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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Modal verb and Auxiliary
0 Can any teacher here explain the difference between the modal verb (can, could, may, might, must....) and the auxiliary (can, could, may, might, must....)? If they are the same thing, why do we have to call them by different names? Many thanks. 02 br
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0 There are two schools about how to class such stuff. 02 br
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00 'be', 'do', 'have', 'will/would' 'shall/should', 'can/could', 'may/might', and 'must' are all classed as 01 i 00 auxiliary verbs 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 'be', 'do', 'have', 'will/would' 'shall/should', 'can/could', 'may/might', and 'must' are all classed as 01 i 00 auxiliary verbs 02 i 00 . 02 br
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You call them differently because they are different.
Auxiliary verbs (also called Primary auxiliary verbs - to be, to have and to do) form tenses and show Aspect. They can also be lexical verbs and they can be inflected. Modal auxiliary verbs do not change form and they add modality to the lexical verb.
Both, auxiliary verbs and modal verbs are helping verbs
Auxiliary verbs (also called Primary auxiliary verbs - to be, to have and to do) form tenses and show Aspect. They can also be lexical verbs and they can be inflected. Modal auxiliary verbs do not change form and they add modality to the lexical verb.
Both, auxiliary verbs and modal verbs are helping verbs
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LcchangCan any teacher here explain the difference between the modal verb (can, could, may, might, must....) and the auxiliary (can, could, may, might, must....)? If they are the same thing, why do we have to call them by different names? Many thanks.Lcchangkindly give me Answer i have comfusion in that
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A modal verb is a verb that is used with the base form of a main verb. It is not inflected for tense, gender or number. It does not have participle forms as true verbs have.
An auxiliary verb is a verb that is used with a main verb. It can be modal or not modal.
The non-modal auxiliary verbs are be, have, and do.
The most common modal (
An auxiliary verb is a verb that is used with a main verb. It can be modal or not modal.
The non-modal auxiliary verbs are be, have, and do.
The most common modal (
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AlpheccaStarsA modal verb is a verb that is used with the base form of a main verb. It is not inflected for tenseI wouldn’t say that. All modals have present tense forms, and some have past tense forms. For example:
She won’t help us. [present tense form of will]
She wouldn’t help us. [past tense f
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