Modal Verbs with Types and Examples in Tabular Form

 Modal Verbs: Everything You Need to Know, with Types, Examples in Table

Sr. No.	Modal Verb	Type	Example
1	can	Ability	I can speak three languages.
2	could	Ability	I could swim when I was five years old.
3	may	Permission	May I go to the bathroom?
4	might	Possibility	It might rain today.
5	must	Necessity	I must finish my homework before I go to bed.
6	ought to	Advice	You ought to eat your vegetables.
7	should	Advice	You should study hard for your test.
8	will	Prediction	I will be home at 6:00 PM.
9	would	Willingness	Would you like to help me with the dishes?
10	need to	Necessity	I need to buy milk from the store.
11	have to	Necessity	I have to go to work tomorrow.
12	be able to	Ability	I will be able to drive when I turn 16.
13	be supposed to	Obligation	I am supposed to be at school right now.
14	be allowed to	Permission	I am not allowed to go out past midnight.
15	be expected to	Expectation	I am expected to get good grades.
16	be willing to	Willingness	Are you willing to help me with this project?
17	be determined to	Determination	I am determined to succeed.
18	be bound to	Necessity	It is bound to rain today.
19	be likely to	Possibility	She is likely to get the job.
20	be unlikely to	Possibility	He is unlikely to come to the party.
21	be possible to	Possibility	Is it possible to talk to the manager?
22	be impossible to	Possibility	It is impossible to touch the sun.
23	be necessary to	Necessity	It is necessary to wear a helmet when riding a bike.
24	be important to	Importance	It is important to be kind to others.
25	be advisable to	Advice	It is advisable to save money for the future.
26	be worth it	Worth	It is worth it to work hard for what you want.
27	be time to	Time	It is time to go to bed.
28	be about to	Imminence	I am about to leave for work.
29	be used to	Habit	I used to smoke, but I quit now.
30	be supposed to	Obligation	I am supposed to meet my friend at the library.
31	be allowed to	Permission	I am allowed to stay up late tonight.
32	be expected to	Expectation	I am expected to help out around the house.
33	be willing to	Willingness	Are you willing to help me with my homework?
34	be determined to	Determination	I am determined to lose weight.
35	be bound to	Necessity	It is bound to get cold in the winter.
36	be likely to	Possibility	He is likely to be late again.
37	be unlikely to	Possibility	She is unlikely to pass the test.
38	be possible to	Possibility	Is it possible to get a refund?
39	be impossible to	Possibility	It is impossible to live without water.
40	be necessary to	Necessity	It is necessary to wear a seatbelt when driving.
41	be important to	Importance	It is important to have a good education.
42	be advisable to	Advice	It is advisable to eat breakfast every day.
43	be worth it	Worth	It is worth it to invest in your future.
44	be time to	Time	It is time to make a change.
45	be about to	Imminence	The train is about to arrive.
46	be used to	Habit	I used to love to play video games.
47	would have	Past hypothetical	I would have finished my homework if I had started earlier.
48	could have	Past hypothetical	I could have gone to the party, but I decided to stay home.
49	should have	Past hypothetical	I should have studied harder for the test.
50	must have	Past hypothetical	He must have been late because he didn't answer his phone.
51	ought to have	Past advice	You ought to have told me you were going to be late.
52	might have	Past hypothetical	It might have been raining when she left.
53	would rather	Preference	I would rather stay home than go to the party.
54	would sooner	Preference	I would sooner eat vegetables than meat.
55	had better	Strong advice	You had better start studying for the test.