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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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