Modal Forms
Modal verbs can be used in a variety of different forms. Study the examples below.
| Modal Simple I should clean the room once a day. |
Passive Modal Simple The room should be cleaned once a day. |
| Modal Continuous I should be cleaning the room now. |
Passive Modal Continuous The room should be being cleaned now. |
| Modal Perfect I should have cleaned the room yesterday. |
Passive Modal Perfect The room should have been cleaned yesterday. |
| Modal Perfect Continuous I should have been cleaning the room instead of watching TV. |
Passive Modal Perfect Continuous The room should have been being cleaned but nobody was there. (Rare form) |
Modal Form Exercises
| Modal Exercise 1 | can, could, have to, must, might and should |
| Modal Exercise 2 | have to and must |
| Modal Exercise 3 | might, must, should, could, have to and ought to |
| Modal Exercise 4 | couldn't and might not |
| Modal Exercise 5 | have got to, had better, may and shall |
| Modal Exercise 5 | have got to, had better, may and shall |
| Modal Exercise 5 | have got to, had better, may and shall |
| Modal Exercise 5 | have got to, had better, may and shall |
| Modal Exercise 6 | could, might, should and would |
| Modal Exercise 7 | modal verb forms |
| Modal Verb Final Test | complete review |