
Why we use modal verbs in the passive voice In general, we follow this structure to use modal verbs in the passive voice:Īnd we follow this structure to use modal verbs in the past passive voice:īut there’s a bit more to learn and understand about using modal verbs in the passive voice, and that’s what we’re going to talk about today! We’ll talk about:

And we use the passive voice to focus on the object of an action rather than the doer of the action. We use modal verbs–verbs like can, could, and should–to talk about things such as ability, possibility, permission, or obligation. You might know what modal verbs are, and you might be familiar with the passive voice, but do you know how to use modal verbs in the passive voice?
