Murugag Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Return or Returns
I am not sure which one is correct. 'He may return back' or 'He may returns back'. Please help me to understand.
Top answer
return . You don't need back . return means come back.
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return. You don't need back. return means come back. return back means come back back.
may is a modal verb. Only the base form of another verb can follow a modal verb.
So it's may return. Not may returns.
CJ
may is a modal verb. Only the base form of another verb can follow a modal verb.
So it's may return. Not may returns.
CJ
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