Comments on: 2. Modal Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs. English Grammar Lesson

By: 1000AKing

1000AKing — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:03:05 +0000

Great job and explanation. Do you know any American (not British) website where I can find English grammar? I really need it, thanks

By: nzseries1

nzseries1 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:15:50 +0000

I *will have been being looking up* goiter in the dictionary.

Could one argue that here we have six verbs in a row? Sure, “up” isn’t a verb by itself, but “to look up” is a phrasal verb.

By: homontohomonto

homontohomonto — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:45:09 +0000

No, It would not be a good idea because concerto is being played. If you were to turn it into active voice than it would sound clumsy. Concerto is playing? football maybe xD, but with whom? xD

By: sksgl

sksgl — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:58:38 +0000

that will help me a lot. Thanks

By: emerset

emerset — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:03:16 +0000

smart. I was about to tell you “no” as “look across”, “look into”, “look over the hill” are not verbs. yes, they describe the verb “look” but are not the actual verb itself. But then “look up” means ’search’. as in ‘what did you look up?’
in this case ‘look up’ is the main verb. one modal; three other auxiliaries; one main. six!

By: sideslide23

sideslide23 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:43:36 +0000

This class hauls Ass compare to Supper Mario Bros for my old nintendo.
the instructor and the board in this lecture room would make it a great practice target for my BB gun.

Not a challenging moving targets

three letter words this clas is a P.O.S, and you’ll have to pay me to take this class again

By: dospook

dospook — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:51 +0000

Is “to fool” modal or model verb? Huchew… excuse me

Very nicely patronizing,; not to mention educational

By: stevenlee1020

stevenlee1020 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:04:27 +0000

WE LOVE YOU MR THOTH

By: roygbiv330

roygbiv330 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:45:19 +0000

past senses of can, may, will are could, might, would. when each is used as simply past sense, it is quite the same as it is used as a modal verb. reading an essay, someone’s reminiscences etc, s/he sometimes writes sentences with present forms and past forms thereof being mixed. that case, i feel tough to read.

By: chaospoet

chaospoet — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:13:09 +0000

What’s the difference between modal verbs and copulative verbs? I mean IS does not have an infinitive form “to is” for example so how is that different to warrent a seperate catagory?