MODAL VERBS

MODAL VERBS EXERCISES – 2ND  BACH

1)    There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You _________________________ buy any.

2)    It’s a hospital. You _________________________ smoke.

3)    He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _________________________ be tired after such hard work. He _________________________ prefer to get some rest.

4)    I _________________________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I _________________________ just say a few things in the language.

5)    The teacher said we _________________________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we _________________________ read it if we don’t want to.

6)    _________________________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I

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7)    If you want to speak English fluently, you _________________________ to work hard

8)    Take an umbrella. It _________________________ rain later

9)    You _________________________ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _________________________ be swallowed by children.

10)People _________________________ walk on the grass

11)Drivers _________________________ stop when the traffic lights are red

12)_________________________ I ask a question? Yes, of course

13)You _________________________ take your umbrella. It’s not raining

14)_________________________ you speak Italian? No, I _________________________

15)You don’t look well. You _________________________ see a doctor

MODAL PERFECTS

1)    Gloria has won every game she’s played today. She _________________________ (practice) a lot

2)    I don’t have anything to wear today. I _________________________ (do) the laundry.

3)    Jack lost his wallet on the way to work. He _________________________ (lose) it on the bus.

4)    You did very well on the exam. You _________________________ (study) a lot

5)    The Smiths _________________________ (build) their house anywhere. Why did he chose here?

6)    It’s hot in here today. I _________________________ (wear) a heavy sweater today.

7)    You _________________________ (feed) your dog. He has been hungry all day.

8)    Lucy shouldn’t have stood on the broken chair. She _________________________ (fall)

9)    I _________________________ (buy) more milk. I am almost out.

10)I didn’t do very well on the test. I _________________________ (spend) more time studying.

11)No one is answering the phone. They _________________________ (go) out

12)She __________________________ (not forget) to send you an invitation. I gave her your address

13)Laura hasn’t arrived yet. She __________________________ (miss) the bus

14)You __________________________ (not go) to the supermarket. I had already done the shopping

15)They were very tired, so they __________________________ (go) to bed late

MODAL VERBS AND MODAL PERFECTS

1)    Whose book is this? I am not sure. It _________________________ (be) Anna’s.

2)    I _________________________ (help) you last weekend if you had asked

3)    He _________________________ (talk) to the doctor about his stomach pains

4)    You _________________________ (leave) work at 3.30 today.

5)    Though he was ill and weak, he _________________________ (get) out of the burning building.

6)    The lights are out. They  _________________________ (go) to sleep

7)    You _________________________ (come) to the pub on Saturday. We had a great time

8)    She _________________________ (change) her mind. I’m not sure

9)    The windows look clean. You _________________________ (not wash) them

10)You _________________________ (not disturb) him during his work.

11)He’s really shy. You  _________________________ (tell) him you liked him

12)Whose car is this? It ________ _________________ (be) Anton’s. I think I saw him driving a red car like this one

13)I don’t believe it. It _________________________ (be) true

14)She ________________________ (say) yes to a date. You never know

15)Mary ________________________ (eaten) the whole pizza for herself, she was so hungry!

16)You ________________________ (run) faster if you weren’t so lazy

17)You ________________________ (leave) the class before the bell rings

18)You ________________________ (behave) well in front of the guests. Stop being silly

19)Perhaps the children will be home now, they ________________________ (arrive) while we were at the shops

20)My students ________________________ (finish) their exercises by now

REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES

1)    I’m sure John locked the office before leaving. He always does

2)    If I were you, I would tell him the truth

3)    It isn’t necessary for her to phone me back

4)    Ann finished her project on her own although it wasn’t necessary to do it

5)    It was a mistake to sell the house, I wish I hadn’t

6)    Perhaps we’ll go swimming tomorrow

7)    I think Mary is probably at home because the windows are open

8)    Perhaps John knew about the trip, but I’m not sure

9)    I’m sure he didn’t lock the door. He never does

10)Perhaps she was at work when the earthquake struck

11)Perhaps we’ll rent our house next summer

      

12)It’s absolutely necessary that we finish the article today

      

13)It wasn’t necessary for him to behave like that

      

14)You cannot smoke in the underground, it’s forbidden

      

15)It’s quite possible that they went away last week

      

16)I’m sure Ann didn’t send that letter

      

17)It was a mistake not to accept his offer. I wish I hadn’t

      

18)It is essential that we talk before the meeting starts

      

19)I don’t think Ann robbed the money. It’s impossible

      

20)It isn’t necessary to for us to book a table, I know one of the waiters