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Modal verbs in English
Give more meaning or modify the meaning
can - ability
will - future
have to - obligation, but no consequences
[To have a go - ללכת על (זה)
Have at it - לכו על זה]
must - obligation with consequences
Modal 1 ; can | will
ability | future
Modal 2 ; would | could | should
Hypothetic intention | ability | obligation
Modal 3 ; may | shall
Formal ability | will & US legal obligation
possibility / request
Verb modes 1, 2 & 3
V1 | V2 | V3
Every day I... Yesterday I... I have... before.
am / are / is
run
dive
hang
read
bring
arise
begin
write
do
see
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was / were
ran
dove
hung
read
(red)
arose
began
wrote
did
saw
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been
run
dived
/ hanged
read (red)
brought
arisen
begun
written
done
seen
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