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Modal Verb Tutorial Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English. Englishpage.com has created one of the most in-depth modal tutorials in print or online. Study the modal explanations and complete the associated exercises and take another step toward English fluency. If you want to use the Modal Verb Tutorial as a reference only and do not want to complete the tutorial Click Here . The tutorial should be completed as follows: 1. Read this introduction page including the section below titled "What are Modal Verbs?" 2. Complete the exercises below. After each exercise, we have listed the modals covered. Just click on the modal link to learn more about its use. EXERCISES TOPICS COVERED Modal Exercise 1 Can , Could , Have to , Must , Might and Should Modal Exercise 2 Have to and Must Modal Exercise 3 Might , Must and Should . Afterwards, you can repeat the exercise using Could , Have toand Ought to Modal Exercise 4 Couldn't and Might not Modal Exercise 5 Have got to , Had Better , May and Shall Modal Exercise 6 Could , Might , Should and Would Modal Exercise 7 Modal Verbs Forms Modal Final Test Cumulative Modal Test What are Modal Verbs? Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences: 1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person. Examples: He can  speak Chinese. She should  be here by 9:00. 2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past. Examples: He should not be late. They might not come to the party. 3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses. Examples: He will can go with us. Not Correct She musted study very hard. Not Correct Common Modal Verbs Can Could May Might Must Ought to Shall Should Will Would For the purposes of this tutorial, we have included some expressions which are not modal verbs including had better, have to, and have got to. These expressions are closely related to modals in meaning and are often interchanged with them.

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