MODAL VERBS (2º BACHILLERATO)

Escrito por María José

Jueves, 17 de Marzo de 2011 18:38 -

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN

BRACKETS. USE MODAL PERFECTS. THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE SUITABLE
ANSWER.

1.I don't understand why you didn't help her. You...........................(offer) some help.

2.I was surprised that Rosie didn't visit me. She........................(know) I was ill.

3.Michelle wasn't well when I saw her. It was obvious that she........................(go) to the doctor.

4.The lights are out. Everyone.....................(leave).

5.Terry....................(read) that book. I am not sure.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. How does she know that today is my birthday? Someone (must tell/ must have told)  her.

2.There (may have been/ may be) a storm tonight. Do you want to stay home?

3.We (needn't /needn't have ) shot that scene again.

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Escrito por María José

Jueves, 17 de Marzo de 2011 18:38 -

4. He crossed the road without looking. He (could have been/ could be) killed.

5. Actors (need/ need to) learn their lines very well.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

Dancing with vampires

Dancing with vampires  is an amazing film! You (must/can) see it. There were moments when I
(could/might) feel the hairs on my neck standing on end. I was so scared that I often (have to /
had to) cover my eyes. In my opinion, however, the choice of the leading actress wasn't good.
Anyone else would have given a better performance. Still the director (couldn't have / needn't
have) made a more frightening film if he had tried! It (must/ must have) taken the make-up
artists hours to do the make-up. I (can't/ haven't been able to) stop thinking about the film ever
since I saw it. I only have one regret.- I (shouldn't /shouldn't have) taken my mother with me as
she has been having nightmares ever since.

REVIEW/ REPHRASING:

1. Matt intends to visit Malta this year. (going)

2.I began working at eleven o'clock and I still haven't finished. (since)

3.Julie didn't bring her umbrella and now it is raining. (should)

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Escrito por María José

Jueves, 17 de Marzo de 2011 18:38 -

4.This is the town in which I was born (where)

5.First Jane found a flat she liked. Then she looked for a flatmate. (after)

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE MODAL OR MODAL PERFECT BELOW:

MUST HAVE/  COULDN'T HAVE /   WOULD  / NEEDN'T  / SHOULD HAVE

-You....................go to see that film. It is very boring.

-Tom Hanks....................driven a 1998 jeep if the film took place in 1995.

-The sign says:' Do not use lift in case of fire'. It........................been a mistake as Americans
use 'elevators'.

-You said you............ensure that there weren't any shadows from the camera on the screen.

-The stamp on the postcard......................been French, but it wasn't.

VERB TENSES REVISION:

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Escrito por María José

Jueves, 17 de Marzo de 2011 18:38 -

We (have not talked/ had not talked) about the problematic area which (concerns/ is
concerning) improbabilities, in other words, things which (aren't/ don't) logical. For example, in I
ndependence Day
, the President's wife is rescued by a helicopter, after (which/who) the city is hit in an attack and
the ground temperature (reaches/reached) 1,650ºC. According to science,  the President's wife
(must not have survived/ could not have survived) such extreme heat, even if the helicopter
(flies/was flying) above the ground. Once again, we (must have asked/ must ask) ourselves the
all-important questions: (Was/did this spoil the film for us? Can we really expect the people
(whose/who) make films to be experts in every field?

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