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An Evaluation of Modal Verbs Teacher-Trainees Used in Writing Long Essays and Assignments
Open Journal of Educational Research
| Vol 4, Issue 5
Table 5. Improper of modalform verbs in students’ long essays
| Kinds of modal verbs | Total freq. | Improper tense |
| Can | 364 | 67 |
| Will | 228 | 40 |
| Would | 104 | 51 |
| May | 98 | 3 |
| Might | 15 | 1 |
| To be able/to | 56 | 3 |
| Need/to | 46 | 2 |
| Total | 811 | 167 |