#2 Semi-Modal Verbs // English Grammar Lessons

In this lesson, we talk about the 4 semi-modal verbs of the English language. We discuss what makes semi-modals different from the modal verbs we studied in our first lesson, and go through a lot of examples of how they can be used in sentences.

00:00 Introduction
01:58 The 9 modal verbs and their characteristics
02:03 The 4 semi-modals in English
05:51 Dare
11:22 Need
16:21 Used to
24:55 Ought to

[oscarandresmezasalas]

my quiestion----what or how common is the use of the modal and semi modal verbs in dayly conversation?

[meriemabbou]

What about have to ?? Is it a semi model verb too ??