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What are modals?
What are modals?
- Verbs expressing obligation
- Main verbs expressing attitudes
- Auxiliary verbs used to form tenses, moods, voices, etc. (correct)
- Verbs that can be used on their own
How are modals used with other main verbs?
How are modals used with other main verbs?
- To give emphatic advice
- To form the tense of the main verb (correct)
- To express obligation
- To express prohibition
What does 'must' express?
What does 'must' express?
- Prohibition
- Emphatic advice
- Obligation (correct)
- Possibility
'Have to' expresses obligation in which tense?
'Have to' expresses obligation in which tense?
'Must not' is used for?
'Must not' is used for?
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Modals
Modals
Auxiliary verbs that help form different tenses, moods, and voices in a sentence.
How to use modals
How to use modals
Modals are placed before the main verb to create the desired tense.
Must
Must
A modal that expresses a strong necessity or obligation.
Have to
Have to
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Must not
Must not
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Study Notes
Modals Overview
- Modals are a type of auxiliary verb that express degrees of necessity, obligation, or possibility
Modals with Main Verbs
- Modals are used with other main verbs to convey nuanced meanings and attitudes
'Must' Expressions
- 'Must' expresses strong necessity, obligation, or prohibition
'Have to' Expressions
- 'Have to' expresses obligation in the present tense
- 'Had to' expresses obligation in the past tense
'Must not' Expressions
- 'Must not' is used to express prohibition or a strong obligation not to do something
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Test your knowledge of modals, which are auxiliary verbs used to form tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. This quiz covers the usage and functions of modals in English grammar.
