Should is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular. He should be here soon. (NOT He shoulds …) You should mend your ways. Should is followed by an infinitive without to. Questions and negatives are made without do. You should go now. Should I go now? No, you should not. Note that should is the past equivalent of shall in indirect speech. They asked, ‘What …
An auxiliary verb is one which helps other verbs to make tenses, passive forms etc. There are two groups – primary auxiliaries and modal auxiliaries. Modal auxiliaries The verbs will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, ought, dare and need are usually called modal auxiliaries. They are used with other verbs to express actions, events or situations that …
Verbs are the most important words in sentences. A verb is an action word. That means it refers to some sort of activity. Identifying verbs is easy. Here are a few tips. Verbs typically exhibit the following properties: 1. They can be used with modal auxiliary verbs like will, can, would, could, may, might, must, should etc. 2. A …
Could is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular. Could is used to indicate ability that existed in the past. It is followed by an infinitive without to. In my younger days I could run four miles at a stretch. Till last year I could read without glasses. Questions and negatives are made without do. Could I have a word …
Be able to Be able to can be used to talk about ability. It often has the same meaning as can/could. He is able to support her. (He can support her.) They were able to catch the thief. (They could catch the thief.) Be + infinitive Be + infinitive is used to indicate simple future, like shall or will, but perhaps with …
Be able to Be able to can be used to talk about ability. It often has the same meaning as can/could. He is able to support her. (He can support her.) They were able to catch the thief. (They could catch the thief.) Be + infinitive Be + infinitive is used to indicate simple future, …
A verb like be, have and do which is used with another verb to make tenses, passive forms, questions and negatives. English auxiliaries are divided into two types: the primary auxiliaries be, have and do, and the modal auxiliaries can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must and ought (to). Need and dare are …
