Modals

Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries)

are special verbs which behave irregularly in English.

They are different from normal verbs like "work, play, visit..."

They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it.

They have a great variety of communicative functions

More about Modals and "semimodal structures": Here

and on this blog's Modals label, for example this entry

Practice:

Five speaking activities and Modals snakes and ladders:

More Questions with Modal verbs:

Some new activities:

Modals and similar semimodals: 1, 2

Modals on Kahoot: 1, 2, 3, 4

Modal Verbs exercise list: 1, 2

Rewrite the sentences with a Modal Verb: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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