What are Modal Verbs?

Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some
important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
Examples:
He can speak Chinese.
he sho!ld be here by ":##.
$. %o! !se "not" to make modal verbs ne&ative' even in imple (resent and imple (ast.
Examples:
He sho!ld not be late.
)hey mi&ht not come to the party.
*. Many modal verbs cannot be !sed in the past tenses or the f!t!re tenses.
Examples:
He will can &o with !s. Not Correct
he m!sted st!dy very hard. Not Correct
Common Modal Verbs
CAN
COULD
MAY
MIGHT
MUST
OUGHT TO
SHALL
SHOULD
WILL
WOULD
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