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MODAL VERBS

What are Modal Verbs?


Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb that express modality, which includes notions like
possibility, necessity, obligation, permission, ability, and suggestion. They help us express
degrees of certainty, ability, and permission.

Types of Modal Verbs:

1. Modal Verbs of Obligation: - Must (necessity, strong obligation)


- Should (advice, recommendation)
- Ought to (moral obligation)
- Have to (external obligation)

2. Modal Verbs of Permission: - Can (ability, permission)


- May (permission, possibility)
- Could (past ability, permission)
- Might (possibility, permission)

3. Modal Verbs of Ability: - Can (present ability)


- Could (past ability)
- Be able to (ability in general)

4. Modal Verbs of Suggestion: - Should - Ought to - Could - Might

5. Modal Verbs of Possibility: - May - Might - Could - Can

6. Modal Verbs of Prediction: - Will - Shall – Should - Must

7. Modal Verbs of Prohibition: - Must not - Can't - May not - Shouldn't

8. Modal Verbs of Advice: - Should - Would better

9. Modal Verbs of Necessity: - Must - Have to - Need to - Should

10. Modal Verbs of Request: - Could - Would - Might - May

Important Rules and Exceptions:


1. Modal verbs do not change form.
2. Modal verbs are used with the base form of the main verb.
3. Modal verbs cannot be used with another modal verb.
4. Some modal verbs have multiple meanings.
Modal Verbs Worksheet

Choose the correct answer for each question:

1. You ________ forget to lock the door.


a) must
b) must not
c) should
d) can

2. If I won the contest, I ________ donate the prize money.


a) will
b) would
c) would not
d) can

3. By next year, I ________ able to drive a car.


a) will be
b) will not be
c) can be
d) may be

4. You ________ visit your grandparents more often.


a) ought to
b) ought not to
c) should
d) must

5. If it ________ snowed, we would have gone skiing.


a) had
b) has
c) had not
d) have

6. I ________ speak three languages fluently.


a) can
b) can not
c) could
d) may

7. You ________ believe everything you read online.


a) should
b) should not
c) must
d) can
8. By the time I arrived, they ________ finished their project.
a) had
b) have
c) had not
d) have not

9. If I ________ taken a map, we wouldn't have gotten lost.


a) had
b) have
c) has not
d) take

10. You ________ try this new restaurant, it's terrible!


a) must
b) must not
c) should
d) can

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