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English verbs

There are 5 kinds
of verbs in english.
Those are mainly

1Be forms
2 Do forms
3 Have  ,,
4Modals
5Normal verbs.

The explanation
about modals.

In english future
tense is indicated
by the presence of
"will and shall"two
modals.

        Thus the future
tense is a modalized
tense.
Can,could,shall,may
used to,should,must,
going to, used in the
dialogue are all modals.


A modal is a verbal
which expresses"
Modality" the attitude
of the speaker to the 
process and subject role
in it. It may indicate

Futurity
Possibility
Probability
Obligation
Suggestion
Warning
and Willingness
etc.
A modal may also
refer to the speaker's
assessment of 
situation.

Modals are 3 types.
1.Primary modals
2.Semi-modals
3.Modal Idioms

Primary modals
are those which
have no other
function .

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Semi-modals are 
generally verbs
which are used
as modals.
Some of them retain
the grammatical 
properties of the 
main verb(Eg:dare)


Modal Idioms are
expressions which
are modals only in
their idiomatic sense.

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1.Primary modals
Base  past.  Negative
form. form. form
Will-. Would-will not/would not
Shall-should- shall not/should not
May - might--ay not/ might not
Can .- could - can't/could not
Must-.            - must not
Ought to-.        Ought not
     
Semi-modals
Dare -dared - dare not/dared not
Need - .           Need not
Used to-.          Used not
Be to     - .         Be not to
(is,was
are,were)

Have                   hadn't
Had .                      , ,
Be able to-.   be not able to
Be going to- be not going to
Be about to - be not about to

Be likely to - be not likely to
Be bound to- be not bound to
Be liable to.  - be not liable to
Be apt to.      - be not apt to
   

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Modal Idioms
Better - better not
Had as well-known had as well not
Had best - had best not
Had rather- had rather not
Can't help .- couldn't help

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