MODAL VERBS

1. Complete the sentences with the modals below.

ought to could shouldnt mustnt neednt must cant might
1. You drive above the speed limit.
2. We leave at once. Its dangerous to stay here.
3. you lend me your pen for a minute please!
". You have cut your hair. #ong hair suits you.
$. %e ta&e time off from studying ne't year but hes still not
certain.
(. We phone )udy and tell her *ere not coming. +hes *aiting
for us.
,. I open this bottle. Its stuc& tight.
-. You ta&e me to the station. Ill ta&e a ta'i.
2. Choose the correct answer.
1. You burnt the rice. You *atched the stove.
a. must have b. *ould have c. should have
2. +he lost her *ay. +hes never this late.
a. must have b. *ould have c. should have
3. %e told her he didnt li&e her ne* hairstyle.
a. might not have b. shouldnt have c. could have
". I visited #ucy but I didnt &no* she *as ill.
a. might have b. *ould have c. should have
$. %e heard the phone ring because he *as listening to music on his
./".
a. couldnt have b. *ouldnt have c. shouldnt have
(. %e called you but I dont remember.
a. must have b. *ould have c. might have
. Complete the sentences !sin" a s!itable modal per#ect and the correct
#orm o# the $erb in brac%ets.
&here ma' be more than one correct answer.
1. .ary ignored 0ob all evening. +he 1not treat2 him that
*ay.
2. +andra 1ta&e2 her driving test sooner but she got scared
at the last minute.
3. Im not sure but I thin& I 1not give2 the spare &ey to
the babysitter.
". %e 1not forget2 to buy me a birthday present because I
reminded him every day.
$. Your parents 1be2 very *orried *hen you didnt call
them to say you had arrived.
(. Rewrite the #ollowin" sentences !sin" the correct #orm o# the words in
brac%ets. Do not chan"e the ori"inal meanin" o# the sentences.
1. I regret that I didnt learn to s*im *hen I *as younger. 1should2
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2. 3heres no need for you to go out in this *eather. 1have2
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3. 3ony &no*s ho* to do ama4ing 5uggling tric&s. 1can2
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". Youre not allo*ed to ride your bicycle here. 1must2
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$. I advise you not to *aste all your money. 1should2
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(. 3heres a possibility it *ill sno* tomorro*. 1may2
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,. 6o you feel li&e playing a game of chess! 1*ould2
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-. Is it possible for me to borro* your bi&e! 1could2
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) Choose the correct answer.
1. I *as *orried. You 1may have 7 should have2 called to say youd be
late.
2. %e cant manage alone. We 1have to 7 can2 help him.
3. 6iane did nothing *rong. )im 1shouldnt have 7 couldnt have2 shouted
at her.
". +he cant find her glasses. +he 1must have 7 could have2 left them at
home.
$. 3a&e an umbrella because it 1may 7 should2 rain this afternoon.
(. Its a holiday tomorro* so *e 1mustnt 7 neednt2 get up early.
* Complete the sentences with the $erbs in brac%ets. +se modals or modal
per#ects.
1. 3he grass is very *et. It ................................... 1rain2
last night.
2. Im too busy to visit you at the moment ho*ever
I ................................... 1visit2 later.
3. I remember your phone number so I ...................................
1not *rite2 it do*n.
". 6an didnt &no* that the lesson *as cancelled.
+omeone ................................... 1tell2 him.
$. %e doesnt remember *here he left his &eys.
3hey ................................... 1be2 on his des&.
VERBAL &E,SES
1 Complete the sentences with the correct #orm o# the $erb in brac%ets.
+se the -!t!re Simple. be going to. -!t!re /er#ect or -!t!re Contin!o!s.
1. 3he concert .......................... 1start2 at e'actly 18 ocloc&.
2. +ee you at the station9 I ...................... 1*ear2 a red 5ac&et.
3. 6ont *orry9 I ............................. 1not leave2 *ithout you.
". We certainly ................................... 1not finish2 all the
*or& by this time tomorro*.
$. :nne ................................... 1invite2 some of her friends
for dinner after *or&.
(. .............. she ............ 1remember2 to call us this afternoon!
,. What ................ you ................ 1do2 at the *ee&end!
2 Complete each sentence !sin" the $erb in brac%ets and the -!t!re
Simple. be going to. -!t!re Contin!o!s or -!t!re /er#ect.
1. 3ennis practice starts at 18 and *e plan to play for t*o hours.
1finish2
0y 12 ocloc&
2. 3he phone is ringing9 1ans*er2
I ...................................... the phone.
3. 6o you *ant to come to the disco *ith us! 1come2
...................you ........................... !
". #oo& at those clouds. 1rain2
6o you thin& ................................ !
$. 3heir plane lands at ,.38. #ets get there earlier. 1*ait2
:t , ocloc& *e ..........
Choose the correct answer.
)effs family usually comes to stay *ith us for ;hristmas but 1. 1by
this ;hristmas 7 this ;hristmas2 *e are going to visit them instead. 3hey
live on the coast of <ueensland in +outh :ustralia. I can hardly *ait = I
2. 1*ill have 7 *ill be having2 a fantastic time there. +chool holidays
. 1are going to start 7 *ill start2 on >riday
and *e are going to leave the follo*ing morning. :t this time ne't *ee&
I (. 1*ill be s*imming 7 *ill have s*um2 in the sea and snor&elling *ith
)eff. %es an e'pert snor&ler and he ). 1is going to practise 7
*ill have practised2 *ith me every day. *. 10y 7 ?n2 the last day of our
visit )effs dad is going to ta&e us to visit the @reat 0arrier Aeef. I
hope by then I 0. 1*ill have improved 7 *ill be improving2 enough to
snor&el at the reef and see the magnificent coloured corals and brightly
coloured fish close up. 3he reef is 2288 &ilometres
long and people say its an under*ater *onderland. Be't year I 1. 1am
going to learn 7 *ill learn2 scuba diving because only serious divers
can dive in the deeper *aters on the outer edges of the reef.
VERBAL &E,SES
1.C simon finished the game. 3hen he *ent out. 1after2
2.C 3his is our first game of 3omb Aider. 3his is the first time
3.C When did you start learning Dnglish! %o* long
".C +he started studying french three years ago. +he has
$.C +usan arrived in /aris 3 years ago. +usan has
(.C I havent eaten so much spaguetti since I *as in Aome. 3he last time
,.C ItEs years since *e cleaned the bac& room. We havenEt
-.C Whose is this bycicle! Who
F.C %e finished his dinner and then he *ent to bed. When he
18.C I last sa* a red sGuirrel *hen I *as 1$ years old. I havenEt
11.CI played tennis *hen I *as a young boy. I havenEt
12.C +he learnt to spea& Dnglish four years ago. +he has
13.C 3hey started printing the ne*spaper t*o years ago.3hey have
1F.C %ave you got any e'perience in acting! 1ever2.