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Can you give me an example of a poem about modals?

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What are phrasal modals in English?

Sory ... I dont know


Questions with modals in passive voice?

Can the work be done tomorrow Will the work be done tomorrow Should the mail be posted tonight etc


What are the modals of advice?

Should is a modal verb. It has the same form for all persons and you don't use the auxiliary do in questions and negatives.You use should + the simple form of a verb to give advice.


How many modal verbs are there?

There are 9 modals that we use in everyday speech, but, technically speaking, there are 13 altogether (14 if we count an old past tense of a rare modal that occurs in some older texts). Of the 13 modals, 12 of them take the bare infinitive of the verb following it. Only the modal "ought" takes an infinitive that is preceded by "to". I shall first explain the 9 that we use on a daily basis. Then I'll go into the 3 that are uncommon, one of which has two past tenses to discuss:Top 9 ModalsshallshouldwillwouldcancouldmaymightmustThese are the 9 modals that we native speakers use on a daily basis. Examples are listed below:I shall go to the store.I should have gone to the store.I will not do your paper.I would not have done your paper.I can say it in plain English.I could have said it in plain English.I may come to the game.I might come to the game.I must do this.I must have done this.In Modern English, the past tense of shall is should, will is would, can is could, may is either may or might, and must is always must, even in its past form. The verbs "should, would, could, and might" are not always the past tenses of the erstwhile verbs mentioned. They can stand on their own in strictly present forms e.g. "I should be quiet; I might forget; I could use some help; I would always do it that way."Now for the 3 rare modals with one modal's having 2 past tenses, one of which is considered obsolete in Modern times, but bears mentioning. They are listed below:The Bottom 3oughtneeddare (pt. dared, durst)Of the 3 listed above, ought is used the most in speech. "Dare" and "need" are used mostly as everyday transitive verbs. The past tense of "need" is "need" when it is used as a modal; not "needed", which is the past tense of the normal, everyday verb. For "dare", the past tense is "dared" in Modern English for both the modal and everyday verb, but "durst" is used in older textbooks as the past tense of the modal form. Here are examples below:He need not say anymore.He need not have said anymore.He dare resist!He dared resist!He durst resist! *archaic*Dare he go?Need I say more?He dared not speak out of turn.Dared he speak out of turn?Need he have said more?How dare he speak to me like that!He ought to know the answer.These are the rare modals in English. One shouldn't go around throwing these around unless he should know how to use them. Final list looks like this:shallshouldwillwouldcancouldmaymightmustoughtneeddaredareddurstThese are all English modals that may be seen in contemporary writing over the last 400 years. I hope this article might help.

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What are the modals that are used to express a past habit?

Modals like "used to" and "would" are commonly used to express past habits. For example, "I used to visit my grandmother every Sunday" or "When I was a child, I would play outside all day."


What is the full form of dgsnd?

the full form of dgsnd is directorate general supplies and disposals. it is the rate contract for some specific modals like (with some specific desktop modals, some laptop modals, with some workstation modals. it is valid upto 31/12/2012.


What is acylic and what it is used for?

well what i think it is for tossing and your friend having it nah im jocking is it used for making stuff like modals


What are the kinds of modals?

model tanga


What are the different modals and their uses?

Modals are special verbs that give more information about the function of the main verb...The main uses: PossibilityAbilityPermissionObligation


Can you give me an example of a poem about modals?

ufxjhm


How are modals on Roblox used?

Models on ROBLOX are used for sharing your models with other users or you can use them for your own purposes such as Insert Tool or a way to save your creations.


What are phrasal modals in English?

Sory ... I dont know


What are modals in English?

A modal is a type of auxiliary verb which is used to express the certainty of following verb. For example 'You must go to bed by 10pm', 'You will find it under the sink', 'You might hurt yourself if you do that'. In these case the modals must, will, might, express the certainty of the verbs go, find and hurt.


What is modals linking verb?

modal islike a small word