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Modal Verbs

What are modal verbs?

  

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Modal verbs express the speaker's attitude to the action indicated by the main verb. Modal verbs are quite common in English, and you’ve probably seen them hundreds of times without actually knowing their name. The most frequently used ones are: can may might could should would will must

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  • Modal verbs express the speaker's attitude to the action indicated by the main verb.
  • Modal verbs are quite common in English, and you’ve probably seen them hundreds of times without actually knowing their name.
  • The most frequently used ones are: can may might could should would will must
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Modal verbs express the speaker's attitude to the action indicated by the main verb.

Modal verbs are quite common in English, and you’ve probably seen them hundreds of times without actually knowing their name. The most frequently used ones are:

  • can
  • may
  • might
  • could
  • should
  • would
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