Exercises With Modal Verbs

NAME: Julian Esteban Gonzalez Salinas d) I MUST study hard.
I want to pass the

___________________________ exam.
e) In Spain, children HAVE TO go to
NRC: _______________________________ school until they're 16.
f) You MUST phone every day, darling!

MODAL VERBS ACTIVITIES 3. MUSTN'T: STRONG PROHIBITION
DON'T HAVE TO: IT'S NOT
1. Translate these sentences using a NECESSARY.
modal verb.
a) You MUSTN’T accept things from
a) ¿Puedes ver el mar desde tu casa? strangers!
b) When you go into a clothes shop, you
Can you see the sea from your house?
DON’T HAVE to buy something. You
b) ¿Me podrías prestar tu bolígrafo? can just look.
c) You MUSTN’T steal things from shops.
Could you provide your pen?
d) Children DON’T HAVE TO pay bills.
c) Tengo que escribir un ensayo. e) Children MUSTN’T eat junk food every
day.
I must write an essay.
f) Some millionaires DON’T HAVE
d) No pueden ir a la fiesta porque tienen TO get up very early.
que estudiar.
They could not go to the party because they 4. SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
must study.
I. When Tom was 16, he was a fast
e) ¿Sabías esquiar cuando fuiste a Suiza runner. He ______ run 200 metres in
por primera vez? 22 seconds.
Could you know how to ski when you went to a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t
Switzerland for first time?
II. I'm afraid I ______ come to your party
f) Me dijo que no podía usar su teléfono. next Saturday.
She told me, i couldn’t use her phone.
a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t
g) Deberías estudiar más y así aprobarás
el examen. III. I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of
time. I _______ wait.
You should study more and so you will pass
the exam. a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t
h) Me marcharé mañana por la mañana. IV. I was feeling terribly sick yesterday. I
I Will be leave tomorrow at the morning. ________ eat anything.
a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t

2. MUST: STRONG OBLIGATION. IT'S
PERSONAL. IT INVOLVES THE V. Can you speak loudly, please? I
SPEAKER'S OPINION. _______ hear you very well.
HAVE TO: STRONG OBLIGATION.
IT'S EXTERNAL: law, rules... a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t

a) I HAVE TO do my homework. My VI. "You look exhausted." "Yes, I
teacher always checks if we have done _________ sleep last night.
the exercises.
b) I MUST get my hair cut. I don't like it so a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t
long.
c) We HAVE TO go home. My mother VII. This is a very precious book. You
has told me to arrive at ten o'clock. ________ lose it.
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't c) Our teacher asked us to tidy the
classroom.
VIII. He will be having lessons for another You must tidy the classroom.
two hours. We _________ visit him d) I need your help. It's too much work for
now. me.
You must help me.
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't e) Look at that balloon. It's over there.
Can you see the balloon?
IX. You _________ wash those carrots. f) Don't worry about dinner. I'll make it.
They've already been washed. You don’t have to worry about dinner.
g) It is not necessary to be there
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't We don’t have to be there.
h) Why don't you stay with us? No
X. We _______ hurry. We've got plenty of problem!
time. You may stay with us.
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't 6. Match 1 - 10 to a - j.
XI. We have enough milk in the fridge so 1. It is a very good film. __H___
we __________ buy some more.
2. He is not sure now. __I___
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't
3. She is so different. __F___
XII. This is a very great novel. You
4. It is the last train. __D___
_______ read it.
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't 5. It's Sunday today. __B___
6. This exhibition is not free of charge. __G___
XIII. Time is not on our side. We _________
hurry. 7. I'll prepare breakfast myself. __A___
8. The coach leaves tonight and it takes twelve
hours to get here. __J___
XIV. 'What kind of car do you want to buy?
9. Your address is the same. __E___
Something flashy?' 'Well, it
__________ be flashy - that's not 10. We have plenty of time. __C___
important.'
a) must b) mustn't c) needn't a You needn't get up early.

b You don't have to get up early.
XV. Tim gave me a mail to send. I
___________ remember to mail it. c We can't miss it.
d We mustn't miss it.
e You can be her sister.
XVI. Mary gave me a letter to post. I
f You can't be her sister.
__________ forget to mail it.
g I have to buy a ticket.
h I must buy a ticket.
5. Rewrite the sentences with :can, i He may come tomorrow.
may, must or have to.
j He must come tomorrow
EX: Is that all right if I borrow your pen?
May/Can I borrow your pen?
a) Don't park your car on bends. It is

illegal.
You must not park your car on bends.
b) Perhaps she will agree with it. Who
knows?
She may agree with it.
Fill in the blanks with a modal form from the box !
CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T
1. You’ve got plenty of time. You NEEDN’T hurry.

2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul. It MUST be him.
3. I can’t get my phone to work. It MUST be out of order
4. CAN I ask you a question?
5. That was excellent work. But I COULDN’T do it without you.
6. She CAN’T be 35. She looks older than that.
7. I NEEDN’T go to work on Saturdays. It’s my day off.
8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I MUSTN’T forget to post it.
9. Ann stayed in bed this morning because she DIDN’T NEED TO go to work.
10. He COULD play chess when he was young.
11. You CAN drive a car when you’re 18.
12. Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He CAN’T have a job.
13. When I was in school, I COULD do a handstand, but now I’m too old. I CAN´T do
one anymore.
14. My mother keeps telling me that we MUST wash our hands before we sit down at
the dinner table.
15. You MUSTN’T forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed.
16. When I was a child I COULDN’T understand adults, now that I’m an adult I CAN’T
understand children.
17. Sally looks sad and worried. She MUST have a problem with something.
18. CAN I see your passport please.
19. He’ sees very badly, so he MUST wear glasses all the time.
20. I DIDN´T NEED TO take a taxi because the bus was on time.
21. He owns a very expensive house. He MUST be a rich person.
22. I COULD swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships.
23. You NEEDN´T go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
24. I CAN’T find my keys. I probably left them at my mother’s place.
25. You DIDN´T NEED TO buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad.
26. She MUSTN’T speak so rudely to her parents.
27. The teacher always tells us we MUSTN´T cheat during a test.
28. I COULDN´T stop laughing. The joke was so funny.
29. I CAN´T look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to?
30. CAN you turn down the volume ? – It’s too loud.

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NAME: Julian Esteban Gonzalez Salinas d) I MUST study hard.

I want to pass the

a) Can b) Could c) Can’t d) Couldn’t

a) must b) mustn't c) needn't 6. Match 1 - 10 to a - j.

a) must b) mustn't c) needn't a You needn't get up early.

a) Don't park your car on bends. It is

CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T

1. You’ve got plenty of time. You NEEDN’T hurry.

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