with or to

[Paulys]

Which one of these word I need to use?

I desire to communicate to/with people.

By the way if I use any modal verb for example: can, must, ought. And after modal verb do I need use word "to" ?

[emsr2d2]

Which one of these word I need to use?

I desire to communicate to/with people.

By the way if I use any modal verb for example: can, must, ought. And after modal verb do I need use word "to" ?

We communicate with people.
We communicate something to people.

I ought to go.
I should go.
I can go.
I might go.

Most modals don't require "to".

[5jj]

By the way if I use any modal verb for example: can, must, ought. And after modal verb do I need use word "to" ?

Most writers consider that one of the defining features of a modal is that it is followed only by a bare infinitive. This is why one of the reasons most do not consider 'ought' to be a core, or true, modal, despite the fact that it functions in many ways like a modal, and can always be replaced by 'should' with no real difference in meaning.

[Rover_KE]

Which one of these words do I need to use?

By the way - if I use any modal verb - for example: can, must, ought - And after modal verb do I need to use the word "to" after it?

Rover