Modal verbs: Continuos Forms

Continuous Forms of Modals

• Hypothetical Situation
• Continuous (true) Modals -> Modal + Be + Present Participle
• Have no subject/ verb agreement
• Examples:
• "We could be working for a company right now."
• "We couldn't be working."
• "Could we be working?"
• "When could we be working?"
• "They might be whishing they were outside all they."
• "We should be going."
• Continuous Semi-Modals -> Semi-Modal + Be + Present Participle
• Check subject/ verb agreement
• Examples:
• "We're supposed to be meeting them at the office."
• "She has to be going soon."
• Modal used in continuous only in the negative -> Can
• Example:
• "We can't be working for a company right now."