Modal Auxiliaries

⏺️   There are 13 Modal Auxiliaries in English.

⏺️   They are :  can,could, will, would, shall, should,

may, might, must, ought to, need to, used to, dare

⏺️  Modal  Auxiliaries are used to indicate mood

⏺️ They are used as helping verbs

⏺️  They never come single, come with Main verb

⏺️ The modal auxiliaries do no change their form,

whatever be the number and person of the subject

   I can write, she can write...

⏺️ Modal auxiliaries do not have infinitive or

participle forms.

Modal Auxiliaries	Indication / Attitude / Function
Can/ Could	Ability
May	Possibility, Permission
Might	Less possibility
Must / Ought to	Compulsion, Obligation, Moral duty
Will/ Shall	Certainty
Should	Advice, Suggestion
Would / Used to	Habitual action in past
Need	Necessity
Dare	Have the courage

                      Examples

⏺️   An animal may alter surrounding.

 ( Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing ability )

-    An animal can alter surrounding

⏺️   Your younger brother is careless about his  study 

(  Frame a sentence using modal auxiliary giving him advice )

- You should be careful about your study.

⏺️   The time might come.

   ( Replace modal auxiliary showing certainty )

-   The time will come.