modal verb in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The modal verbs "nahi izan" and "behar izan" are also of this kind.
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An example of such a word is the modal verb "can".
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Otherwise, the condition clause in a first conditional pattern is not normally formed with a modal verb, other than "can".
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The same modal verbs are also often used with present rather than future reference.
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When a modal verb is in use, the main verb is moved to the end of the sentence.
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Most combinations of tense, aspect, mood and voice are expressed periphrastically, using constructions with auxiliary verbs and modal verbs.
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The modal verbs ("can", "must", etc.) have only a single form, with no addition of "-s" for the third person singular.
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On the other hand modal verbs (such as "can" and "must") are defective verbs, being used only in a limited number of forms.
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Because of this difference of syntax, "ought" is sometimes excluded from the class of modal verbs, or is classed as a semimodal.
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This applies to the modal verbs ("can", "must", etc.), as well as certain related auxiliaries such as the "had" of "had better" and the "used" of "used to".
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