Our question this week is about a special type of verb. A verb is used to give a sentence action but this auxiliary modal verb gives expression or meaning to what you say; it's a bit like adding salt ...

This week in Question and Answer we explain more about using modal verbs in English language. These are important words that can give your conversation feeling and meaning. Modals are the extra or ...

Picture a small child saying: "Can’t, shan’t, won’t!" They are using modal verbs to show their feelings and attitude to something. Maybe they are refusing to go to bed or eat their peas. Modal verbs ...

Modal verbs are verbs that indicate likelihood, ability, permission or obligation. Modal verbs change the intention or meaning of the main verb in a sentence by showing whether an action is: Learn ...