Would you help me with my homework? ( Would is the modal.May I take your car tonight? ( May is the modal.

Modal verbs are used in inverted sentences, especially in interrogative sentences. ( If I had the time is the if clause in a conditional, would is the modal and travel is the main verb.)

If I had the time, I would travel more.

Modal verbs are used in conditional sentences. ( Should is the modal, have is the auxiliary, and studied is the main verb.) ( Might is the modal and be is the auxiliary.) The verb following the modal may be a main verb or an auxiliary verb like be or have. ( Must is the modal and help is the main verb.) ( May is the modal and borrow is the main verb.) ( Should is the modal and exercise is the main verb.) ( Could is the modal and leave is the main verb.) Modal verbs are placed first in the verb phrase, after the subject, and are followed by a verb in the base form. You ought to visit your grandmother more often. When I was young, I would listen to the radio all day long. I might ask my boss for permission to leave early. He could leave early if his boss would allow him. Permission, suggestion, request, past ability, future possibility Look at the examples of modal and quasi-modal verbs in the charts below. The main quasi-modal verbs are dare, had better, need, ought to, used to, and would rather. These are a subcategory of modals, especially when they function in their negative and interrogative form. There are also quasi-modal, or semi-modal, verbs. The main modal verbs are can, could, may, might, will, would, must, shall, and should.

Modal verbs indicate ability, possibility, obligation, or necessity. A modal verb is a type of auxiliary or helping verb that helps the main verb by indicating the mood of the subject.

What are modals