She has lived in New York for ten years. - auxiliary verb 'has' She might live in New York for ten years. - modal verb 'might' Some modal forms such as 'have to', 'be able to' and 'need' are sometimes used with
Modalverbsof probability are used to express an opinion of the speaker based on information that the speaker has. Put another way, you use modal verbs when you want to guess something, notesPerfect English. For example, "He must be at work; it's 10 o'clock." In this sentence, the spe...
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