MODAL VERBS EXERCISES: I.

Restate the following rules, using modal verbs:

NO SMOKING - You must not smoke KEEP OFF THE GRASS NO LITTERING USE THE STAIRS IN CASE OF FIRE NO TRESPASSING II. Translate into English: 1. Trebuie s pori centura de siguran cnd conduci maina. 2. Ar trebui s pori centura de siguran cnd conduci maina. 3. A: Lui este foarte somn! B: Nu se poate s-i fie somn; ai dormit 5 ore! 4. A Ce vrei s facem weekendul acesta? B: Am putea merge ntr-o excursie la munte! 5. A: De ce nu este Maria cu voi? B: Trebuie s fie acas, deoarece este bolnav! III. Complete the sentences with can or can't and a verb from the box. speak cook swim see go drink play 1. How many languages can you speak? 2. ....... you...........Italian pasta? 3. I.................. this coffee! Theres no sugar in it. 4. ....... you.........the piano? 5. You....................many people in the street when the weather is nice. 6. Although I like going by boat I ................. . 7. A: ............you..........fishing this weekend? B: No, I ........ . I have to go to work on Saturday. IV. Complete the sentences with you should or you shouldn 't and one of the verbs given below: drink work eat smoke take work sleep How to stay healthy: 1. ........................ lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. 2. ........................ too many sweets. 3. ........................ regular exercise. 4. ........................ any cigarette. 5. ........................ too much coffee. 6. ........................ for about eight hours a night. 7. ........................ too hard.

V. Complete the sentences with must, can, could, may, might or should in the positive and negative. 1. Annie is only one year old but ................... walk quite well. 2. A: I have a terrible headache. B: You ................... go to the doctor. 3. A: Let's go to the beach! B: I don't think we ................... go to the beach because it ................... rain this afternoon. 4. I lived in Spain when I was a child so I ................... speak Spanish then but I don't think I ................... speak it now. 5. ................... I open the window? It's very hot in here. 6. Passengers ................... smoke when the plane takes off. 7. We ................... go to France next summer, but we're not sure yet. 8. We ................... remember to pay the phone bill by the end of the week. 9. I know you like sugar, but you ................... eat so much - it's bad for your health. 10. I was listening very carefully but ................... understand what she was saying. I think she was speaking German. VI. Choose the correct completion. 1. Mary can ............ to the meeting. A. comes B. come C. to come 2. We ought ............ before we drop in on them. A. called B. to call C. call 3. I couldn't ............ that book because it was too expensive. A. bought B. to buy C. buy 4. Paul can ............ Chinese very well because he studied there. A. speak B. speaks C. spoke 5. We had ............ an umbrella because it was raining heavily. A. took B. to take C. to took VII. Select the best answer, A, B or C. 1. To stay alive, people ............ breathe oxygen. A. must/have to B. must not C. don't have to 2. My room is a mess but I ............ clean it before I go out, I can do it in the morning. A. must/have to B. must not C. don't have to 3. You ............ come if you are too tired. A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't 4. You ............ speak so loudly. Im not deaf. A. couldn't B. shouldn't C. may not 5. Mark is nearsighted, he ............ see without glasses. A. must B. must not C. cant