7 Modal Verbs in English

7 Modal Verbs in English






HAVE TOUnwillingness, forced circumtances
WOULDWish (with “to like”), polite request, a habit of the past
SHOULDNecessity, advice, blame, recommendation, reproach, regret
USED TORepeated action in the past
OUGHT TOMoral duty, insistent advice, strict recommendation
NEED(un)necessity
BE TOObligation arising out of arrangement or agreement