MODALS
1 Insert the missing modal verb?
1 I WILL never BE ABLE TO look at his eyes again.
2 Stop singing! I CAN’T listen to you.
3 You DON’T HAVE TO live with me if you don't want to.
You're free to go.
4 I HAVE TO tell you something important.
5 SHALL we have a dance?
6 WILL you marry me?
7 She HAD TO stop and get out of her car as she didn't feel well.
8 After the operation I WASN’T ABLE TO get out of my bed alone.
9 You MUST help me. I'm in great danger.
10 CAN / WILL / COULD you promise me something?
2 Insert the missing modal verb.
1. I CAN’T / COULDN’T I imagine living without a pet.
2. CAN / COULD you stop walking so fast, please?
3. CAN / COULD / MAY I use your toilet?
4. SHALL we read this again?
5. You MUST come again tomorrow.
6. He DOESN’T HAVE TO work much because his wife is a rich woman
7. She CAN’T stand peas.
8. We MUST / SHOULD / WILL HAVE TO be more attentive next time.
9. You WILL HAVE TO be more patient if you want to spend the rest of
your life with her.
10. DO I I HAVE TO fill in this form? Yes, you do.
3 Rewrite the following sentences using modal verbs of certainty or
possibility.
1 Our pupils can’t have done anything wrong.
2 He might have been unemployed for some time.
3 She must get in touch with you.
4 He can’t know you.
5 He might commit a crime.
6 She can’t look so young and attractive.
7 He can’t have betrayed me.
8 They must have made a good decision.
9 They must have been looking for my friend.
10 Alice might constantly be losing her money.
4 Rewrite the following sentences using modal verbs of certainty or
possibility.
1 The car must have been there at eight o’clock.
2 She might not have been working for that company.
3 You must need medical advice.
4 I must have lost some pounds.
5 You can’t have shaken hands with the Queen.
6 They must win the match.
7 The story must have been made up.
8 He might never come back again.
9 They might not have heard his voice.
10 She must have felt comfortable with you.
5 Rewrite the following sentences using modal verbs of certainty or
possibility.
1 We might be driving in the wrong direction.
2 They must be going out tonight
3 She must take a long holiday in Greece
4 You can’t have meant that.
5 They might not have staying in New York at the moment.
6 They might be informed about it too late.
7 She can’t have been put to jail.
8 You must be awarded.
9 He must be trying to do his best to please you.
10 The watch might have stopped because of the battery.
6 Respond to the statements or questions using the words in brackets.
1 She can’t have got married.
2 She must be sleeping.
3 I must have forgotten it at home.
4 They might not come to the party.
5 He might have hurt himself.
6 She could be ill.
7 Something could have happened.
8 You can’t be serious.
9 He might work for his father.
10 He could be reading a newspaper in the living room.
7 Respond to the statements or questions using the words in brackets.
1 She mut have lost her baby.
2 You might be wrong.
3 They might not have understood our message.
4 She could be relaxing.
5 His house could be on fire.
6 They might have got lost
7 She can’t have been at the cinema with your boyfriend.
8 He must have moved away.
9 You must be joking.
10 They must have having a party.
8 Respond to the statements or questions using the words in brackets.
1 I might have eaten something rotten.
2 She must have been lying in bed for weeks.
3 Some people might been talking.
4 It could be too late tomorrow.
5 He might be in love with her.
6 They can’t be building a bridge.
7 He could have seen something terrible.
8 She might have heard something sad.
9 He must bee having a meeting.
10 They can’t be travelling so fast now.
9 Insert the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1 She can't MEET (meet) her boyfriend tomorrow. She's on holiday.
2 Their car is damaged. They might HAVE HAD (have) an accident.
3 Alice is always so sad. She must BE SUFFERING (suffer) all the time.
4 Don't cook for me tonight. I might BE (be)late.
5 Say that again. Your answer may BE / HAVE BEEN (be) right.
6 You don't know anything about London. You can't HAVE BEEN (be)
there.
7 Don't lend him any money. He might never GIVE (give) it back to you.
8 No, that can't BE (be) Alice. I know her very well
9 Sheila can't HAVE SAID (say) that. She's always been so polite.
10 This soup is salty. You must HAVE PUT (put) too much salt in it.
1O Insert the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1 They stayed at home. They might NOT HAVE BOOKED (not book) a
travel.
2 Don't buy this microwave oven. You might BE (be) sorry afterwards.
3 It isn't as hard to explain as it may SEEM (seem).
4 I can hear voices. Somebody might BE WAITING (wait) downstairs.
5 I can't find this book in English. It might NOT HAVE BEEN
TRANSLATED (not translate).
6 There's an ambulance in front of my neighbour's house. They must TAKE
(take)him to hospital a she's been ill for a week.
7 Their towels are here. They might BE SWIMMING (swim) in the lake.
8 My car doesn't start. It might HAVE BROKEN (break down).
9 He can't put the book away. Ii must BE (be) very interesting.
10 I phoned him, but he wasn't in. He might HAVE LEFT (leave) his office
earlier.