Hi. Would you say there is no difference between the modal verb "could" in the negative (as in "could not") and the verb form "was not able to" when mentioning an action in a specific moment in time or some extended

Anon: Is this a duplicate of your last post? Please don't post a question more than once. OK. Do you know what the modal verbs are? If you would please reply and post a list of them, we can help you with some sentences. It shouldn't take

Do you mean some sentences that have a modal verb in them?

write 2 sentences using the common modal verbs correctly?

Hi. Please help. 1. Is the use of the modal verb "would" a past of the modal "will"? The fact (part?) that is confusing me is that without further context, by the underlined sentence alone, I think the sentence would be

Hi Anon: "shall" is very rarely used, except in formal legal text. However, here are 2 old-fashioned sentences with "shall" used as the modal verb as a future marker: Drinks and cups shall be provided at the event. Bring your

If you whant i can write my answers,but someone must to check it!! Hi, Please do so and post your choices. This way, I am pretty sure you'll receive feedback and help. P.S. " someone must to check it " is grammatically incorrect

What is the best way to identify subjunctives? It may be better just to ignore them! English has so few forms that are obviously subjunctive that it's not often you'll see them. Most subjunctive forms are the same as non-subjunctive forms,

Hi, I'm having trouble understanding this sentence. "Should you be gettig pop-ups on that computer?" "No, not with my spam filter" Maybe I haven't mastered the usage of the modal verb "Should".

With , it looks to non-native speakers who are still struggling with this particular aspect of English as though we can discuss it now That's understandable, because it can be confusing. The key here is that modal verbs like can and may and