Imagine trying to speak without expressing possibility, permission,or necessity; it would be like painting without colour. That’s were the modal verb step in. These special helping verbs—can, could, ...

Modal verbs, which express a likelihood, ability, permission, request, order etc., usually help main verbs to state the future. It is the reason they are categorised as auxiliary verbs in the context.

Modal verbs are verbs that indicate likelihood, ability, permission or obligation.

Here s a set of basic but tough grammar questions posted in Jose Carillo s English Forum by an Iran-based member who goes by the cryptic username r_a: What are the differences between a helping verb, ...

Christina Lamelas from Spain writes: I have some doubts dealing with appropriate use of the auxiliary particles do/does/did with need and dare. Sometimes I find need and dare used with these ...

Danilo Gomez Barbosa from Columbia writes: Could you please explain the difference between the modal auxiliary verbs should, could and would and how they are used? Thanks for your help. If he'd taken ...