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Grammar Corner

Modal Verbs

How many auxiliaries of
English are you familiar?
There are most common
auxiliaries that we can discuss
in this part, namely; will, can,
may, and must.

Auxiliary verbs include modal verbs in their category. The words “can,
could, may, must, will, would, should, might, ought to,” and “shall”
are all used in the English language. They remain the same when
employed in all three persons because they cannot change their form
(whether singular or plural). A modal verb is always followed by a verb
in its infinitive form without the preposition “to.” The majority of
modal verbs can still relate to the present or other tenses, even though
not all of them have present tense forms. English modal verbs are
commonly employed to express the following characteristics
and meanings:

o Can/Could:
 Permission:
○ “Can I borrow your final report, please?”
○ “Can I come in your room please?”

 Ability:
○ “I can speak English very well, but I can’t speak France.”
○ “She can complete the job soon as possible”

 Possibility:
○ “This meeting room can be fulled, if the participants are coming
altogether.”
○ “Morning briefing can be begun around 9 am”

 Request:
○ “Could you call me back later? Because I am quite busy right
now”

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