Modal Verbsexercise

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH CAN / CAN'T /COULD / COULDN'T AND

MODAL VERBS
ONE OF THESE VERBS. (ABILITY)
1. PUT IN MUST OR CAN'T (CERTAINTY)
1.You've been travelling all day. You MUST be tired.

2.That restaurant _____________ be very good. It's always full of people. COME EAT WALK HEAR RUN SLEEP WAIT SPEAK
3.That restaurant _____________ be very good. It's always empty.
4.You've just had lunch. You _______________ be hungry already.
5.Carol ____________ get very bored in her job. She does the same thing every 1'. Laura hurt her leg and CAN’T WALK very well.
day. 2.My grandfather was a very clever man. He __________________ five languages.
6.Congratulations on passing the exam. You ____________ be very pleased. 3.I'm afraid they _____________________ to your party next week.
7.She gets everywhere very quickly. She _____________ walk very fast. 4.When Tim was 16, he was a fast runner. He _________ 100 metres in 11
8.They haven't lived here for a long time, so they ___________ know many people. seconds.
9. Bill and Sue go away on holiday very often, so they _______ be short of money. 5."Are you in a hurry?" "No, I've got plenty of time. I ____________________________ ______ _
10.Ted isn't at work today. He ___________________ be ill. 6. Iwas feeling sick yesterday. I _______________________ anything.
11.Carol knows a lot about films. She _____________ go to the cinema a loto 7. Can you speak up a bit? We ________________________ you very well.
12.Jack is putting on his coat. He ___________ be going out. 8."Yo u look tired." "Yes, I ____________________________ last night.
13.Jim a hard worker? You _________ be serious! He's very lazy.
14.Tom ___________ be knocking on the door. I've just spoken to him on the phone.
4. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING COULD/ MAY / MIGHT +
ONE OF THESE VERBS (POSSIBILITY)
2. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING MUST / MUSTN'T/ HAVE
TO OR DON'T HAVE TO IN THE CORRECT FORM. (OBLIGATION/ bite break buy come go invite need put rain slip study wake
PROHIBITION, NO NECESSITY)
1. They’re a nice couple, so I COULD / MAY / MIGHT INVITE them to dinner.
1.We haven't got much time. We MUST hurry.
2. “What’s Julia doing when she leaves school? – She hasn’t decided yet, but she
2.We've got plenty of time. We ________________________ hurry.
3.We have enough food at home, so we _________________ go shopping today. __________________________medicine.
4.Jim gave me a letter to post. I _______________ forget to post it. 3. I don’t know where to spend my holidays. I____________________to Ireland.
5.I didn't work yesterday, so I ______________________ work early. 4. Take an umbrella with you. It __________________________later.
6.The car park is free, so you _____________________ pay. 5. Don’t make so much noise. You _________________________the baby.
7.I'm sorry 1 couldn't come yesterday. I _______________ look after my little sister. 6. “Where are you going to hang that picture?- I _____________________ it in
8.I don't want anyone to know. You __________________ tell anyone. the dining room.
9. He _________________ wear a suit to work, but he usually does. 7. Be careful of that dog. It _________________________you.
10.This is a valuable book. You ________________look after it carefully and you 8. I’m not sure yet, but I _______________________________a Mercedes.
_____________ lose it. 9. I don’t think you should throw that letter away. We ________________ later.
11.In Britain many children _________________ wear a uniform when they go to 10. Tom _________________________________to see us on Saturday.
school. 11. Be careful! That footpath is very icy. You __________________________.
12.We couldn't repair the car ourselves. We _______________ take it to a garage. 12. I don’t want the children to play in this room. They _____________________
13.Last night John became ill but luckily, we _________________ call a doctor. something.
14.You _____________________ smoke here. It's forbidden.

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH CAN / CAN'T /COULD / COULDN'T AND

1.You've been travelling all day. You MUST be tired.

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