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Is there a difference between modal and modal verb ?

Ruttonjee wrote: Can I use 'I will suggest' and 'I will recommend' instead of 'I would suggest' and I would recommend'? What is the difference between 'will' and 'would' here? Can I use 'shall'? Simon First, assuming you mean in the future: At our next meeting, I will suggest - I am...

Thanks a lot again for all your help. "Would" seems to be the most confusing modal verb in English grammer and trying hard to learn the correct usages of this mysterious word . As Nona said. they might have used "Would have had to" to express the uncertainty, in that case, Can we use "had had...

Statement: "Must" is about subjective necessity and "have to" about objective necessity. If so, why can't we use "must" in the past? -Remember that "must" is a full modal verb and "have to" is not. -Remember also that all 9 core modals, are used to express the speaker's (or listener's)...

Shafqat wrote: what is difference between these two sentences He might come. or he may come . thanks If you're presented with these sentences in an exam, it's probably best to say what most textbooks seem to say, i.e. that "might" indicates less likelihood than "may". If you hear "may" or...

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

I need a help - which answers are correct? 1. a) It could have been worse. b) It might have been worse. 2. a) If he hadn't taken the doctor's advice, he could have died. b) If he hadn't taken the doctor's advice, he might have died. 3. a) I could have bought that book, If I...

Look, it was last November , for Chrissake. Okay, so I did a lot of bad things in those days. But I was young. I was foolish. And I've paid my dues. I've posted in the Linguistics forum. Taken out a troll or two. Answered posts about modal verbs. I'm not proud of what I did. But it was, what?...

Rule: Modal verbs (and "must" is one of them) cannot be followed by a past tense form. To express past tense after a modal add "have" and the past participle. This is not truly a "present perfect" but a "modal perfect". In the case of the modal perfect construction the difference between simple...

Rule: Modal verbs (and "must" is one of them) cannot be followed by a past tense form. To express past tense after a modal add "have" and the past participle. This is not truly a "present perfect" but a "modal perfect". In the case of the modal perfect construction the difference between simple...