Exploring Modal Helping Verbs in English

This video tutorial from Espresso English covers the use of modal helping verbs in English, such as can, could, may, might, must, should, will, won't, and would. It explains how these verbs modify the main verb to express necessity, possibility, ability, recommendations, and imaginary situations. The tutorial also covers forming questions with modal verbs by changing word order.

What do modal helping verbs modify in a sentence?

• The subject

• The main verb

• The object

• The adjective

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which modal verb would you use to express an ability?

• May

• Must

• Should

• Can

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does 'couldn't' indicate in a sentence?

• No recommendation

• No ability

• No certainty

• No necessity

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which modal verb would you use to express a possibility?

• Might

• Will

• Must

• Should

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does 'may' indicate in a sentence?

• A recommendation

• A necessity

• A certainty

• A possibility

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which modal verb would you use to give a recommendation?

• Must

• Might

• Should

• Will

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does 'must' indicate in a sentence?

• A possibility

• A certainty

• A necessity

• A recommendation

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which modal verb would you use to express certainty about the future?

• Would

• Will

• Might

• Could

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What does 'would' indicate in an imaginary situation?

• An imaginary outcome

• A possibility

• A necessity

• A recommendation

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In a question, where does the modal verb appear?

• Before the subject

• Before the main verb

• After the subject

• At the end of the sentence

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B