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Message board > "Have to" a Modal?!!?
"Have to" a Modal?!!?
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tastybrain
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"Have to" a Modal?!!?
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I noticed in my textbook that it describes the unit �s grammar function (using have to/had to) as a modal. I was doubtful, so I looked it up. It appears that have to (while used similarly to "must" is not grammatically a modal.
There seems to be confusion in the ESL community on this. Even a few worksheets focusing on modals include have to and/or had to in them.
Modals do not conjugate. "Have" does conjugate. Modals don �t use infinitives. "Have" does have an infinitive. I don �t see why there should be any confusion.
I just thought I might get some perspective on this from my esteemed ESLPrintables peers. Thanks!
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1 Sep 2010
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vickyvar
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Hi,
as far as I know there are modals, which are verbs with certain characteristics such as that they are followed by an infinitive and they do not have tenses and there are semi-modals, which function as the modals but have tenses (maybe not all of the tenses).
I hope I have helped.
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1 Sep 2010
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