PRACTICA DE MODALES

CAN/COULD/SHALL/WILL BE ABLE TO
1.When I've passed my driving test I _______ hire a car from our local garage.
2.At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous telephone
bill which he __________ pay.
3.I _________ remember the address. (Neg.) ________ you remember the street?
4.When the fog lifts we _________ see where we are.
5.When I was a child I _________ (not) understand adults, and now the I am an
adult I _______ (not) understand children.
6.________ you type? -Yes, I ________ type but I ______ (not) do shorthand.

COULD/WAS ABLE TO
7.He was very strong; he _______ ski all day and dance all night.
8.We _________ borrow umbrellas; so we didn't get wet.
9.________ you walk or did they have to carry you?
10.I had no key so I ________ (not)lock the door
11.When I arrived everyone was asleep. Fortunately I ______ wake my sister and
she let me in.

MAY/MIGHT
12.It _____ rain, you'd better take a coat.
13.He said that it _____ rain.
14.He _______ as well stay here till the weather improves.
15._______ I borrow your umbrella?
16.You _____ tell me! [I think I have a right to know].
17.Candidates ______ not bring textbooks into the examination room.
18.People convicted of an offence _______ [have a right to] appeal.
19.If he knew our address he ______ come and see us.
20.______ I come in? -Please, do.
21.When he was a child he ______ [they let him] do exactly as he liked.
22.I think I left my glasses in your office. You _____ ask your secretary to
look for them for me [request].
23.He _____ be my brother [I admit that he is] but I don't trust him.

MUST/HAVE TO
24.She ____ leave home at eight every morning at present.
25.(Notice in a picture gallery): Cameras, sticks and umbrellas _____ left at
the desk.
26.He sees very badly; he _____ wear glasses all the time.
27.I ____ do all the typing at my office.
28.You ____ read this book. It's really excellent.
29.The children _____ play in the street till their mothers get home from work.
30.She felt ill and _____ leave early.
31.Mr Pitt _____ cooks his own meals. His wife is away.
32.I hadn't enough money and I _____ pay by cheque.
33.I never remember his address; I always _____ look it up.
34.Employer: You _____ come to work in time.
35.Father to small son: You _____ do what Mummy says.

MUST NOT/NEED NOT

36.You _____ ring the bell; I have a key.
37.(Notice in cinema) Exit doors _____ be locked during performances.
38.We _____ drive fast; we have plenty of time.
39.You _____ write to him for he will be here tomorrow.
40.We _____ make any noise or we'll wake the baby.

41.You _____ do all the exercise. Ten sentences will be enough.

42.We _____ reheat the pie. We can eat it cold.

NEED NOT/DON'T HAVE TO

(Sustitucin de lo subrayado)
43.Is isn't necessary for him to go on working. He has already reached retiring
age.
44.Was it necessary for you to wait a long time for your bus?
45.It isn't necessary for me to water my tomato plants every day.
46.It will be necessary for them to get early when they go out to work every
day.
47.We had to stop at the frontier but we were not required to open our cases.
48.It wasn't necessary to walk. He took us in his car. =>We...
49.My employer said: 'I shan't require you tomorrow'. =>You...come..
50.It is never necessary for me to work on Sundays.
51.Will it be necessary for us to report this accident to the police?
52.When you buy something on the instalment system you are not required to pay
the whole price at once.