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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Verbal forms
What are the names of these forms?
1)could + infinitive (es they could go)
2)could have + past participle of verb (ex. they could have worked)
3)could have been (they could have been working)
4)could be (they could be working)
1)could + infinitive (es they could go)
2)could have + past participle of verb (ex. they could have worked)
3)could have been (they could have been working)
4)could be (they could be working)
Top answer
They are all modal forms because 'could' is a modal verb. "Modals" is the general name. Various books may have different names for the forms you cited.
- They are all modal forms because 'could' is a modal verb.
- "Modals" is the general name.
- Various books may have different names for the forms you cited.
- I am not aware of any universal standard set of terms for naming them.
- I would use the following terms.
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They are all modal forms because 'could' is a modal verb. "Modals" is the general name. Various books may have different names for the forms you cited. I am not aware of any universal standard set of terms for naming them.
I would use the following terms.
could/may/might/can/should/ ...
go modal
be going modal progressive
have gone modal p
I would use the following terms.
could/may/might/can/should/ ...
go modal
be going modal progressive
have gone modal p
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