MODAL VERBS EXERCISES – 2ND BACH
1) There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You _________needn’t________________ buy any.
2) It’s a hospital. You _______shouldn’t__________________ smoke.
3) He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _______must__________________ be tired after such hard work. He _____may____________________ prefer to get some rest.
4) I ________could_________________ 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 _________can________________ just say a few things in the language.
5) The teacher said we ___________can______________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we ________can_________________ read it if we don’t want to.
6) __________Can_______________ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _______can’t__________________
7) If you want to speak English fluently, you _______need__________________ to work hard
8) Take an umbrella. It ________might_________________ rain later
9) You ______shouldn’t___________________ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______may__________________ be swallowed by children.
10)People ______mustn’t___________________ walk on the grass
11)Drivers _________must________________ stop when the traffic lights are red
12)________May_________________ I ask a question? Yes, of course
13)You _______needn’t__________________ take your umbrella. It’s not raining
14)__________Can_______________ you speak Italian? No, I _______can’t__________________
15)You don’t look well. You ______should___________________ see a doctor
MODAL PERFECTS
1) Gloria has won every game she’s played today. She _____must have practiced____________________ (practice) a lot
2) I don’t have anything to wear today. I _____should have done____________________ (do) the laundry.
3) Jack lost his wallet on the way to work. He _____must have lost____________________ (lose) it on the bus.
4) You did very well on the exam. You ____must have studied_____________________ (study) a lot
5) The Smiths ______could have built___________________ (build) their house anywhere. Why did he chose here?
6) It’s hot in here today. I ____shouldn’t have worn_____________________ (wear) a heavy sweater today.
7) You ___should have fed______________________ (feed) your dog. He has been hungry all day.
8) Lucy shouldn’t have stood on the broken chair. She _____could have fallen____________________ (fall)
9) I _____should have bought____________________ (buy) more milk. I am almost out.
10)I didn’t do very well on the test. I _____should have spent____________________ (spend) more time studying.
11)No one is answering the phone. They _____might have gone____________________ (go) out
12)She ____can’t have forgotten ______________________ (not forget) to send you an invitation. I gave her your address
13)Laura hasn’t arrived yet. She ____may/could/might have missed______________________ (miss) the bus
14)You ______needn’t have gone____________________ (not go) to the supermarket. I had already done the shopping
15)They were very tired, so they _____can’t have gone_____________________ (go) to bed late
MODAL VERBS AND MODAL PERFECTS
1) Whose book is this? I am not sure. It _________might be________________ (be) Anna’s.
2) I ____could have helped_____________________ (help) you last weekend if you had asked
3) He ___should have talked______________________ (talk) to the doctor about his stomach pains
4) You ______can leave___________________ (leave) work at 3.30 today.
5) Though he was ill and weak, he _______could get__________________ (get) out of the burning building.
6) The lights are out. They _____might have gone____________________ (go) to sleep
7) You ____should have come_____________________ (come) to the pub on Saturday. We had a great time
8) She ____might have changed_____________________ (change) her mind. I’m not sure
9) The windows look clean. You ______don’t have to / needn’t wash___________________ (not wash) them
10)You ____mustn’t disturb_____________________ (not disturb) him during his work.
11)He’s really shy. You ___should have told______________________ (tell) him you liked him
12)Whose car is this? It ________must be _________________ (be) Anton’s. I think I saw him driving a red car like this one
13)I don’t believe it. It _____can’t be____________________ (be) true
14)She _____might have said___________________ (say) yes to a date. You never know
15)Mary _____could have eaten___________________ (eaten) the whole pizza for herself, she was so hungry!
16)You ____could run____________________ (run) faster if you weren’t so lazy
17)You ______can’t leave__________________ (leave) the class before the bell rings
18)You _____should behave___________________ (behave) well in front of the guests. Stop being silly
19)Perhaps the children will be home now, they ____might have arrived____________________ (arrive) while we were at the shops
20)My students _____would have finished___________________ (finish) their exercises by now
REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES
1) I’m sure John locked the office before leaving. He always does
John must have locked the office
2) If I were you, I would tell him the truth
You should tell him the truth
3) It isn’t necessary for her to phone me back
She needn’t phone me back
4) Ann finished her project on her own although it wasn’t necessary to do it
Ann needn’t have finished the project on her own
5) It was a mistake to sell the house, I wish I hadn’t
I shouldn’t have finished the house
6) Perhaps we’ll go swimming tomorrow
We may/might go swimming tomorrow
7) I think Mary is probably at home because the windows are open
Mary must be at home because the windows are open
8) Perhaps John knew about the trip, but I’m not sure
John might have known about the trip
9) I’m sure he didn’t lock the door. He never does
He can’t have locked the door
10)Perhaps she was at work when the earthquake struck
She may/might/could have been at work when the earthquake struck
11)Perhaps we’ll rent our house next summer
We may/might rent our house next summer
12)It’s absolutely necessary that we finish the article today
We must/have to finish the article today
13)It wasn’t necessary for him to behave like that
He needn’t have behaved like that
14)You cannot smoke in the underground, it’s forbidden
You mustn’t smoke in the underground
15)It’s quite possible that they went away last week
They may/could have gone away last week
16)I’m sure Ann didn’t send that letter
Ann can’t have sent that letter
17)It was a mistake not to accept his offer. I wish I hadn’t
I should have accepted his offer
18)It is essential that we talk before the meeting starts
We must talk before the meeting starts
19)I don’t think Ann robbed the money. It’s impossible
Ann can’t have robbed the money
20)It isn’t necessary to for us to book a table, I know one of the waiters
We needn’t book a table, I know one of the waiters
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