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Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to
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gleb_chebrikoff
13 days ago
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Hi There,
I am having trouble understanding Main verbs and Auxiliary verbs could someone please assist me.
If there is a modal verb before the main verb would I class this as a main verb?
I understand that the primary Auxiliary
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Modals: She has to work. Put into negative, question and past using have to =
She doesnt have to work hard. Does she hav e to work hard? She didnt have to work hard.
The last sentence is past which also could be written = She had to work
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Can I say this then..Couldn't had been..no, right?
No! Read the link I sent you and come back tomorrow.
Wait because of the modal couldn't , have would have to be the base form. Right?
Yes, just remember that.
You
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Pleasehelp,
I replied your other posts regarding the use of modals. Again, Whenever you see the following modals /helping verbs used, even in their negative form, you will find the adjacent verb remain in its basic form. i.e. He must understand
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May have/ Might have ( positive or negative )
Past Perfect is used to describe something that happened before a specific time in the past
- He had left before i arrived ( he had been here for sure before i came, but i didn't see him,
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Hi, Very generally speaking, 1. When " do " is the main verb of a sentence in the simple present and the subject is in the third singular person (" he/she/it "). She always does her homework in the afternoon. -- He usually
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tanit
127 days ago
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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
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Hi, I am a student yet. I have some questions about the English Grammar and Vocabulary .
I was studying by the Intermediate Language Practice: English Grammar and Vocabulary by Michael Vince with Paul Emmerson , because I have a test . While
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anonymous
154 days ago
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Hi, that's because some verbs and expressions require the subjunctive. Below is an excerpt from Swann's book (§567).* 1. What is the subjunctive? Some language have special forms called 'subjunctives', which are used
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tanit
192 days ago
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