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sg	I You He She It 2		I You He She It
pl	We You They 2		We You They

MODAL SEMI-MODAL

Finitives Infinitives Modals

could


sg	I could go you could go he could go she could go it could go	could I go ? could you go ? could he go ? could she go ? could it go ?	I could not go you could not go he could not go she could not go it could not go
pl	we could go you could go they could go	could we go ? could you go ? could they go ?	we could not go you could not go they could not go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#could

can


sg	I can go you can go he can go she can go it can go	can I go ? can you go ? can he go ? can she go ? can it go ?	I can not go you can not go he can not go she can not go it can not go
pl	we can go you can go they can go	can we go ? can you go ? can they go ?	we can not go you can not go they can not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#can

will be able to


sg	I will be able to go you will be able to go he will be able to go she will be able to go it will be able to go	will I be able to go ? will you be able to go ? will he be able to go ? will she be able to go ? will it be able to go ?	I will not be able to go you will not be able to go he will not be able to go she will not be able to go it will not be able to go
pl	we will be able to go you will be able to go they will be able to go	will we be able to go ? will you be able to go ? will they be able to go ?	we will not be able to go you will not be able to go they will not be able to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#will_be_able_to

would be able to


sg	I would be able to go you would be able to go he would be able to go she would be able to go it would be able to go	would I be able to go ? would you be able to go ? would he be able to go ? would she be able to go ? would it be able to go ?	I would not be able to go you would not be able to go he would not be able to go she would not be able to go it would not be able to go
pl	we would be able to go you would be able to go they would be able to go	would we be able to go ? would you be able to go ? would they be able to go ?	we would not be able to go you would not be able to go they would not be able to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#would_be_able_to

might


sg	I might go you might go he might go she might go it might go	might I go ? might you go ? might he go ? might she go ? might it go ?	I might not go you might not go he might not go she might not go it might not go
pl	we might go you might go they might go	might we go ? might you go ? might they go ?	we might not go you might not go they might not go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#might

may


sg	I may go you may go he may go she may go it may go	may I go ? may you go ? may he go ? may she go ? may it go ?	I may not go you may not go he may not go she may not go it may not go
pl	we may go you may go they may go	may we go ? may you go ? may they go ?	we may not go you may not go they may not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#may

will be allowed to


sg	I will be allowed to go you will be allowed to go he will be allowed to go she will be allowed to go it will be allowed to go	will I be allowed to go ? will you be allowed to go ? will he be allowed to go ? will she be allowed to go ? will it be allowed to go ?	I will not be allowed to go you will not be allowed to go he will not be allowed to go she will not be allowed to go it will not be allowed to go
pl	we will be allowed to go you will be allowed to go they will be allowed to go	will we be allowed to go ? will you be allowed to go ? will they be allowed to go ?	we will not be allowed to go you will not be allowed to go they will not be allowed to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#will_be_allowed_to

would be allowed to


sg	I would be allowed to go you would be allowed to go he would be allowed to go she would be allowed to go it would be allowed to go	would I be allowed to go ? would you be allowed to go ? would he be allowed to go ? would she be allowed to go ? would it be allowed to go ?	I would not be allowed to go you would not be allowed to go he would not be allowed to go she would not be allowed to go it would not be allowed to go
pl	we would be allowed to go you would be allowed to go they would be allowed to go	would we be allowed to go ? would you be allowed to go ? would they be allowed to go ?	we would not be allowed to go you would not be allowed to go they would not be allowed to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#would_be_allowed_to

had to (did -)

had to (did +)


sg	I had to go you had to go he had to go she had to go it had to go	had I to go ? had you to go ? had he to go ? had she to go ? had it to go ?	I had not to go you had not to go he had not to go she had not to go it had not to go
pl	we had to go you had to go they had to go	had we to go ? had you to go ? had they to go ?	we had not to go you had not to go they had not to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#had_to

had to (did -)

had to (did +)


sg	I had to go you had to go he had to go she had to go it had to go	Did I have to go ? Did you have to go ? Did he have to go ? Did she have to go ? Did it have to go ?	I did not have to go you did not have to go he did not have to go she did not have to go it did not have to go
pl	we had to go you had to go they had to go	Did we have to go ? Did you have to go ? Did they have to go ?	we did not have to go you did not have to go they did not have to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#had_to_2

must


sg	I must go you must go he must go she must go it must go	must I go ? must you go ? must he go ? must she go ? must it go ?	I must not go you must not go he must not go she must not go it must not go
pl	we must go you must go they must go	must we go ? must you go ? must they go ?	we must not go you must not go they must not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#must

will have to


sg	I will have to go you will have to go he will have to go she will have to go it will have to go	will I have to go ? will you have to go ? will he have to go ? will she have to go ? will it have to go ?	I will not have to go you will not have to go he will not have to go she will not have to go it will not have to go
pl	we will have to go you will have to go they will have to go	will we have to go ? will you have to go ? will they have to go ?	we will not have to go you will not have to go they will not have to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#must_will

would have to


sg	I would have to go you would have to go he would have to go she would have to go it would have to go	would I have to go ? would you have to go ? would he have to go ? would she have to go ? would it have to go ?	I would not have to go you would not have to go he would not have to go she would not have to go it would not have to go
pl	we would have to go you would have to go they would have to go	would we have to go ? would you have to go ? would they have to go ?	we would not have to go you would not have to go they would not have to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#must_would

had to (did -)

had to (did +)


sg	I had to go you had to go he had to go she had to go it had to go	had I to go ? had you to go ? had he to go ? had she to go ? had it to go ?	I had not to go you had not to go he had not to go she had not to go it had not to go
pl	we had to go you had to go they had to go	had we to go ? had you to go ? had they to go ?	we had not to go you had not to go they had not to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#hhad_to

had to (did -)

had to (did +)


sg	I had to go you had to go he had to go she had to go it had to go	Did I have to go ? Did you have to go ? Did he have to go ? Did she have to go ? Did it have to go ?	I did not have to go you did not have to go he did not have to go she did not have to go it did not have to go
pl	we had to go you had to go they had to go	Did we have to go ? Did you have to go ? Did they have to go ?	we did not have to go you did not have to go they did not have to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#hhad_to_2

have to (do -)

have to (do +)


sg	I have to go you have to go he has to go she has to go it has to go	have I to go ? have you to go ? has he to go ? has she to go ? has it to go ?	I have not to go you have not to go he has not to go she has not to go it has not to go
pl	we have to go you have to go they have to go	have we to go ? have you to go ? have they to go ?	we have not to go you have not to go they have not to go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#have_to

have to (do -)

have to (do +)


sg	I have to go you have to go he has to go she has to go it has to go	Do I have to go ? Do you have to go ? Does he have to go ? Does she have to go ? Does it have to go ?	I do not have to go you do not have to go he does not have to go she does not have to go it does not have to go
pl	we have to go you have to go they have to go	Do we have to go ? Do you have to go ? Do they have to go ?	we do not have to go you do not have to go they do not have to go
PRESENT
http://granav.com/modals#have_to_2

will have to


sg	I will have to go you will have to go he will have to go she will have to go it will have to go	will I have to go ? will you have to go ? will he have to go ? will she have to go ? will it have to go ?	I will not have to go you will not have to go he will not have to go she will not have to go it will not have to go
pl	we will have to go you will have to go they will have to go	will we have to go ? will you have to go ? will they have to go ?	we will not have to go you will not have to go they will not have to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#have_to_will

would have to


sg	I would have to go you would have to go he would have to go she would have to go it would have to go	would I have to go ? would you have to go ? would he have to go ? would she have to go ? would it have to go ?	I would not have to go you would not have to go he would not have to go she would not have to go it would not have to go
pl	we would have to go you would have to go they would have to go	would we have to go ? would you have to go ? would they have to go ?	we would not have to go you would not have to go they would not have to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#have_to_would

shall


sg	I shall go you shall go he shall go she shall go it shall go	shall I go ? shall you go ? shall he go ? shall she go ? shall it go ?	I shall not go you shall not go he shall not go she shall not go it shall not go
pl	we shall go you shall go they shall go	shall we go ? shall you go ? shall they go ?	we shall not go you shall not go they shall not go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#shall

should


sg	I should go you should go he should go she should go it should go	should I go ? should you go ? should he go ? should she go ? should it go ?	I should not go you should not go he should not go she should not go it should not go
pl	we should go you should go they should go	should we go ? should you go ? should they go ?	we should not go you should not go they should not go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#should

should


sg	I should go you should go he should go she should go it should go	should I go ? should you go ? should he go ? should she go ? should it go ?	I should not go you should not go he should not go she should not go it should not go
pl	we should go you should go they should go	should we go ? should you go ? should they go ?	we should not go you should not go they should not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#should_2

will


sg	I will go you will go he will go she will go it will go	will I go ? will you go ? will he go ? will she go ? will it go ?	I will not go you will not go he will not go she will not go it will not go
pl	we will go you will go they will go	will we go ? will you go ? will they go ?	we will not go you will not go they will not go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#will

would


sg	I would go you would go he would go she would go it would go	would I go ? would you go ? would he go ? would she go ? would it go ?	I would not go you would not go he would not go she would not go it would not go
pl	we would go you would go they would go	would we go ? would you go ? would they go ?	we would not go you would not go they would not go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#would

would


sg	I would go you would go he would go she would go it would go	would I go ? would you go ? would he go ? would she go ? would it go ?	I would not go you would not go he would not go she would not go it would not go
pl	we would go you would go they would go	would we go ? would you go ? would they go ?	we would not go you would not go they would not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#wouldw

was to


sg	I was to go you were to go he was to go she was to go it was to go	was I to go ? were you to go ? was he to go ? was she to go ? was it to go ?	I was not to go you were not to go he was not to go she was not to go it was not to go
pl	we were to go you were to go they were to go	were we to go ? were you to go ? were they to go ?	we were not to go you were not to go they were not to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#tobeto

to be to


sg	I am to go you are to go he is to go she is to go it is to go	am I to go ? are you to go ? is he to go ? is she to go ? is it to go ?	I am not to go you are not to go he is not to go she is not to go it is not to go
pl	we are to go you are to go they are to go	are we to go ? are you to go ? are they to go ?	we are not to go you are not to go they are not to go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#tobetot

needed


sg	I needed to go you needed to go he needed to go she needed to go it needed to go	did I need to go ? did you need to go ? did he need to go ? did she need to go ? did it need to go ?	I did not need to go you did not need to go he did not need to go she did not need to go it did not need to go
pl	we needed to go you needed to go they needed to go	did we need to go ? did you need to go ? did they need to go ?	we did not need to go you did not need to go they did not need to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#needed

need


sg	I need to go you need to go he needs to go she needs to go it needs to go	do I need to go ? do you need to go ? does he need to go ? does she need to go ? does it need to go ?	I do not need to go you do not need to go he does not need to go she does not need to go it does not need to go
pl	we need to go you need to go they need to go	do we need to go ? do you need to go ? do they need to go ?	we do not need to go you do not need to go they do not need to go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#need

will need


sg	I will need to go you will need to go he will need to go she will need to go it will need to go	will I need to go ? will you need to go ? will he need to go ? will she need to go ? will it need to go ?	I will not need to go you will not need to go he will not need to go she will not need to go it will not need to go
pl	we will need to go you will need to go they will need to go	will we need to go ? will you need to go ? will they need to go ?	we will not need to go you will not need to go they will not need to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#need_will

would need


sg	I would need to go you would need to go he would need to go she would need to go it would need to go	would I need to go ? would you need to go ? would he need to go ? would she need to go ? would it need to go ?	I would not need to go you would not need to go he would not need to go she would not need to go it would not need to go
pl	we would need to go you would need to go they would need to go	would we need to go ? would you need to go ? would they need to go ?	we would not need to go you would not need to go they would not need to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#need_would

need (as modal verb)


sg	I need go you need go he need go she need go it need go	need I go ? need you go ? need he go ? need she go ? need it go ?	I need not go you need not go he need not go she need not go it need not go
pl	we need go you need go they need go	need we go ? need you go ? need they go ?	we need not go you need not go they need not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#need_m

dared


sg	I dared to go you dared to go he dared to go she dared to go it dared to go	did I dare to go ? did you dare to go ? did he dare to go ? did she dare to go ? did it dare to go ?	I did not dare to go you did not dare to go he did not dare to go she did not dare to go it did not dare to go
pl	we dared to go you dared to go they dared to go	did we dare to go ? did you dare to go ? did they dare to go ?	we did not dare to go you did not dare to go they did not dare to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#dared

dare


sg	I dare to go you dare to go he dares to go she dares to go it dares to go	do I dare to go ? do you dare to go ? does he dare to go ? does she dare to go ? does it dare to go ?	I do not dare to go you do not dare to go he does not dare to go she does not dare to go it does not dare to go
pl	we dare to go you dare to go they dare to go	do we dare to go ? do you dare to go ? do they dare to go ?	we do not dare to go you do not dare to go they do not dare to go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#dare

will dare


sg	I will dare to go you will dare to go he will dare to go she will dare to go it will dare to go	will I dare to go ? will you dare to go ? will he dare to go ? will she dare to go ? will it dare to go ?	I will not dare to go you will not dare to go he will not dare to go she will not dare to go it will not dare to go
pl	we will dare to go you will dare to go they will dare to go	will we dare to go ? will you dare to go ? will they dare to go ?	we will not dare to go you will not dare to go they will not dare to go
Future
http://granav.com/modals#dare_will

would dare


sg	I would dare to go you would dare to go he would dare to go she would dare to go it would dare to go	would I dare to go ? would you dare to go ? would he dare to go ? would she dare to go ? would it dare to go ?	I would not dare to go you would not dare to go he would not dare to go she would not dare to go it would not dare to go
pl	we would dare to go you would dare to go they would dare to go	would we dare to go ? would you dare to go ? would they dare to go ?	we would not dare to go you would not dare to go they would not dare to go
Future in the past
http://granav.com/modals#dare_would

dare (as modal verb)


sg	I dare go you dare go he dare go she dare go it dare go	dare I go ? dare you go ? dare he go ? dare she go ? dare it go ?	I dare not go you dare not go he dare not go she dare not go it dare not go
pl	we dare go you dare go they dare go	dare we go ? dare you go ? dare they go ?	we dare not go you dare not go they dare not go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#dare_m

used to (did +)

used to (did -)


sg	I used to go you used to go he used to go she used to go it used to go	did I use to go ? did you use to go ? did he use to go ? did she use to go ? did it use to go ?	I did not use to go you did not use to go he did not use to go she did not use to go it did not use to go
pl	we used to go you used to go they used to go	did we use to go ? did you use to go ? did they use to go ?	we did not use to go you did not use to go they did not use to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#used

used to (did +)

used to (did -)


sg	I used to go you used to go he used to go she used to go it used to go	Used I to go ? Used you to go ? Used he to go ? Used she to go ? Used it to go ?	I used not to go you used not to go he used not to go she used not to go it used not to go
pl	we used to go you used to go they used to go	Used we to go ? Used you to go ? Used they to go ?	we used not to go you used not to go they used not to go
Past
http://granav.com/modals#used_2

ought to


sg	I ought to go you ought to go he ought to go she ought to go it ought to go	Ought I to go ? Ought you to go ? Ought he to go ? Ought she to go ? Ought it to go ?	I ought not to go you ought not to go he ought not to go she ought not to go it ought not to go
pl	we ought to go you ought to go they ought to go	Ought we to go ? Ought you to go ? Ought they to go ?	we ought not to go you ought not to go they ought not to go
Present
http://granav.com/modals#ought