Circle the correct option.

1. You should bring a coat. It might / must rain.

2. Sheila is a nervous wreck. She can / ought to relax a bit.
3. Don’t worry, you don’t have to / mustn’t wear a swimming cap at this pool.
4. He couldn’t be / can’t be very clever: he just scraped through the test.
5. She must be / may be a bright spark, because she sailed through the school year.
6. You don’t need to / shouldn’t drink alcohol: it’s bad for you.
7. They mustn’t / shouldn’t eat in this theatre. It is absolutely forbidden.
8. Although he’s lazy, Tom mustn’t / is able to pick things up quickly.
9. You should / have to always ask if you don’t understand something.
10. Andrea may / must come to the party. It depends on what time her train arrives.

Circle the correct option.

Kevin: Wow! Look at the school wall!

Arthur: Yeah, it’s a work of art!
Kevin: That’s a big piece of graffiti. Who 1 can’t / could / must have done it?
Arthur: It 2 needn’t / may not / might have been Joseph Wren: he’s an artist of the night.
Kevin: No, he 3 mustn’t / can’t / shouldn’t have done it. Look at the signature at the bottom: it’s signed “MB”, so it 4
has / must / should have done by Martin, Martin Bean.
Arthur: Of course, Martin Bean! We 5 ought / should / could to tell the headmaster.
Kevin: You 6 can / must / might be joking! We 7 may not / shouldn’t / can’t say anything to anybody or we’ll get
into trouble.
Arthur: He 8 doesn’t have / mustn’t / ought to know it’s us. We can send an anonymous note.
Kevin: OK, but we 9 need / must / may to be careful. Martin’s not just a good artist; he’s also the junior boxing
champion!

Circle the correct option: modal simple or modal perfects.

Timothy was driving as fast as he could. He 1 (had to be / must have been) at the stadium by 10 o’clock. The weather was
bad and he 2 (couldn’t see / couldn’t have seen) very well. Moreover, the weatherman had said that it 3 (might get / might
have got) worse. “I 4 (should have left / should leave) earlier,” Timothy thought to himself.
Just then, a car suddenly came from the side, but he 5 (couldn’t stop / couldn’t have stopped). He heard a crash and
everything went black. Then he heard a voice. “ 6 (Could you have heard / Can you hear) me?” Timothy nodded his head.
“Are you in pain?” Timothy felt a terrible pain in his leg. “Yes,” he said. “I think I 7 (might have broken / might break) my
leg.” “Don’t worry,” said the voice. “We have already called an ambulance. It 8 (should leave / should have left) by now.”
 Circle the correct option.

1. You should bring a coat. It might / must rain.

2. Sheila is a nervous wreck. She can / ought to relax a bit.
3. Don’t worry, you don’t have to / mustn’t wear a swimming cap at this pool.
4. He couldn’t be / can’t be very clever: he just scraped through the test.
5. She must be / may be a bright spark, because she sailed through the school year.
6. You don’t need to / shouldn’t drink alcohol: it’s bad for you.
7. They mustn’t / shouldn’t eat in this theatre. It is absolutely forbidden.
8. Although he’s lazy, Tom mustn’t / is able to pick things up quickly.
9. You should / have to always ask if you don’t understand something.
10. Andrea may / must come to the party. It depends on what time her train arrives.

Circle the correct option.

Kevin: Wow! Look at the school wall!

Arthur: Yeah, it’s a work of art!
Kevin: That’s a big piece of graffiti. Who 1 can’t / could / must have done it?
Arthur: It 2 needn’t / may not / might have been Joseph Wren: he’s an artist of the night.
Kevin: No, he 3 mustn’t / can’t / shouldn’t have done it. Look at the signature at the bottom: it’s signed “MB”, so it 4
has / must / should have done by Martin, Martin Bean.
Arthur: Of course, Martin Bean! We 5 ought / should / could to tell the headmaster.
Kevin: You 6 can / must / might be joking! We 7 may not / shouldn’t / can’t say anything to anybody or we’ll get
into trouble.
Arthur: He 8 doesn’t have / mustn’t / ought to know it’s us. We can send an anonymous note.
Kevin: OK, but we 9 need / must / may to be careful. Martin’s not just a good artist; he’s also the junior boxing
champion!

Circle the correct option: modal simple or modal perfects.

Timothy was driving as fast as he could. He 1 (had to be / must have been) at the stadium by 10 o’clock. The weather was
bad and he 2 (couldn’t see / couldn’t have seen) very well. Moreover, the weatherman had said that it 3 (might get / might
have got) worse. “I 4 (should have left / should leave) earlier,” Timothy thought to himself.
Just then, a car suddenly came from the side, but he 5 (couldn’t stop / couldn’t have stopped). He heard a crash and
everything went black. Then he heard a voice. “ 6 (Could you have heard / Can you hear) me?” Timothy nodded his head.
“Are you in pain?” Timothy felt a terrible pain in his leg. “Yes,” he said. “I think I 7 (might have broken / might break) my
leg.” “Don’t worry,” said the voice. “We have already called an ambulance. It 8 (should leave / should have left) by now.”