By Modals, Modal verbs

Although I'm unable to answer the question, I think it can define it more precisely. Is about with the help of which modal verbs you can tell what another person said. They have it in German and that is, I think, what the question means - whether there is such a construction in English. For...

Could someone tell me which modal verbs are used for reporting speech or thought? I'd appreciate an example.

Well, you can choose between: 1. fancy going 2. like to go but not fancy to go. (Jeez, English must be a horrible language to learn; you have my sympathies.) "Fancy" is not a modal verb and so cannot take an infinitive. Rommie

Only number 1 is correct. The main verb (the one that comes after the modal verb--will, would, could, can, etc.) is always in the infinitive (without "to"). Regarding to your second question, you must use a participle form of the verb to make compound tenses and not it's past tense form, as you...

if you want to fix you grasp of modal verbs you might find the little quizzes on this website helpful - http://www.englishpage.com/modals/

Dima's answer is definitely NOT correct. These words like: could, may, might, etc are known as modal verbs and convey subtle variation in meaning that ppl may not all agree on - in this case "wouldn't" imples more of a choice, an exercise of will, to NOT do the thing, where as "did not" is...

I need to make a research on modal verbs.I'm an english teacher from Romania and I need to make my licence on this. Can you help me??? avram_dany_2000@yahoo.com

Hi ! Will is a modal verb, thus it must be immediately followed by a verb in the INFINITIVE and then you can use an "ING" form. For example: I will BE going to the cinema. NOT: I will going to the cinema. So, don´t forget that after a modal verb, the verb which immediately follows MUST be...

The second one is correct - When class is over, it will probably be raining. Usually the adverb goes after the verb To Be but when we have an auxilary word or modal verb (e.g. might, must, have, will etc.) the adverb normally goes directly after these. She has always been crazy. You should never...

Let's first compare "would" to "could" in questions. "Could" means do you have the ability, whereas "would" means do you have the willingness: "Would you help me?" vs. "Could you help me?" We often use could to mean willingness as well, but it really should be "would." Now let's try some...