B1 Modal Verbs MOD003

Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below. Sometimes more
than one answer is possible.

MAY – MIGHT – CAN – CAN’T – SHOULD – SHOULDN’T – MUST – HAVE TO – HAS TO -

NEEDN’T – MUSTN’T – DON’T HAVE TO – DOESN’T HAVE TO

1. ___________________ I use your pen, please?

2. You really ___________________ see that new documentary. It’s fantastic.

3. You ___________________ write 30 sentences for homework because you have

misbehaved.

4. You ___________________ to write 300 lines. 30 will be enough.

5. Please, excuse me but I really ___________________ go now.

6. John, you ___________________ speak so quickly. Nobody can understand you!

7. We ___________________ watch TV tonight. We haven’t decided yet.

8. If you’ve got such a bad cough, you ___________________ smoke.

9. I am happy to inform you that I ___________________ come to work next week.

10. You ___________________ make so much noise. The baby is sleeping in the next room.
11. She ___________________ work hard because she’s a single parent and has little money.

12. You ___________________ go now. The train leaves in an hour, so you’ve still got some
time left.

13. According to the weather report it ___________________ rain this afternoon.

14. He ___________________ speak Italian fluently because he spent 5 years there.

15. That __________________ be John over there. He said he would be in America this week.

16. You ___________________ take the test seriously, even if you already have enough good
grades to pass.

17. I ___________________ go out tonight, but I don’t think so. I feel too tired.

18. ___________________ Mary come with us?

19. You ___________________ speak French. I can speak English quite well.

20. You ___________________ take an ID card with you if you enter the stadium. Otherwise
you won’t get in.

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1. May / Can I use your pen, please?

2. You really must/have to/ should see that new documentary. It’s fantastic.

3. You must / have to write 30 sentences for homework because you have
misbehaved.

4. You needn’t / don’t have to write 300 lines. 30 will be enough.

5. Please, excuse me but I really have to / must go now.

6. John, you mustn’t speak so quickly. Nobody can understand you!

7. We might/ may watch TV tonight. We haven’t decided yet.

8. If you’ve got such a bad cough, you shouldn’t / mustn’t smoke.

9. I am happy to inform you that I can come to work next week.

10. You mustn’t make so much noise. The baby is sleeping in the next room.

11. She must/ has to work hard because she’s a single parent and has little money.

12. You needn’t/ don’t have to go now. The train leaves in an hour, so you’ve still got
some time left.

13. According to the weather report it might / may rain this afternoon.

14. He can speak Italian fluently because he spent 5 years there.

15. That can’t be John over there. He said he would be in America this week.

16. You should take the test seriously, even if you already have enough good grades to
pass.

17. I might/may go out tonight, but I don’t think so. I feel too tired.

18. Can Mary come with us?

19. You needn’t/ don’t have to speak French. I can speak English quite well.

20. You must/ have to take an ID card with you if you enter the stadium. Otherwise you
won’t get in.

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