modalitypast
Modalitypast refers to the linguistic concept of expressing past modality. Modality itself deals with the speaker's attitude or commitment to the truth of a proposition, such as possibility, necessity, permission, or obligation. When modality is applied to the past, it concerns the speaker's assessment of the past in terms of these modal notions.
For instance, in English, modal verbs like "could," "might," "would," and "should" are often used to express
The interpretation of modalitypast constructions can be complex and context-dependent. Some sentences might express factual statements