What are Modal Auxiliary verbs?
Modals, Auxiliary verbs are these verbs, that express the position or the motivation of a person. the object. All these verbs are called Modals, Auxiliary verbs. They are used as a help verbs with the main verb. The number of the person and subject do not affect these modal auxiliary verbs. A verb used to express the mood (mode) or attitude of speaker is called modal auxiliary verbsहिंदी में ;
Modals, Auxiliary verbs ये क्रियाएं हैं, जो एक व्यक्ति की स्थिति या प्रेरणा व्यक्त करते हैं। उदेश्य। इन सभी क्रियाओं को Modals, Auxiliary verbs कहा जाता है। वे मुख्य क्रिया के साथ सहायता क्रियाओं के रूप में उपयोग किए जाते हैं . व्यक्ति और विषय की संख्या इनModals, Auxiliary verbs को प्रभावित नहीं करती है
Types of Modals, Auxiliary verbs
Modals Helping verbs list ; Can, Could, May, Might, will, would shall, should, must, ought to, use to need, dare, Have to, had to, will/shall have to
CAN/ COULD
We use "CAN‘ for all persons in the present tense.
We use ‘COULD‘ for all persons in the past tense.
CAN is used to show: ‘
1. For Ability in the Present.
Ex. She can speak good English
I can lift fifty k.g weight.
2. For Request
Ex. Can I borrow your pen?
3. For Possibility
Ex. Anyone can make mistakes.
4. Offer
Ex. Can l get you some things?
5. Permission,
Ex. You can use my telephone.
COULD is used to express
1. possibility in the past
Ex. She could be at home.
2.Ability in the past
Ex. She could swim when she was younger.
3.polite request
Ex. Could you lend me some money, please?
4.Permission in the past.
Ex. In those days you could drive without a licence
5.Possibility in the past
Ex. At that time you could live like a king on hundred rupees a day.
Note Some other use in place of Can and Could.
1. We can use ( Able to ) in place of "Can"Present tense and "Could" Past tense.Ability ( Present, Past and Future)
Ex. She can write English well. ( Can)
She is able to write English well. ( Present tense )
Ramesh could play at cards. ( Could)
Ramesh was able to play cards.( Past tense )
Mahesh will be able to help me ( will be able to used in place on a "can" in Future tense )
Modals examples with Exercise
Fill in the blanks with can or could.
1 When I was at school I............ never understand physics.
2 Take an umbrella here, It....rain at any time.
3. They said they..........deliver it next week but I told them not to.
4. They say they ...... deliver next week.
MAY/MIGHT
We use may for all the persons in the present and the future tense.
May is used to express '
l. possibility
Ex. There are clouds in the sky, it may rain today.
2. request for permission
Ex. May I come in ?
3. wish or blessing.
Ex . May you livelong!
4. purpose
Ex. He works hard so that he may pass.
5. permission
Ex. Visitors may enter the museum from 9.00 to 5. 00 each day
MIGHT is used to express
1. possibility
Ex Ruby might be m her office ( May is also possible here.) .
2. permission in the past/present.
Ex. (a) She said that I might borrow her car. “
(b) Might I uSe your car? (A polite form)
3. possrbility 1n the past.
Ex Ithought he might like it.
WILL
We use "will" with second and third person to express.
1. Request
Ex. Will you please lend me some m ney?
‘2. Invitation
Ex. Will you care for a cup of coffee‘?
3 Command or ororder
Ex. All New students will report medical check-up.
