Question

Fill in the blanks using correct models.
1. I _ swim when I was young.
2. You _ not open this box.
3. We _ obey our teachers.
4. You _ take complete bed rests.
5. He _ come tomorrow.
6. _ we please go to some other place.
7. He _ join a college.

Answer 1

1. I could swim when I was young.
2. You cannot open this box.
3. We must obey our teachers.
4. You should take complete bed rest.
5. He will come tomorrow.
6. Shall we please go to some other place.
7. He may join a college.

Modals

• Modals are auxiliary verbs that add additional meaning to the verbs in a sentence.
• They can indicate the possibility, necessity, ability, intent of the subject, or some hypothetical conditions.
• The common modals include will, could, cannot, shall, must, may, ought, etc.
• Modals like must and should indicate the likelihood of something happening.
• The modals like could, might, or may refer to the possibility of something.
• The modals can and cannot indicate the ability or inability to do something.
• Modals referring to a request includes shall, would, can, may.
• Must is a command modal while should is a suggestive modal.