Complete Guide to English Modal Verbs - English Grammar Lesson

In this English video lesson, get the complete guide to English modal verbs. What are modal verbs? What do modal verbs do? Why do we need modal verbs? Get the answers to these questions and more from this lesson.
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Contents:
1. Modal Verb Basics 0:39
2. Meanings of Modals 4:04
3. Multiple Meanings of Modal Verbs 9:22
4. Semi-Modals 13:44
This lesson will:
- Help you get a sense of what modal verbs in English are in general.
- Give you a list of all of the modal verbs.
- Give you a list of some semi-modal verbs and how you can use them in English.
- Talk about the basics of modals in English.
- Help you understand specific meanings of different English modal verbs.
- Understand what semi-modal verbs are and how they are different from regular modal verbs in English.
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