Verbos Modais exerccios

1. Read these paragraphs. Complete them with can, could or be able to (or negatives). Use can or could when
possible. Choose between affirmative and negative.
Stefan is enjoying his computer class. wo wee!s ago, he """""""""" even use the mouse, but now he """""""""
edit his homewor!. #y ne$t wee!, he """""""""" do research on the internet.
%lena misses her family in &reece. She """"""""""""""" to visit them for years, but they just got an e'mail account,
so now they """"""""""""""" !eep in touch daily.
( """"""""""" understand how to set up a presentation. he software instructions don)t help. ( thin! ()ll ta!e a
professional development course. (n a few months maybe ( """""""""""""" ma!e that presentation.
*i!e and ( """""""""""""" get along since we started his business. +e """""""""" wor! alone (he needs people),
and ( """"""""""""" wor! in a group (( have to wor! alone). ( hope we """"""""""""" wor! out our problem soon.
Remember, could (general ability in the past)- was.were able to (specific achievement)

2. %ach re/uest for permission goes with a response. *atch each re/uest with the correct response.
Request
0. *ay we come in now1
#. Could ( see your tic!ets, please1
C. *ay ( please spea! to +arry1
2. Could they come with us1
%. Can ( par! here1
3. 2o you mind if ( have more tea1
3. 0lice is graduating from college with a degree in %arly Childhood %ducation. Complete this paragraph from her
diary. Choose the appropriate words in parentheses.
4( just got the notice from my school. ( """"""""""""""""" (might not . )m going to) graduate in 5une, but ( still don6t
have any plans. Some day'care centers hire students before they graduate, so (""""""""""""""" (could . couldn)t)
apply for a job now. 7r ( """"""""""""" (might . might not) apply to a graduate school and get my master6s degree.
7bserve
0, 2o you mind if he helps me with my homewor!1
#, 8ot at all. +e can help you, but you should do most of the wor!.

7U S%50, 2epois de um verbo modal, o verbo principal sempre fica na forma base.
%$ce9:es, ;ould you mind opening the window1 ( have (got).will be able to wor! now.
Response
( ) 8o, you can)t. (t)s a bus stop.
( ) 8ot at all. here)s plenty of time.
( ) Sure they can. ;e have room.
( ) <es, you may. he test starts soon.
( ) ()m sorry, he)s not in.
( ) Certainly. +ere they are.
()m just not sure though ' these past two years have been hard, and ( """"""""""""""" (may . may not) be ready to
study for two more.
0t least ( am sure about my career, ("""""""""""""" (=m going to . might) wor! with children. hat)s certain. (
made an appointment to discuss my plans with my teacher, *rs. +umphrey, tomorrow. ( """""""""""""" (maybe .
may) tal! this over with her. She """""""""""" (won)t . might) have an idea about what to do.>
4. Mixed Modals
a) She loo!s pretty sic! ' ( thin! she """""""" go to a
doctor.
can
should
b) <ou?ve been driving all day ' <ou """""""" be
e$hausted@
must
should
c) <ou """""""" smo!e so much. (t?s bad for your
health.
can?t
shouldn?t
d) +ey (?m lost ' """""""" you help me1
Should
Can
e) <ou have such a beautiful voice ' <ou """"""""
sing for us@
should
can
f) ( !now he spea!s five languages, but """""""" he
spea! 0rabic1
should
can
g) hat loo!s very e$pensive. (t """""""" have cost a
fortune@
must
should
h) ( """""""" believe that you failed your test@
can?t
shouldn?t
i) (?m on my way. ( """""""" be there in about AB
minutes.
can
should
j) (?m sorry ' ( """""""" afford that.
shouldn?t
can?t
More exercises
A) Complete a frase 4()m sure she isn)t here. She
"""""""""" be at home> com o verbo modal
ade/uado.
a) must.
b) can.
c) will.
d) shall.
C) *ar/ue a alternativa /ue corresponda D tradu9Eo
correta da frase 4%le nEo deveria ter feito isso@>.
a) +e musn)t have done that.
b) +e cannot have done that.
c) +e wouldn)t have done that.
d) +e shouldn)t have done that.
F) *ar/ue a alternativa cuja frase nEo apresente um
*odal Gerb.
a) <ou shouldn)t drin! much.
b) *ay ( as! you a /uestion1
c) She had gone to (taly.
d) ;e must obbey the law.

H) Usando os verbos modais, complete a frase
4;e""""""""" go to the club. (t depends on the
weather> corretamente.
a) might.
b) must.
c) will.
d) can.
I) Jual K a alternativa /ue completa corretamente a
frase 4""""" you play the !eyboard1> (GocL sabe tocar
teclado1)1
a) *ay.
b) Can.
c) Shall.
d) ;ould.

M) Jual K a forma negativa da frase 4hey could wor!
together>1
a) 8ot they could wor! together.
b) hey not could wor! together.
c) hey could not wor! together.
d) hey could wor! together not.
N) Jual K a forma interrogativa da frase 4( should have
lunch with him>1
a) +ave ( should lunch with him1
b) 2o ( should have lunch with him1
c) ( should have lunch with him1
d) Should ( have lunch with him1

O) *ar/ue a alternativa /ue tenha a correspondLncia
correta entre o verbo modal da frase e o uso desse
verbo.
a) %verybody would li!e to live in a better world. P
(ndica certeQa.
b) ed might get a job soon. P Rrobabilidade remota.
c) ;e shall leave wor! at M p.m. P (ndica e$pectativa.
d) Carol must be at school now. P 2edu9Eo.