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🔑 Compendium
Grammar
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English — modal verbs
The modal verbs in full: every verb conjugated through all persons in the present, with the meaning of each form in your language.
The modal verbs in full: every verb conjugated through all persons in the present, with the meaning of each form in your language.
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | can | I can |
| you | can | you can |
| he/she/it | can | he/she can |
| we | can | we can |
| you | can | you (pl.) can |
| they | can | they can |
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | must | I must |
| you | must | you must |
| he/she/it | must | he/she must |
| we | must | we must |
| you | must | you (pl.) must |
| they | must | they must |
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | want | I want |
| you | want | you want |
| he/she/it | wants | he/she wants |
| we | want | we want |
| you | want | you (pl.) want |
| they | want | they want |
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | may | I may / am allowed to |
| you | may | you may |
| he/she/it | may | he/she may |
| we | may | we may |
| you | may | you (pl.) may |
| they | may | they may |
| Person | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | should | I should |
| you | should | you should |
| he/she/it | should | he/she should |
| we | should | we should |
| you | should | you (pl.) should |
| they | should | they should |
⚠ Note
A modal needs a second verb in the infinitive; German and Polish put that infinitive at the end of the clause (Ich kann Deutsch sprechen). English modals (can, must, may, should) never change their ending; only “want” does (he wants). German modals share the ich- and er-form.