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- Leaving out a modal
Incorrect: I renew my passport.Correct: I must renew my passport.Exercise 1
Edit the following paragraph by correcting the common modal auxiliary errors.
I may to go to France on vacation next summer. I shall might visit the Palace of
Versailles. I would to drive around the countryside. I could imagining myself living
there; however, I will not move to France because my family should miss me very much.
Modals and Present Perfect Verbs
In the previous section, we defined present perfect verb tense as describing a continuing
situation or something that has just happened.
Remember, when a sentence contains a modal auxiliary before the verb, the helping
verb is always have.