Modal verbs, such as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, are used to express possibility, probability, obligation, or permission. They indicate uncertainty or a lack of certainty. Therefore, they are not used to talk about things that definitely happened. Instead, other verb forms like simple past or present perfect are used to express events that have already occurred with certainty. Hence, the statement "Modal verbs are NOT used to talk about things that definitely happened" is true.