girl holding stack of books

I've got to return these books to the library.

Modal Verbs

Modals are auxiliary verbs with special meanings.

  • can
  • could
  • would
  • should
  • will
  • may
  • might
  • must
  • ought (to)
  • shall

Modals are different from normal verbs. They don't use an s for he / she / it:

  • He cans go to the store.
  • He can go to the store.

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