Get Moda Verbs

The modal verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, and dare, need and ought when included) form a subclass of auxiliary verbs. Modal verbs are defective insofar as they cannot be inflected, nor do they appear as gerunds, infinitives, or participles.

A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission or obligation. Modal phrases (or semi-modals) are used to express the same things as modals, but are a combination of auxiliary verbs and the preposition to.

Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) like can, will, could, shall, must, would, might, and should. ... Modal verbs add meaning to the main verb in a sentence by expressing possibility, ability, permission, or obligation. You must turn in your assignment on time. He might be the love of my life.

Modals are can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would and need (need can also be a main verb).

The principal English modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would.

There are ten types of modal verbs: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought to. Can (or cannot/can't) shows ability, in the sense of knowing how or being able to do something. In informal situations, it expresses permission, in the sense of being allowed to do something.

MODAL VERBS. There are nine modal verbs in English: can, could, may, might, will (shall), would, should, must and ought. They are auxiliary verbs, used before the infinitive form of main verbs (without 'to' except after 'ought').

However, when talking about modal verbs in general, the usual number that people talk about is nine - there are nine common modal verbs in the English language.