Lcchang  +  208421 Wed, 22 Mar 06 09:41 AM Can any teacher here explain the difference between the modal verb (can, could, may, might, must....) and the auxiliary (can, could, may, might, must....)? If they are the same thing, why do we have to call them by different names? Many thanks. Lcchang Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end. Verbs, Difference Between, Auxiliaries, Modals, Modal Verbs

	paco2004  +  208425 Wed, 22 Mar 06 10:00 AM There are two schools about how to class such stuff. School A classes all of the below as auxiliary verbs 'be', 'do', 'have', 'will/would' 'shall/should', 'can/could', 'may/might', and 'must' are all classed as auxiliary verbs. School B classes 'be', 'do', 'have' as true auxiliary verbs, and 'will/would', 'shall/should', 'can/could', 'may/might', and 'must' as modal verbs. If you are interested in the differences between true auxiliaries and modals, visit THIS SITE. paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English. Verbs, Auxiliaries, Modals, Modal Verbs