Modal verbs
The modal verbs are:
| can | could |
| may | might |
| shall | should |
| will | would |
We use modal verbs to show if we believe something is certain, probable or possible (or not). We also use modals to do things like talking about ability, asking permission making requests and offers, and so on.
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In the paragraph describing the modal verbs, you wrote "We use modals verbs to show..". However, in the title of this chapter you had used "modal verbs"!
How do we explain that?
Thanks for your response.
Yusri
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Which one of these sentences is right :
-You have to do your H.W.
or
-You must do your H.W. and why?
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Hello jasmine,
Please check out this page on using must and have to for a guide on using these two variations on expressing obligation. If you have any more questions after that, ask them on that page.
Regards,
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team