Difference between revisions of "Modality"
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| − | + | can || could | |
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| + | | will || would | ||
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| + | | shall || should | ||
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| + | | may || might | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | must || must | ||
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| − | dare | + | == Odd hybrids == |
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| + | dare <br /> | ||
need | need | ||
| − | == periphrastics with to | + | == periphrastics with to == |
| − | ought to / needs to | + | ought to / needs to<br /> |
| − | be able to | + | be able to<br /> |
etc. | etc. | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 2 April 2011
Modal verbs in English
{ can || could |- | will || would |- | shall || should |- | may || might |- | must || must |- |}
Odd hybrids
dare
need
periphrastics with to
ought to / needs to
be able to
etc.
