Tagged: modal auxiliaries
Must is a modal auxiliary verb. It has no –s in the third person singular. He must go. (NOT He musts go…) Must is followed by an infinitive without to. I must get some rest. You must finish the report today itself. You must...
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,...
Verbs are action words. They tell us what the subject does/did. All verbs have an ing form. All of them can also be used with the marker to. In the following sentences, underline the...
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...
Fill in the blanks with appropriate auxiliary verbs. Each question is followed by three suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one. 1. I don’t think he …………………… come. a) Would b) Will c) Shall...