semi-modals

by gadah

Artwork: Gadah selme

Joined Dec 2021
Published Books 3

Apart from modal verbs, there are some other verbs or verb phrases that are known as semi-modals. They are called semi-modals because their function and meaning is similar to that of modals, but their form is different

English semi-modals are: BE GOING TO, BE ABLE TO, USED TO, OUGHT TO, HAVE TO, NEED TO

Unlike modals:

most of them carry the ‘s in the 3rd person singular.

She has to wake up early tomorrow

He is going to study law

they sometimes need auxiliaries to form the negative and interrogative forms

She doesn’t have to wake up tomorrow

Do you need to do that?

some of them change form from present to past or future

I had to wake up early yesterday

I have to wake up early

I will have to wake up early next week.

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