CBSE Class 10 English Grammar - Modals

Modal auxiliaries are verbs such as can, must, could, would, etc. which are used with main verbs to express such ideas as possibility, permission, necessity, obligation, etc.

Characteristics of Modal Verbs

The modal verbs are: (i) can (ii) could (iii) may (iv) might (v) must (vi) ought to (vii) shall (viii) should (ix) will (x) would (xi) dare (xii) need (xiii) have to (xiv) used to.
Modal verbs have only one form. They have no ‘ing’ or ‘ed’ forms.
They don’t add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the third person singular form.
For ex.: Mohan can speak two languages. She will try and visit tomorrow.
Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb without ‘to’ (first form of the verb).

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