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  2. Modal verb - Wikipedia

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    That can indeed hinder. You can, if you are allowed. She can really sing. could: That could happen soon. – He could swim when he was young. may: That may be a problem. May I stay? – might: The weather might improve. Might I help you? – must: It must be hot outside. Sam must go to school. – shall: This shall not be viewed kindly. You ...

  3. English modal auxiliary verbs - Wikipedia

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    The English modal auxiliary verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality, properties such as possibility and obligation. [a] They can most easily be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness (they do not have participles or plain forms [b]) and by their lack of the ending ‑(e)s for the third-person singular.

  4. English auxiliary verbs - Wikipedia

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    The first English grammar, Bref Grammar for English by William Bullokar, published in 1586, does not use the term "auxiliary" but says: All other verbs are called verbs-neuters-un-perfect because they require the infinitive mood of another verb to express their signification of meaning perfectly: and be these, may, can, might or mought, could, would, should, must, ought, and sometimes, will ...

  5. Modality (semantics) - Wikipedia

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    The sentence in (1) might be spoken by someone who has decided that all of the relevant facts in a particular murder investigation point to the conclusion that Agatha was the murderer, even though it may or may not actually be the case. The 'must' in this sentence thus expresses epistemic modality: "'for all we know', Agatha must be the ...

  6. English conditional sentences - Wikipedia

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    Occasionally, with a first person subject, would is replaced with should. In the main clause, the auxiliary would can be replaced by could or might, as described for the second conditional. If only one of the two clauses has past reference, a mixed conditional pattern (see below) is used.

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  8. Grammatical mood - Wikipedia

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    You must/might have done now. Past: tūnē kiyā hogā pêhlē. You must/might have done it before (in the past). Progressive: Present: tū kar rahā hogā abhī: You must/might be doing it now. Past: tū kar rahā hogā do din pêhlē: You must/might have been doing it two days ago. Future: tū kar rahā hogā do din bād: You must/might be ...

  9. Modal case - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, the modal case (abbreviated MOD) is a grammatical case used to express ability, intention, necessity, obligation, permission, possibility, etc. It takes the place of English modal verbs such as can, could, would, might, may.