GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: A simple way to look at Modal Auxiliaries Oct 14th 2012, 09:49 GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | The source for all engineering and legal education news in India | | A simple way to look at Modal Auxiliaries Oct 14th 2012, 09:00 When there are two verbs in a sentence, the first verb is the auxiliary. It is also called the helping verb. Auxiliary verbs are of two types : 1. Primary Auxiliary 2. Modal Auxiliary 1. Primary Auxiliary- Can be used as a main and a auxiliary verb
- Changes as per the subject.
- Types of auxiliaries-
- to be: are, is, was, were
- to do: do, does, did
- to have: have, has, had
2. Modal Auxiliary - Can only function as auxiliary verb
- Do not change as per the subject
- Types of modal auxiliaries-
can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, ought Some Basic Functions of Modal Auxiliaries: can - ability can't - disability could - past ability may - possibility might - remote possibility will - determination would - past habitual action shall - future should - advice must - compulsion ought to - obligation need - necessity need not - absence of necessity dare not - absence of courage I'll post a small exercise on this soon. :) | | | | |
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