Might is always considered a modal in English. However, and that is why I think yours is a good question, in other languages, such as my own – which is Dutch – we do in fact add an adverb to the verb phrase of the sentence. In the end, the

Hi CB, To my home has nothing to do with verbs. To is a preposition here. Did I say it had anything to do with verbs? Yes, to is a preposition but to my home functions an infinitive object. Am I wrong? The auxiliary forms of need are used

Hi, I know that auxiliary verb "need" cannot be used in affirmative statements, but how about this one? Is this correct? You need only see her. Hi, Let me quote Swann ( Practical English Usage , 3 rd ed., § 366.2): Need can also have

Hi Eladio You have a mathematical mind! Congratulations! In addition to what CalifJim and MrP have said, I would like to add a couple of comments. In one of your sentences not is in the wrong place: "Shall not we ever get used to this

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,

You call them differently because they are different. Auxiliary verbs (also called Primary auxiliary verbs - to be, to have and to do) form tenses and show Aspect. They can also be lexical verbs and they can be inflected. Modal auxiliary verbs

Many sources call them ' semi-modals ', Seyfihoca, though they may be grouped in various ways. “Have to ... though semantically very close to must, has none of the modal properties and is clearly a catenative , not a modal.” (Huddleston,

Charlie, I'm sorry to have to say that the references you have are worthless. Don't trust them any longer. That's an unnecessary error that betrays total ignorance about English grammar. Not *the* most distinguishing thing, but

I was a bit confused myself in the beginning becuase I thought that modals were just can, could; may, might; will, would; must; shall, should. These verbs are the "classical" modals, but every verb that expresses/describes the modus of a full

All of your sentences are correct. The choice of where to position the "maybe" is one of style rather than grammatical necessity. If style is what you'd like to improve on, I would suggest getting rid of the "was...maybe" structure