Name: Should - Must - Have to | English Modal Verbs (Part 3)
Uploaded: 2013-05-01T15:59:57.000Z
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Hello and welcome everyone, this is Minoo at Anglo-Link.

Today we're going to look at two modal verbs and a semi-modal verb that are often

We'll have a brief look at their formulation and then we'll look at their

usage and differences. And. we'll finish this lesson with a gap filling exercise. By the end of

this video, you should have a good idea of the differences between these three verbs.

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we can begin our lesson on 'should', 'must' and 'have to'.

they're always followed by the 'infinitive without to'.

And, they're the same for all the pronouns.

"I should", "He Should", "It Should" etc.

they take direct negative and question forms:

And finally, they never combine with another modal verb.

You can't say: "you should can". You have to replace 'can' with an alternative:

It is like a modal verb because it fulfils a specific function,

but it behaves like an ordinary verb in its formulation.

It is followed by the 'infinitive without to'

but it is conjugated according to pronouns:

It doesn't take direct negative and question forms.

And finally, it can combine with modal verbs:

The first use of should is expressing an opinion

"I believe nurses should have higher salaries."

The second usage of should is expressing an expectation.

And the third usage of should is expressing regret about a past action.

It generally sounds more formal than 'should',

"If I should ever go back there, I will not make the same mistake again."

This is a common formula in formal writing.

The first usage is expressing a necessity

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Should - Must - Have to | English Modal Verbs (Part 3)

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