English at a Glance: Modal Auxiliary Verbs
1) Primary Auxiliary verbs : Be, Have, Do
2) Modal Auxiliary verbs: May-Might, Can-Could, Shall-Should,
Will-Would, Must, Need,
Dare, Ought, Used to.
3) Modal Auxiliary verbs hamesha Mukhya Kriyapad (Main Verbs)
ni sathe j vapray chhe.
4) Modal Auxilary pachhi hamesha kriyapad (Verb) nu mool roop j
aave chhe.
5) Modal Auxiliary ne "s, es, ed, ing " jeva prataya lagta nathi.
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(I) May
Use 1: Permission ( Parvangi aapva ke mangva mate 'May' vapray chhe. )
Ex. You may go home now.
Use 2: Possibility or Probability ( Skyata darshavava mate )
Ex. 1) She may be in the office.
2) It may rain today.
Use 3: Purpose ( Hettu darshavava mate )
Ex. Work hard you may pass.
Use 4: Prayer, Blessing, Curse ( Prathna, Aashirvad k Sharap darshavava
mate)
Ex. May God bless you !
(II) Might
Use 1: Stronger Probability ( Prabal Shakyata Batavava mate 'Might'
vapray chhe.)
Ex. He might be sleeping.
Use 2: Purpose in Past form (Bhutkal na Sandarabh ma Hettu
darshavava mate)
Ex. He worked hard so he might pass.
(III) Can
Use 1: Ability ( Karya-kshamta darshavava mate 'can' vapray chhe.)
Ex. My Mother can read without glasses.
Use 2: Permission ( Parvangi mate) Informal Language
(aanopcharikvaat-chit karva mate)
Ex. Can I use your camera ?
Use 3: Prohibition (Manai karava mate )
Ex. You cannot smoke here.
(IV) Could
Use 1: Ability in Past form ( Bhutkal na Sandarbh ma Karya-kshmta
darshavava mate 'Could' vapray chhe)
Ex. It was so dark that we could not see anything.
Use 2: Bhutkal ma kai k thai sakyu hot te darshavava mate
Ex. I could have done M.Phil. if I had tried.
Use 3: Indirect Speech ma 'could ' no upyog thay chhe.
Ex. Meeta said that she could play well.
Use 4: Permission ( Parvangi leva mate)
Ex. Could I Play here ?
(V) Will
Use 1: Second and Third person ma Bhavishya Kaal darshavava mate
'Will' vapray chhe.
Ex. 1) My father will come tomorrow.
2) They will finish the work in a day or two.
Use 2: Real Condition ( Vastavaik Sharat darshavava mate)
Ex. If you work hard, you will pass.
Use 3: Prediction ( Dharna darshavava mate)
Ex. 1) The game will be finished by now.
2) A dog will bark.
3) She will always talk for hours if you you give her a chance.
Use 4: Bija Purush ma Prashnath vakya ma Polite request athva
Invitation aapva mate
Ex. 1) Will you open the door, please ?
2) Will you come to my house, please ?
Use 5: Determination in the first person ( Pahela Purush ma Nirnay
darshavava mate)
Ex. We will fight for our rights.
Use 6: Promise in the first person ( Pahela Purush ma Vachan aapva
mate )
Ex. I will give you five hundred rupees tomorrow.
Use 7: Threat in the first person ( Pahela Purush ma Dhamki aapva mate)
Ex. I will teach him a lesson.
Use 8: Willingness in the first person ( Pahela Purush ma Ichha k Irado
Darshavava mate)
Ex. I will come with you.