Ought to are examples of semi-modal verbs. Semi-modal verbs are composed of two or more separate words ending with ‘to’. Will you join us for coffee? Won't you come in? I shall be in London on Monday (or I'll be. I've revised so I should be ready for the test. There are four activities with different levels of difficulty and a short grammar explanation. It´s an easy OE for students to practise the use of the modals CAN, CAN´T, MUST and MUSTN´T. FIND THE CORRECT MODAL :CAN, MUST OR MUSTN´T. You should take an umbrella in case it rains. Two exercises with modal verbs: multiple choice and fill in the gaps. You must be tired after your long journey. The President may come to our offices if the meeting finishes before 5 pm. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses. (Also called modals, helping verbs, or auxiliary verbs.). The subject: Can you? NOT Do you can? MODALĬan I come with you? ('May' is also used.)Ĭharlie could swim when he was four years old.Ĭould you tell me the way to the station please? Free online tutorial focusing on modal verbs and modal like expressions with interactive modal verb exercises.
5) Questions are formed by inversion with 4) The negative is formed by the addition of not / n’t:ĭon’t can. 3) They do not have a past form: He/she canted. Modal verbs have the following characteristics: 1) They do not have participle or infinitive forms 2) They do not take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular. Possibility, prediction, speculation, deduction and necessity. Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb which express the mood of another verb.
