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 ...

For example, “Can I join you in the game?”, “Could I take the bike?”, “May l take my leave, sir?” Modal verb ‘should’ is used in giving advice. For example, “You should visit the ...

Modal auxiliaries, such as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would, are followed by a base verb (the infinitive without to) and remain unchanged regardless of the subject or ...