We also have modal auxiliary verbs, commonly called modals or modal verbs.

我们也有情态助动词，通常称为情态动词。

Modal verbs add information to other verbs.

情态动词为其他动词添加信息。

When making suggestions, modal verbs can be very useful.

做建议时情态动词非常有用。

Modal verbs such as must, should, can, might and may are never followed by the preposition to.

情态动词，如 must，should，can，might 和 may，后面永远不会跟介词 to。

The modal verb in the reply is " might."

回答中的情态动词是“might”。

There are nine modal verbs in English.

英语中有九个情态动词。

Each line contains one modal verb.

每行包含一个情态动词。

After modal verbs, we always have the infinitive.

在情态动词之后，我们需要用不定式。

So, can you tell me something about modal verbs?

那么，你能跟我说说情态动词吗？

In this lesson, you can learn about English modal verbs.

在本节课中，大家将要学习英语情态动词。

The modal verb " Have to" is more common to American English.

情态动词" have to" 在美式英语中更为常见。

So, of course, all questions in English have modal verbs.

所以当然了，英语中所有问题都要用到情态动词。

The modal verb is always the same.

情态动词形式永远是相同的。

You may remember that the verb " should" is a modal verb.

你可能还记得动词" should" 是情态动词。

Less formal, but still polite, modal verbs are can and could.

不那么正式，但仍然很礼貌的情态动词有 can 和 could。

And this is true for all modal verbs.

所有的情态动词都是一样的。

Modal verbs don't have past, perfect or future tenses like regular verbs do.

情态动词不像普通动词那样有过去、完成或将来时态。

No, why? Because that's a modal verb.

不用，为什么？因为有个情态动词。

Yes, notice the modal verb here.

是的，注意这里的情态动词。

Modal verbs often have more than one meaning.

情态动词通常有不止一个意思。