Modal perfect

[cherry maltezidou]

is the a reason why the modal perfect is formed:

"He may have + past participle" and not "He may has + past participle" as the Simple Present Perfect does?:roll:

 

[5jj]

Modals are always followed by a bare infinitive:

He may come..... he may be coming..... he may have come .....he may have been coming

 

[bhaisahab]

is the a reason why the modal perfect is formed:

"He may have + past participle" and not "He may has + past participle" as the Simple Present Perfect does?:roll:

Modals are always followed by the bare infinitive.

 

[5jj]

There is no significance in my use of the indefinite article and bhai's of the definite - except that, by typing two fewer letters than bhai, I beat him to the draw. ;-)