Modals verbs are a class oI auxiliary verbs.

Modal verbs are also called modal auxiliaries or

simply manners. Ten modal verbs English:

Could dog
May Might
Should Marshall
Would Will
Must ought to

Manners express the mode oI a verb: the ability, possibility, the need or a main verb other
status.

Estes verbs with main verbs are used to make statements or questions. Conjugates have no
manners and no time and can not be used without the main verb.

In English, the main verb is always in the inIinitive without to, except the modal ought.

In a statement, the word order is subject modal main verb.

subject main verb modal
They
They Can
can eat.
come.

Mike
Should Mike
must walk.
walk.

For questions, word order is subject modal main verb.

yes or no questions (yes-no questions)
main verb modal subject
Dog
Can They Come?
come?

Should
Should Mike
Mike drive?
drive?

inIormation questions (wh-questions)
subject wh-word main verb modal
When
When dog
They can eat?
come?

How
How Could
could I know?
know?


Dog

The modal can, like the Spanish word power, indicates a possibility or capacity.

Can Tom help you.
Tom can help you.

Can be dangerous wild animals.
Wild animals can be dangerous.
Eating Out Can Be Costly.
Eating out can be expensive.

In questions, dog is used to request permission to do something or to ask about a
possibility.

Can I help you?
I can help?

Mike Can Have dinner with us?
Mike dine with us?
Who can answer the next question?
Who can answer the next question?

When Can We Get back the results?
When can we get the results?


Could

Could The modal indicates a possibility or an ability in the past.

I Could Have Told You That.
I could have said that.

It Could Have Been a disaster.
It could have been a disaster.
When I was young, I Could run very Iast.
When I was young, I could run very Iast.

Could be used to speculate on Iuture possibilities. Estes examples, Could and Might are
synonymous.

It Could / Might rain tonight.
It may rain tonight.

This Could / Might be dangerous.
That may / might be dangerous.

In the questions yes or no, Could speculates on some possibilities in the present or the
Iuture.

Could she be the murderer?
Can / Could she be the killer?

Could this be a mistake?
Could this be an error?

Could indicate a choice.

We Could Go see a movie.
Can / could see a movie.

I Could Become a doctor.
I can / could be a doctor.

In the questions yes or no, Could make a request politely. Estes examples, Could and Can
are synonymous.

Could / Can you open your window?
Can you open your window?

Could / Can you help me Move This soIa?
Can you help me move this couch?

Could be used to Iorm the conditional which contains two sentences: one with "iI" (iI) and
the other with the result. Could prayer is on the result.

In these statements, expressed Could a hypothetical situation:

II I had time, I Could play tennis with you.
II you have time you could play tennis.

Could We study together, iI you want to.
We study together, iI you want.
II It Were not raining, we Could go on a picnic.
II it was not raining, we could go on a picnic.

Could be used to speculate on a possibility that does not get done because they do not come
to a condition IulIilled.

II We had leIt Sooner, Could Have we taken the train.
II we come out sooner, we could have taken the train.

I Could Have Passed the exam, iI I Had Studied more.
I could have passed the exam iI I had studied more.
I'm glad we Took umbrellas. We Could Have gotten soaked.
I'm happy that we brought umbrellas. We could have soaked.


Shall and Will

Manners will / Marshall main verb is the time to come and show an intention or an action
will happen in the Iuture.

There is no diIIerence between these two modalities when used in statements. However,
Marshall is rarely used in American English.

I will / close the door Ior Marshall you.
I'll close the door Ior you.

Tom will / Shall Meet us at the train station.
Tom meets us at the train station.
They will / Shall leave tomorrow at 8:00.
Iran morning at eight.

In-questions, shall and will be used to Iind options or data.

Who will / Shall drive the car?
Who will drive the car?

When will / shall i see you again?
When will I see you again?
How will / Shall you get here?
How do we get here?

What time will / shall we meet?
When do we meet?

In questions yes or no, shall and will are not synonymous.

Will be used to request a Iavor.

Will / Shall you turn oII the TV?
Turn oII the TV ? Turn oII the TV.

Will / Shall you stop whining?
Will stop whining? To the whiners.

Will / Shall you go with me?
Will you go with me? Come with me.

Will be used to inquire about one thing or person.

Will / Shall ever pay you back Tom?
Devuelvera Tom never what you owe?

Will / Shall be visited by Humans Mars Within twenty years?
Mars will be visited by humans in twenty years?

Will / Shall you be Iinished soon?
Are you going to end soon?

Shall questions about preIerences or recommendations. In these cases, shall and are
sinonomos Should. In American English the use oI Marshall is very rare, and is only in the
Iirst person.

Should / Shall I close the door?
Do you close the door?

Should / Shall I close the door?
Should close the door?
Would it be okay iI he closes the door?

Should / Shall They Come back later?
Will you return later?
Should come back later?
Should / Shall bring Iood to Tom the party?
Tom Is there anything else to eat at the party?

Should / Shall we stay here?
Let's meet here?

May and Might

Manners are sinonomos May and Might and suggest an action that can happen in the Iuture.

I may / Might go to the park, or I may / Might stay home.
Can you go to the park, or perhaps it just stays home.

This may / Might be a bad idea.
Maybe it's a bad idea.
It may / Might rain tonight.
It may rain tonight.

May can be replaced with can to give instructions or permission.

You may / Can now board the airplane.
Now, they can board the plane.

You may / Can begin the exam in ten minutes.
They can start the test in ten minutes.

May can be replaced with can on the questions yes or no. The word May is more polite.

May / Can I see your driver's license?
I can see your driver's license?

May / Can we have some more water, please?
Can we have more water please?

Might can be used instead oI May or can. However, in American English Might use in this
context is very rare.

May / Can / Might I be oI Some assistance?
I can assist you?

May / Can / Might we oIIer you a suggestion?
Can we oIIer a suggestion?


Must

The shows must-modal obligation.

You must see this movie.
They have to see this movie.

Tom must see a doctor Immediately.
Tom should see a doctor immediately.

Must may indicate probability or assumptions.

You Must Be angry.
Be angry.

My watch Must be broken.
My watch must be broken.
I guess my clock does not work.
Maybe my watch is broken.

I Must Have Done That BeIore moving to Spain.
I should have done beIore moving to Spain.
Maybe she did it beIore moving to Spain.
To the best she did it beIore moving to Spain.

In-questions, the word indicates a compulsory must-and can be sinonomo with should.
Should American English is much more common in this context.

When should / Must we be there?
When should we be there?

Who should / must I talk to?
Who do I speak?

It can be used must Ior rhetorical questions.

Must you make so much noise? Please be quiet.
Should you make so much noise? Please silence.

So Many Must I ask questions? I hope I have stops asking questions.
Should so many questions? I hope that ends their questions.


Should and Ought (to)

Should manners and ought to indicate an obligation Ior which is not true. Should and ought
are sinonomos.

You should / ought to call your mother.
You should call your mom.

I should / ought to go home now.
Now I must go home.

In questions, Should is used to determine whether an obligation exists. In American English
ought never used in questions.

Should I call her?
Should you call her?

Should we pay now?
Do we pay now?
When should we leave?
When do we leave?

What should I wear?
What should I wear?


Would

Would modal Iollowed by the word like is a polite way oI indicating a preIerence.

Would I like my white wine with Iish.
I like white wine with my Iish.

We Would like a room with a view.
We would like a room with a view.

In questions, Would like a polite way to ask Ior a decision.

Would you like soup or salad with your meal?
Do you preIer the soup or salad with your meal?

Where would you like to eat dinner?
Where would you like dinner?
Would Tom like this When Delivered?
When do you want Tom that is delivered?

Would that an application can be more polite.

Come here! Would you come here?
Come here! Please come here.

That Stop making noise! Would you stop making noise That?
Stop making that noise! Please stop making this noise.

Would be used to explain an action that results Irom a real or perceived status.

I would go with you iI I Did not Have to work.
II you would not have to work.

II I had not HAD to work, I Would Have gone with you.
II I had not had to work, had gone with you.
She Would Be surprised iI you came to the party.
Would be surprised iI it came to the party.

Would Tom drive, But He Does not Have a license.
Tom handle but no driver's license.

Would introduce a common actions oI the past.

When I was a student, I would go swimming every day.
As a student, went swimming every day.

When Tom Lived in France, He Would write me long letters.
When Tom lived in France, I wrote detailed letters.