Whereas other verbs must conform to tenses, modal verbs do not. Modal verbs ‘can’ and ‘could’ are used to show ability. For example, “He can carry a sack of maize without breaking a ...

Must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may and might are all examples of modal verbs. Modal verbs are easy to spot because there are so few of them, they don’t change their spelling and ...

Modal verbs are easy to spot because there are so few of them. In addition to must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may and might, we can add ought to and have to. If we are told that we ...