Matching Pairs Compound Verbal ModalOnline version State the components of the compound verbal modal predicate in the following sentences. by Irina Gavrilova 1 A modal verb and an infinitive 2 Verbs and expressions used in the predicate of sentences containing the Subjective Infinitive Construction (Complex Subject) 3 A verb with a modal meaning and an infinitive or a gerund 4 Modal expressions: to be + Infinitive, to have + Infinitive 5 Modal expressions and an infinitive We intend going to Switzerland, and climbing Mount Blanc. (Ch. Bronte) Baring had been obliged to forego making friends. (Wilson) I have to work for my living. (Jerome) "You should answer that question," he said to Rachel. (Collins) Never mind who told me. I happen to know his car was seen here yesterday afternoon. (Du Maurier)