Follow Speedy Pete's adventures and mishaps as he gets to grips with modal verbs. Suitable for teaching English Language at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.

Originally, 10 modal verb types were used in English grammar. Here's a table summarising the modal verb usage chart and uses of common modal verbs in English, along with some modal verbs examples: ...

Using modal verbs - or modals - such as could, would, can and will help you make polite requests in English in a formal or informal setting.

Epistemic modal verbs and adverbs of necessity are claimed to be positive polarity items. We study their behavior by examining modal spread, a phenomenon that appears redundant or even anomalous, ...

There are three basic kinds of verbs plus many subclasses. Here we cover only the three basic types. Initially, verbs are divided into main verbs and auxiliary verbs. Then auxiliary verbs are divided ...

Much research has focused on nonnative speaker (NNS) use of modal verbs of obligation and necessity, indicating that NNSs may have difficulty with these modals and use them in different contexts from ...

These are not just typos. For instance, one book aimed at teachers analyses “have” as a modal verb, which it is not, and suggests that modal verbs form tenses, which they do not.