how to learn use of modals?
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MODALS auxiliaries are verbs such as can , must , could and would, which are used with main verbs to express such ideas as possibility, permission, necessity, obligation .
‘Will’ expresses intenstion, promise, threat, determination.
Eg : I will try to come. (promise)
I will kill you. (determination)
‘shall’ expresses order, threat, promise, determination, intensio:
Eg : Shall I go with you ? (intension)
you shall be punished . (threat )
Should expresses duty, advise, polite request:
Eg : you should take care of yourself. (advise)
Should I help you ? (polite request)
Would expresses determination, habitual action willingness, wish :
Eg: Would that I were a bird. (wish)
May expresses possibility, permission, wish, purpose :
Eg : may you live long ! (wish)
may I come in ? (permission)
Might expresses a suggestion, possibility :
Eg : it might rain.
Can expresses ability, permission :
Eg : I can swim. (ability)
Could expresses ability, polite request :
Eg: Could you please help me ? (polite request)
Must expresses compulsion :
Eg : You mush obey order.
Need expresses obligation or necessity :
Eg : Need he solve all the sum .
Dare means ‘to have the courage to do something' :
Eg : you dare not to do this.
Used to express a habit in the past . Used to +V .
Eg : I used to swim when I was young .
Has to / have to expresses some compulsion, obligation or necessity in the present or future tense .
has to /have to + V
Eg : Mohan has to finish his work in time .
Had to expresses compulsion, obligation or necessity in the past.
Had to + V
Eg : He had to finish his work before 5 p.m.
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