Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that can not function as a main verb, unlike auxiliary verbs "be", "do" and "have" that they can function as a main verb.
Modal verbs express mode. They can express ability, possibility, necessity or other status. They are auxiliary verbs future and conditional. The English verb tenses are not enough to express ideas of chance or uncertainty. There is no conditional tense in English. At the same time, auxiliary verbs are used for conditional. Nor is there a tense and the subjunctive in Spanish. Therefore, it is very important to understand the uses of modal verbs.
As complementary verbs are modal verbs do not work without another word. The other verb always goes after the modal verb is in the base form (the infinitive without "to"). modal verbs are not conjugated and have no time.
The modal verbs are :
The modal verbs are :
- Can
- Could
- May / Might
- Will
- Shall
- Should
- Ought to
- Must / Have to
- Would
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