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Hi, WElcome to the Forum. 'Has/had/have' are not usually considered to be modals. Please try to provide a few sample sentences that we can comment on specifically. Best wishes, Clive

Hi!I have a question about when to use can or could. Here's an example:"While I get along with most people very well, I can see how not getting along with a co-worker could affect the workplace."Can someone tell me why they used "could affect the workplace" there instead of "can affect the...

Is it correct to write the following sample sentence? "I would go with you if you would pay for my movie ticket." JTT: Yes, it's fine, Procrastinator. Here, 'if you would' is the volitional 'would', it's questioning the person's willingness to shell out for the ticket. "I would go with you...

They're interesting results. If we exclude 1a (small sample), they suggest 'person of verb by nearest preceding subject pronoun' – except 3. So 'me...is' jars less than 'us...is'; which takes us back to Paco's point about number. But then, perhaps some instances here of 'need' are semi-modal,...

Sorry, deer-- Could you make a simple sample sentence for each case? What do you wish to do with the 'be'? Both use and omit it? For example: 'I have studied English for many years' vs. 'English has been studied by many Japanese'? Is this what you wish to compare?