Question

Use a semi-modal verb to complete the sentence.
I ___ wake up at 5o’ clock in the morning when I was a young boy.

Answer 1

Hint: Words that show an action (sing), occurrence (develop), or state of being are called verbs (exist). A verb is required in almost every phrase. The infinitive is the most fundamental form of a verb. Infinitives are the forms call, love, break and go.

Complete answer:
Semi-modal auxiliary verbs, also known as semi-modal verbs, are verbs that act like modal auxiliary verbs on occasion. They are used with the base form of verbs (the infinitive without to) to generate a unique meaning, just like the "proper" modal verbs.

Dare, need, used to, and ought to are the four semi-modal verbs that are widely considered to be the standard set. Because ‘used to’ is always followed by infinitives, it is termed semi-modal.

We can use the semi-modal with the base form of the verb to talk about a previous habit, state, or truth that no longer exists. For instance, “When I lived in New York, I used to get up early.”

In the sentence given above, we have to use a semi-modal verb which indicates a past habit because the sentence talks about something the boy used to do when he was young. The sentence is in the past tense. ‘used to’ best fits the sentence because it is also applied when one wants to talk about something they did in the past.

Thus, the sentence will be: I used to wake up at 5o’ clock in the morning when I was a young boy.

Note: A modal verb is a form of auxiliary (helping) verb that expresses the ability, possibility, permission, or obligation of something. Semi-modals are phrases that are made up of auxiliary verbs and the preposition to and are used to communicate the same concepts as modals.