:
1) Third-person singulars do not add “-S/ -ES”
She can (She cans)
2) No infinitive and participle forms like other normal verbs
to must musted
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DEFINITION
We call “can/ could/ may/ might …” as modal
verbs because:
3) Verbs followed are always in bare infinitive
I can swim.
4) Not use auxiliary verbs like “DO/ DOES/ DID….”
Can you speak English?
Do you can speak English?
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