Modals auxiliaries

These modals indicates a ‘willingness’ to do something in the future.

• Will-would

• Can-could

• Will-could

• Can-would

These modals express possibility and ability.

• Can – Could – May – Might

• Must- should- might- can

• Should- can- will- may

• Can-could- will- should

This modal indicates necessity

• Can

• Should

• Must

• Will

This modal indicates obligation and probability.

• Can

• Should

• May

• Must

This modal also indicates general or repeated willingness in the past.

• Will

• Must

• Would

• Should

__________ has the similar meaning to must but implies less urgency.

• May

• Will

• Would

• Have to

Which of these modals sometimes replaces should.

• None

• Ought to and had better

• Have to and had better

• Ought to and have to

Do not use modals for things which happen definitely

• True

• False

They have -s in the 3rd person singular.

• True

• False

Questions are formed with do/does/did.

• True

• False