Modal Verbs in English

Modal verbs are auxiliary or helping verbs that add a sense of ability, possibility, advisability, necessity, obligation, request, permission, or future to the main verb of a sentence. The modal verbs are can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, and must.

In this short book, learn

  • how we use modal verbs

  • contractions with modal verbs, which modal verb is rarely contracted and which has no contracted form

  • how to ask questions with modal verbs

  • important rules about the use of modal verbs

Modal verbs are auxiliary or helping verbs that add a sense of ability, possibility, advisability, necessity, obligation, request, permission, or future to the main verb of a sentence.