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Modal and auxiliary verbs: understand their roles

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Modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb. Use modals such as can, should, and might before a base verb to show ability, advice, obligation, or possibility. Use be, do, and have as other auxiliaries to build forms such as is working, did arrive, and has finished.

Maya can join the call at noon.
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