6.07 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 Harry doesn’t have to do homework for tomorrow. It's a holiday.

A) mustn't
B) has to
C) doesn’t have to

2 It may rain later. Take your umbrella with you.

A) can
B) may
C) must

3 Can you buy some milk when you go to the supermarket?

A) Must
B) May
C) Can

4 Dennis really mustn't speak to people like that. It's very rude.
A) may not
B) doesn’t have to
C) mustn't

5 You really ought to think more before you speak. Sometimes you say silly
things.
A) ought to
B) may
C) can

6 Mary can't be the person who stole your money. She was with me all the time.
A) can't
B) mustn't
C) shouldn’t

7 Dennis shouldn’t stay up so late on school nights.

A) doesn’t have to
B) hasn’t
C) shouldn’t

8 You can’t go out with Sam; you have to go to the dentist this afternoon.
A) can
B) have to
C) might

6.08 Circle the correct words.

A: I (1) may / should / ought to go to the beach tomorrow if the weather is good.
Would you like to come?
B: Yeah, I'd love to. But I think I (2) can / ought to / may check with my parents
first. I (3) must / don't have to / can't make this decision without asking them first.
A: Yes, of course. You (4) may / could / must have a very good relationship with
your parents, or are they strict?
B: No, they aren't, but I feel I (5) must / can / may ask for their permission first
before I do something. I (6) don't have to / can't / might not make decisions alone!
A: Right. Ok then. And (7) shall / do / may we ask Anna and George to come with
us too?
B: Sure, why not? But I think George (8) can be unable / will be not able to / won't
be able to come with us. He's away with his family this weekend.

6.09 Circle ‘C' for correct or ‘IC' for incorrect.

1 When I was little I could play the piano very well. C / IC

2 You mustn't help me with preparing the dinner. It's ready already! C / IC
3 She may be sorry about what she told you, I don’t know. C / IC
4 Karen and Cathy couldn’t be sisters. They don’t look alike. C / IC
5 You can be absolutely sure before you accuse someone of murder! C / IC
6 Must you wear a uniform to school when you were young? C / IC
7 Susan may be able to help you if she has enough time. C / IC
8 I think you couldn’t eat so much chocolate every day! C / IC

7.07 Correct the words in italics.

1 He mustn't have been the thief! He was in Paris the night of the burglary. can't
have been
2 Why didn’t you call me? You would have called me as soon as you learnt the
news. should have called
3 I don’t know why he's late. He might has missed the bus. might have missed
4 Would have Peter helped us if he'd known? Would Peter have helped
5 I look forward to go to the Opera tomorrow! going
6 Do you fancy to go horse-riding this weekend? going
7 The drama teacher decided giving the main part to Serena. to give
8 You shouldn’t have given up to try to become an actor. Trying

7.08 Circle the correct words.

A: Oh, no! You (1) can't / must / should have told me that you wanted to use the
camera today!
B: Why? Where is it? Don't tell me it isn't here! I was looking forward (2) to / in / at
using it! And I need it. How did you decide (3) to giving / to give / giving it to
Patrick without asking me first?
A: I'm really sorry. Patrick (4) may not / doesn’t / mustn't have gone to bed yet. I'll
give him a call.

A: Sue and Paul (5) must / can / should have arrived by now. Do you think
something is wrong?
B: No, they may have felt like (6) to take / at taking / taking a later bus. Let's give
them a call.
A: Sure, I will. Do you think they (7) must / are / may have forgotten about the
party, though?
B: No, I'm sure they intend (8) to come / coming / at coming. I spoke to Sue this
morning.

7.09 Circle ‘C' for correct or ‘IC' for incorrect.

1 Ben shouldn’t have gone rock-climbing all alone. C / IC

2 Where could the remote control has gone? I can't find it! C / IC
3 Wendy wouldn’t have taken up drama classes if her teacher hadn't suggested it.
C / IC
4 Tamara can't have made up the story. She never lies. C / IC
5 Would you have decided setting up a company if you could? C / IC
6 Ian is practising playing the violin for a classical music competition. C / IC
7 Sean loves directing school plays. C / IC
8 Sorry, I don’t feel like to go to the disco tonight. C / IC

8.07 Circle the best meaning for each sentence (A, B or C).

1 I'll call you as soon as I come back home. I promise.

A) immediately when I arrive
B) sometime after I arrive
C) before I arrive

2 If it rains, we never play football in the garden.

A) it's our habit to play football in the garden in the rain
B) we don't play football in the garden when it rains
C) we sometimes play football in the garden in the rain

3 If he knew the answer, he'd tell us, I'm sure!

A) he knows the answer but he doesn’t want to tell us
B) he doesn’t know the answer
C) he knew the answer in the past, but he's forgotten it

4 Don't call me unless there's an emergency.

A) call me if there is an emergency
B) don't call me under any circumstances
C) don't call me if there is an emergency

5 If you asked him politely, he might help you.

A) I don't think you can be polite
B) you weren't polite when you asked him
C) he didn’t help you because you weren't polite

6 Wait until everybody's gone from the office before you lock the doors.
A) first check that everybody has left the office
B) lock the doors before anybody has left the office
C) lock the doors and then check that everybody has left the office

7 After you have breakfast, please wash the dishes.

A) wash the dishes before you have breakfast
B) first wash the dishes and then have breakfast
C) have breakfast first and then wash the dishes

8 She'll go out with Carl if he invites her.

A) Carl has invited her to go out
B) Carl hasn’t invited her yet
C) she goes out with Carl every time he invites her

8.08 Circle the correct words.

1 If she shows / will show / showed responsibility, her parents will trust her more.
2 I'm sure Ian will phone while we're / 'll be / 're going to be in the middle of the
meeting.
3 Mary usually has a shower as soon as she got / will get / gets back home from
work.
4 He wouldn’t be so angry if you would tell / told / tell him the truth more often.
5 Her relationship with her mother will never be / have never been / is never the
same as it was before the big argument.
6 After you will sign / are signing / have signed the papers, you can't change your
mind any more.
7 If you will have / would have / have a personal problem, why don't you write to an
agony aunt?
8 Before he leaves on a business trip, he will always check / always checked /
always checks that he's taken his laptop and important papers with him.

8.09 Circle ‘C’ for correct or ‘IC’ for incorrect.

1 If I were you, I wouldn’t be so rude to my mother-in-law! C / IC

2 Lila would split up with her boyfriend if she doesn’t love him. C / IC
3 Unless you will apologise, I'm not going to talk to you again! C / IC
4 As soon as he will discover that you lied to him, he'll be furious! C / IC
5 If Mathew weren't so shy, he would have a girlfriend. C / IC
6 If you leave ice cream out of the fridge, it melts. C / IC
7 Don't tell Ben anything that we discussed if you saw him at school. C / IC
8 When you'll have your own children you'll see! C / IC