What is the difference between "auxiliary verbs" and "modal auxiliary verbs"?

The King Of Love❤️wishes you love & Peace❤️ February 17, 2017 7:07

Greetings, Gary,

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https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/the-sales...

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The King Of Love❤️wishes you love & Peace❤️ February 16, 2017 20:18

Dear Gray,

Wow!

Your link is wonderful.

Thank you very much for showing it to me.

I saved it and I will certainly read carefully later.

If I will have any question, I ask you here.

Dear Gary,

Please, don't forget me because I usually have many grammar questions on the site.

Thanks and bye for now,

Bijan

Gary said:

Hi bijan

This is quite a good page for you to study, it is nice and clear and there are exercises:

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

Here are a list of modal verbs, they can be used with past, present and future verbs.

1. can

2. could

3. may

4. might

5. must

6. must not/may not

7. need not

8. ought to

9. shall

10. should

11. will

12. would

Let me know how you get on...

Gary

The King Of Love❤️wishes you love & Peace❤️ February 15, 2017 20:19

Dear Gary,

Thank you for nice explanation.

One question, please:

I know that "must, may, would, can" are modal auxiliary verbs.

Could you tell me the rest of them, please?

Thanks in advance,
Gary said:

Yes the auxiliary verbs are verbs in their own right; they become auxiliary when used with another verb which is the main verb:

I am Gary

Subject + verb + object

I am working

Subject + auxiliary + main verb

Modal auxiliaries always need a main verb as they only tell us about the nature of the main verb:

I must have

I would have

I can have

The King Of Love❤️wishes you love & Peace❤️ February 14, 2017 21:35

Hi, dear Gary,

First, thank you for answering me.

Second, I read somewhere on the internet that we can use auxiliary verbs (be, do, have) both independently and dependently (with a main verb), but we cannot use modal auxiliary verbs (can, may, must...) independently.

Examples about auxiliary verbs:

1. I did my homework yesterday.

2. I am a student.

3. I have a problem about auxiliary verbs.

Examples about auxiliary modal verbs:

1. I can...

2. I must...

Is the above subject correct, please?

Best wishes,

Gary said:

Hi Bijan

This is it basically, but there is lots of stuff on the web...

An auxiliary verb is one that adds meaning to the main verb:

Do you speak English = are you able to speak English

Auxiliary + subject + verb + noun

I haven’t seen you for ages = seeing you is something that has not happened for a long time.

Subject + auxiliary + verb + noun

A modal auxiliary verb is one that expresses necessity or possibility:

Can I have some ice cream = is it possible for me to have some ice cream

Auxiliary modal + subject + quantifier + noun

I would like some ice cream = if it is possible ice cream is what I want

Subject + Auxiliary modal + verb + quantifier + noun

What is the difference between "auxiliary verbs" and "modal auxiliary verbs"?

Hi, my dear teachers, Today, I read on English club's grammar this sentence, Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxi…

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