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Modal Verb Review

Ask Questions & Give Suggestions
Grammar & Structure
Level B1

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Modal Verb Review Outline

Content
This lesson will review modal verbs to ask questions and give suggestions.

Learning Outcomes
• Review the modal verbs.
• Practice building sentences using modal verbs.
• Use modal verbs to ask questions and give suggestions.

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Vocabulary

Common Modal Verbs

Might Could

Shall May

Should Might

Will Can
Must Would
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Modal Verbs are special verbs which behave in
a particular irregular manner in English. They
are very common and, as such, it is important
that you recognize them and are able to use
them.
Examples:
I must leave this house, I saw a rat!
Parents shouldn‘t let their kids play on a tablet all day.
I would love to meet your cat Mr. Mack.

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Please note

Modal verbs are always followed by

another verb.

Example:
He can snowboard extremely well.

Modal Verb Regular Verb

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Vocabulary

Please note

Modal verbs are always the same form.

They do not change in the third person.
Will Must Go

I Will Must Go
You Will Must Go
He/She/It Will Must Goes
We Will Must Go
They Will Must Go

Modal Verbs Regular Verb

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Vocabulary

Please note

To make the negative, just add “not”

Examples:
We might be able to climb over that wall

We might not be able to climb up that tree

She should marry him, he‘s cool!

She should not marry him, he‘s a loser!

What is the negative of: He likes to climb fences?

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Please note

Past and future tenses generally don’t work

with modal verbs.

Could, would, might and

should are able to be used
as the past tenses of
can, will, may, and shall

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Vocabulary

Please note

Making polite requests and asking and

giving permission
Would you pass me the sugar please?
Can you tell me the time please?
Could you hold the door please?
Will you wait there for me please?
Might you lend me 10 Euro
please?
May I be excused for a moment?
Can I have a word with you?
Could I go to the toilet please?
Might I have a moment of your
time?
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Exercises

Writing
Write two sentences for polite requests and
two sentences for asking/giving permission

Example:
Would you please give me another chance?

1) __________________________________

2) __________________________________

3) __________________________________

4) __________________________________

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Giving Advice and Making Recommendations

You shouldn‘t smoke in front of your kids

She should have taken the metro, it‘s faster
You ought to leave now if you want to catch your flight.
Kids really shouldn‘t have so much homework

You should visit Thailand, it‘s lovely!

He must get that cough checked by a doctor.
You ought to try the cheeseburger taco, it‘s amazing!
Kids should have a class on how to speak to other kids

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Exercises

Writing
Write two sentences for giving advice and
two sentences for making recommendations
Example:
You should be more careful when you’re driving!

1) __________________________________

2) __________________________________

3) __________________________________

4) __________________________________

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Making Suggestions and Expressing Certainty

Shall we dance?
Should we watch a movie at home tonight?
I could pick you up at your place.
Shall we go back to my place?

I will be there at 5 pm!

We must be in the right place, this is 777 Amber Street.
Her car is in the driveway, she must be home.
She will tell you if she doesn‘t like it.

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Exercises

Writing
Write two sentences for making suggestions
and two sentences for expressing certainty.
Example:
We could go to the Italian restaurant to get pizza!

1) __________________________________

2) __________________________________

3) __________________________________

4) __________________________________

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Talking about Abilities and Talking about

Obligations
I can‘t ski at all.
You can speak Spanish pretty well, can‘t you?
I couldn‘t swim when I was a kid.
She could climb giant trees when she was a young girl.

I should cut the grass when it stops raining.

You must finish your homework before you go out.
I ought to break up with her before she finds out I‘m married.
We must have this report done by the end of the day.

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Exercises

Writing
Write two sentences to express your
abilities and two sentences talking about
obligations
Example:
I can’t write with my left hand.
1) __________________________________

2) __________________________________

3) __________________________________

4) __________________________________
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Talking about Possibilities and Talking about

the Impossible
We may go to Italy on vacation.
He might have been late because of the snow.
I could meet you Friday or Saturday if you prefer.
She may be available after 4 pm.

No man could finish that sandwich.

I won‘t make the meeting on time, sorry!
We may not go tomorrow if it‘s raining.
Nothing could break this rock, it‘s indestructible!

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Exercises

Writing
Write two sentences to talk about possibilities
and two sentences to talk about the
impossible.
Example:
I might not go out tonight, because I have to babysit my
niece.
1) __________________________________

2) __________________________________

3) __________________________________

4) __________________________________
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Exercises

Writing
Fill in the blank with the correct modal
verb.
1) Jessie said you don’t need to buy her anything for her birthday,
but I really think you ________ get her something
2) New research says that exercise can reduce your cholesterol so I
told my father that he ______ start walking once a day.

3) I‘ve been smoking for so long and now my teeth are really
yellow. I really _________ quit!
4) ________ I pick you up from school today or ______ you walk
home?

5) Sometimes I _______ speak English very well but other times I

_____!
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Exercises

Writing
Fill in the blank with the correct modal
verb.
1) Was there anything that you _______ do when you were a child
that you _______ do now?

2) I‘m not sure if Leila _______ want to come to the party tonight. She
has an interview tomorrow morning.

3) We should call Tony to see if he‘s home before we go to his house.

He _________ be there and we don‘t want to drive for nothing.

4) He _________ download so many illegal movies, the feds will find

him!
5) Nobody _______ win a fight against a bear.
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Exercises

Writing
Look at the image below, and create four
sentences using modal verbs.
EX) The guy in the gray shirt should
smile!

1) ______________________

2) ______________________

3) ______________________

4) ______________________

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Exercises

Writing

Find the mistakes and correct them.

1) Kids will must do their homework this weekend!

2) I not might go to his Bar-mitzvah.

3) He cans speaks really well!

4) We shoulded done that yesterday

5) Shall we?

6) We will should do this later.

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Exercises

Writing
Complete the sentences to make them
true for you.
1) I really should _________ but I just have no time!

2) You should visit ________! I went there and it‘s lovely!

1) Texttomorrow if I have time

3) I may ________
2) Text
4) Kids in my country shouldn‘t _____________.
• Text
5) This year I will _____________
Text
6) I can _________ even though some people can’t-
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