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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 6. Improper tense ofmodal verbs in students’ assignments
| Kinds of modal verbs | Total freq. | Improper form |
| Can | 71 | 2 |
| Could | 34 | 1 |
| Will | 169 | 3 |
| Would | 148 | 73 |
| Want to | 46 | 1 |
| Need/to | 26 | 1 |
| Total | 494 | 81 |