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English (Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Present) (The most common auxiliary verbs…
English
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Present)
The most common auxiliary verbs are "be," "do," and "have", and you may also use these verbs on their own. Other common auxiliaries are "can," "could," "may," "might," "must," "ought," "should," "will," and "would."
Example
Do I work?
Other Auxiliaries
There are various modal auxiliary verbs, many falling into pairs, e.g. can/could,
may/might, shall/should, will/would, must, ought to and dare.
Preposition of Time (at, in, on, etc.)
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at for a precise time.
in for month, years, centuries and long periods.
on for days and dates.
Example
The stars shine at night.
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Past)
The highlighted word in each of the following sentences is a modal auxiliary
Example
I could swim when I was 5 years old. .
Could, would, ought, might, must
Modal Auxiliary Verbs (Future)
The word will is a modal auxiliary verb and future tenses are sometimes called "modal tenses".
Example
Will you open the door for me?