IV. OTHER VERB TENSES WITH PHRASAL MODALS: EXPLANATIONS AND PRACTICE

In the following, different verb tenses are combined with different functions of phrasal modals. Most have a social function, but others have a descriptive or interpretive function. This section explains how these phrasal modals are used, with examples to demonstrate. Phrasal modals are very complicated and have very complicated forms. They should really be studied at a very advanced level so the explanation is given mostly for information purposes and so that a reader will at least be able to recognize them and understand their intended function. As a result, there are only limited practice exercises that will focus mostly on recognizing them for the purposes of reading.