https://terminales.stephanejacquet.fr/tags/linguistics/ Recent content in Linguistics on Terminales Hugo -- gohugo.io en Copyright © 2026 Stéphane Jacquet. https://terminales.stephanejacquet.fr/chapters/survivalists/modals/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://terminales.stephanejacquet.fr/chapters/survivalists/modals/ <h1 class="relative group">Modal Auxiliaries <div id="modal-auxiliaries" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#modal-auxiliaries" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <h2 class="relative group">🔧 What are Modal Auxiliaries? <div id="-what-are-modal-auxiliaries" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-what-are-modal-auxiliaries" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><strong>Modal auxiliaries</strong> are helper words that show your <strong>attitude</strong> toward the action.</p> <p><strong>Our modals:</strong> can and will</p> <p><strong>They show:</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>I won&rsquo;t do it</strong> <em>(unwillingness)</em></li> <li><strong>I can&rsquo;t do it</strong> <em>(inability)</em></li> <li><strong>I can do it</strong> <em>(ability)</em></li> <li><strong>I will do it</strong> <em>(determination)</em></li> </ol> <hr> <h2 class="relative group">📝 Structure of Modal Auxiliaries <div id="-structure-of-modal-auxiliaries" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-structure-of-modal-auxiliaries" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><strong>Formula:</strong> Subject + MODAL + main verb (base form)</p>