{"id":673,"date":"2022-04-20T05:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:21:14","slug":"e-aa-4-what-does-the-modal-verb-show","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-4-what-does-the-modal-verb-show\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.4 What does the modal verb show?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does the modal verb show?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key Notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf1f What Does the Modal Verb Show? \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition of Modal Verbs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Modal verbs are special verbs that help the main verb<\/strong> to show certain meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They cannot stand alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples<\/strong>: can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must<\/strong> \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Modal Verbs Show<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Meaning<\/strong><\/th>Modal Verbs<\/strong><\/th>Examples<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Ability \/ Skill \ud83d\udcaa<\/strong><\/td>can, could<\/td>– I can<\/strong> swim. \ud83c\udfca
– She could<\/strong> solve the puzzle. \ud83e\udde9<\/td><\/tr>
Possibility \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/td>may, might, could<\/td>– It may<\/strong> rain tomorrow. \u2614
– He might<\/strong> come late. \u23f0<\/td><\/tr>
Permission \u2705<\/strong><\/td>can, may<\/td>– You can<\/strong> borrow my pen. \u270f\ufe0f
– May<\/strong> I enter? \ud83d\udeaa<\/td><\/tr>
Obligation \/ Duty \ud83d\uded1<\/strong><\/td>must, should<\/td>– You must<\/strong> wear a helmet. \ud83e\ude96
– We should<\/strong> help the poor. \ud83d\udc96<\/td><\/tr>
Prohibition \u274c<\/strong><\/td>must not, cannot<\/td>– You must not<\/strong> touch fire. \ud83d\udd25
– Students cannot<\/strong> skip class. \ud83c\udfeb<\/td><\/tr>
Prediction \/ Future \ud83d\udd2e<\/strong><\/td>will, shall<\/td>– I will<\/strong> call you tomorrow. \ud83d\udcde
– We shall<\/strong> meet at 5 PM. \u23f3<\/td><\/tr>
Polite Requests \/ Offers \ud83d\ude4f<\/strong><\/td>would, could, shall<\/td>– Could<\/strong> you help me? \ud83e\udd1d
– Shall<\/strong> we dance? \ud83d\udc83<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Quick Tips<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n