Modal Auxiliary Words are can, may, shall, will, must, ought to, used to, need, and dare. They do not have’ forms or -ed participles.
Can, may, shall, will, have special past forms (could, might, should, would), but the remainder (such as must) do not.

Modal Auxiliary Words | can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, dare, need, used to, ought to |
Modal Auxiliary Words
Modal Auxiliary Word #1
Shall / Will
- Who will take this responsibility?
- When shall we meet again?
- When will the book be published?
- Autumn will come after the monsoons.
- He shall be twenty-five next Sunday.
- The country will realize his nobility after his death,
- Shall I take the book?
- Which watch shall I buy?
- Shall we go for a walk now?
- Shall the man serve us breakfast now?
- Will you take your tea with us today?
- Will you allow me to use the telephone?
- He will talk about nothing but food.
- They will be watching TV for hours together.
- That will be Satish who is knocking at the door.
Modal Auxiliary Word #2
May / Might
- l may go.
- He may succeed.
- It may be true.
- He might have been hurt.
- He may have lost his book.
- It might rain tomorrow morning.
- I might go to the market.
- He might have gone home yesterday.
- He may not lend you money.
- The man may not come this night.
- I may see you if I can find the time.
- The man might have got into the room any Moment.
- You might have succeeded if you had tried a little harder.
- He may take rice today. You may come in.
- Yes, you may.
- No, you may not.
- May I take leave?
- May I come in?
- You may go home now.
- May I get a cup of tea?
- May I go out, sir?
- May I help you?
- You might use my pen.
- Might I ask you for a favour?
- I told him that he might see me in
- Might I ask you
- May you live long.
- May you be happy.
- May ruin seize them. May you prosper.
- May God help you.
- May God bless you.
- May his soul rest in peace.
- May you be happy forever, my son.
- May thy wish be fulfilled through my life.
Modal Auxiliary Word #3
Can / Could
- I can walk.
- You cannot read.
- Hari can write.
- Birds can fly.
- Yes, he can.
- No, he cannot.
- Can he swim?
- He can do it easily.
- You could do the work.
- Can you play chess?
- I tried as best I could.
- The dumb cannot speak.
- We cannot do without him.
- We cannot live without water.
- You could do this if you tried.
- He can read English very well.
- I cannot walk as fast as you.
- This pot can hold a litre of milk.
- I could not stand such an insult.
- He was so weak that he could not walk.
- I could not pick him up in the crowd.
- If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
- Dulal could not come to school yesterday on account of his illness.
- I know who can do the job well and who could do it better.
- Could you lend me your pen?
- Could you come to my office?
- Could you help me with some money?
- Could you drop my letter into the letter?
- Could you not help him in this matter?
- Could you come to take tea at my home this evening?
Modal Auxiliary Word #4
Must
- I must go.
- Go I must.
- He must have gone.
- He must be a liar.
- You must do this.
- You must not tell a lie.
- You must be a rich man.
- You must have been absent.
- Must we weep forever?
- We must obey the laws.
- We must go to school every day.
- We must do our duty.
- You must have seen an aeroplane.
- The man must be dead by this time.
- You must take him to the hospital.
- We must abide by the will of God.
- We must on no account allow him to escape.
- I must finish this work before sunset.
- You must have heard the name Rabindranath.
- What cannot be cured must be endured.
- He must have been promoted to class IX by this time.
- The man must be mad or how could he say this?
Modal Auxiliary Word #5
Should / Would
- He would bathe in the river.
- We should not sleep during the daytime.
- Should you excuse my fine, I shall be happy.
- We should obey our parents.
- Bimal would read twelve hours a day.
- Would you please lend me a rupee?
- Would you please tell me the time?
- I should be glad to see you.
- We should not laugh at a lame man.
- Should I put a little more sugar in your tea?
- He would often sit up very late at night.
- I would sometimes sit idle for hours,
Modal Auxiliary Word #6
Ought to
- We ought to obey our parents.
- We ought not to laugh at a lame man.
- You should have (or, ought to have) taken his permission beforehand.
- You should not (of, ought not to) quarrel with your friend.
- He should have (or, ought to have) warned the boy from before.
- You should have (or, ought to have) come back before dark.
Modal Auxiliary Word #7
Dare
- I dare to say that you are a liar.
- He dare not speak of the incident openly.
- I dared or durst not enter the room. Or, I did not dare to enter the room.
- Trisna dare not come to me.
- Parag dared insult me to my face.
- Sugata durst (or, dared) not do this.
- I dare not insult him.
- How dare he argue with you?
- Dare he behaves badly towards my guests?
- Arjuna dared Karna to a duel.
- Bhima dared Duryodhana to fight with clubs.
- Being defeated the other day, he does not dare me to fight with him anymore.
- I dare (defy) death,
- I can dare any danger.
- I shall dare him to fight with me.
- Saurav has dared Donald to fight with him on the field.
Modal Auxiliary Word #8
Need
- Need he go?
- You need not apply.
- Bijan need not go there.
- We need not do this work.
- You need not trouble yourself.
- Rumpita need not come here anymore.
- You need not have waited so long.
- Rohit need not worry.
- You need not have bothered so much about this trivial matter.
- I need not have bought it.
- Need I write (a letter) to him?
- I need your help.
Modal Auxiliary Word #9
Used to
- He used to play football when he was at school.
- I used to live here when I was a boy.
- He used to walk every morning when he was in Kolkata.
- I used to go to school by tramcars.
- In our childhood, we used to sing religious hymns in the morning.
- Raghu used to wake us every morning.
- I used to do physical exercise in my boyhood.
- When at school I used to do sums every day.
- When living in the village, we used to bathe in the tank.
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