Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with : CAN , CAN’T , COULD , COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T

1. She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk.
2. He is so ill that he ______________ see the doctor.
3. It’s raining heavily. You ______________ take your own umbrella.
4. We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.
5. I ________________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child.
6. Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.
7. He is very fat. He ______________ run so fast.
8. You are speaking very quickly. I ______________ understand you.
9. I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball.
10. You ______________ park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone.
11. Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school.
12. George has travelled a lot . He ______________ speak 4 languages.
13. I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.
14. Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.
15. ______________ I use your phone ?
16. I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late.
17. You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous !
18. My hands are dirty . I ______________ wash them.
19. You have been coughing a lot recently. You ______________ smoke so much.
20. I’m very tired today. I ______________ clean my room now, but I’ll do it tomorrow.
21. I ______________ eat lasagne when I was a child, but I like it today.
22. We______________ go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money left.
23. It’s late. I ______________ go now.
24. You ________________ sleep in that room. It’s full of boxes and other stuff.
25. I ________________ swim very far these days, but ten years ago, I ______________ swim over to the
other side of the lake.
26. You have a bad headache, so you ______________ go to bed earlier.
27. I am so strong I ______________ do 50 push-ups at any time.
28. I ______________ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ?
29. Tourists ______________ take their passports when they go abroad.
30. ______________ you please pass me the salt. – Thank you.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks using MUST, MUSTN’T, DON’T HAVE TO, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T, MIGHT, CAN,
CAN’T !
1. Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups !

2. You _________________ pay to use the library. It’s free.

3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She _________________ be at her dance class.

4. Jerry _________________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.

5. You _________________ be 18 to see that film.

6. You _________________ hear this story. It’s very funny.

7. Dad _________________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.

8. You don’t have to shout. I _________________ hear you very well.

9. . It _________________ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.

10. You look pretty tired. I think you _________________ go to bed early tonight.

11. Let me look. I _________________ be able to help you.

12. “Children, you _________________ cross the street if the lights are red !”

13. You _________________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.

14. I’m sorry but I _________________ give you a lift because my car is broken.

15. I _________________ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.

16. You really _________________ go to the Louvre if you’re in Paris. It’s wonderful.

17. You _________________ come to the party if you don’t feel well.

18. I don’t know where Kelly is. She _________________ be at her sister’s .

19. You have passed all your tests. You _________________ be very pleased with yourself.

20. You _________________ smoke in your car, especially if there are children sitting in the back.

21. You _________________ work this evening. I can do the tasks for you.

22. John doesn’t need a calculator. He _________________ do sums in his head.

23. Passengers _________________ open the door when the train is moving.

24. It _________________ rain today. It’s getting cloudy already.

25. I _________________ pay for the tickets because I got them from Sam for free.
Exercise 3

Use a modal verb from the box and the correct form of the verb in brackets

CAN’T - MAY - MIGHT NOT – MUST

1. A : I’m sure schools 50 years ago weren’t the same as they are nowadays (BE)

B : Schools 50 years ago ________________________ very different from nowadays.

2. A : It’s possible Josef went to school by bus . (TAKE)

B : Joseph ___________________________ the bus to school.

3. A : I’m sure their holiday wasn’t very nice because the weather was so bad (HAVE).

B : With such terrible weather , they ___________________________ a very nice holiday.

4. A : I wonder if Jane remembers how to get here (FORGET).

B : Jane ____________________________ how to get here.

5. A : I’m sure Chloe isn’t still looking for her watch (FIND).

B : Chloe ______________________________ her watch by now.

6. A : We are going in the wrong direction (MISS).

B : Yes, we _______________________________ a turning.

7. A : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time, so they definitely never met (KNOW).

B : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time , so they _________________________

each other .

8. A : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she’s certainly done well (DO)

B : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she _____________________________ well.

9. A : I’m not sure its right to blame Ray for that mistake (MAKE).

B : Ray ______________________________ that mistake.

10. A : Joe can’t open the door . Maybe he can’t remember where he put the key (LOSE)

B : Joe can’t open the door. He _____________________________ the key.