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Name: .............................................. Mark: ....... / 40 Date: .../10/2020

A Check through the different uses.

TYPE USE MODAL VERB EXAMPLES NOTES

1 obligation
2 no obligation
3 prohibition
4 recommendation should
ought to
have to María has to go to Rome
must You must see a doctor Must expresses more
urgency than have to
She had to see a doctor Must is only used in the
present simple.
don't have to He doesn't have to go “It´s your choice”
mustn't You mustn't insult people
You shouldn't eat so quickly
You ought to phone her Ought to is not used in
the negative

B Decide which type of modal verb goes with each sentence and then fill the gaps with have to, must, ought or
should. When you see NEGATIVE, the modal verb must be in a negative form.
TYPE

1  If you want to lose weight, you ............................. eat pasta, potatoes, white bread or white rice. NEGATIVE

2  It's alright. You ............................. come to Muriel's wedding if you don't want to. NEGATIVE

3  Stupid boy! You ............................. play with matches! NEGATIVE

4  You haven't heard from Eleonora for ages. Maybe you ............................. give her a ring.

5  You ............................. remember your passport. Otherwise they won't let you on the plane.

6  The weather forecast says this weekend will be fine. We ............................. go on a picnic.

7  You ............................. go there on your own. It's extremely dangerous. NEGATIVE

8  You ............................. come if you don't feel like it. NEGATIVE

9  You ............................. take life so seriously. Relax a bit. NEGATIVE

10  Orange juice in cartons has no goodness in it at all. You ............................. make it yourself.

11  You ............................. drink and drive. NEGATIVE

12  These instructions are difficult to follow. They ............................. to explain things better.

C Now make up some examples of your own.

1 .....................................................................................................................
2 .....................................................................................................................
3 .....................................................................................................................
4 .....................................................................................................................

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1.- REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING A MODAL (obligation / absence

of obligation / prohibition )

a) It's not necessary to go to school on Saturdays

You .....................................................................................
b) It's obligatory for all drivers to have a driving licence
All drivers..............................................................................
c) It's compulsary for Peter to learn Spanish
Peter ....................................................................................
d) It's not obligatory for customers to go on the trips organized by the hotel
Customers ..........................................................................................
e) Passengers aren't allowed to smoke in this compartment
Passengers .................................................................
f) It 's necessary to book in advance
You .............................................................................
g) It's essential to have a visa to travel to India
You .............................................................................
h) It's not necessary for you to shout. I can hear you perfectly well
You .......................................................................................

2.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

a) Liz _____________________ get tired of her job. It is so boring.

a. has to b. must c. could

b) Take an umbrella. It _______________ rain later.

a. has to b. need c. might

c) You ______________________ do it. I've already done it.

a. must not b. need not c. ought not

d) Although it contains many difficult words, I ___ read this book now.
a. can b. could c. may

e) Can you pronounce my name properly? I ___ if you would speak more slowly.
a) could b)may c)can

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COMPLETE

1. The play was really _______________ ;in fact, I was so _______________ that I fell
asleep.
bored / bored bored / boring

boring / bored boring / boring

2. My friend lost her job. She's really unhappy and ______________________, and her
situation makes me feel__________________ too.

depressed / depressed depressed / depressing

depressing / depressed depressing / depressing

3. Foreign travel is really __________________. I'm going to Mexico next month, and
I'm really __________________ about it!

excited / excited excited / exciting

exciting / excited exciting / exciting

4. I think that an academic subject is only ________________ if the teacher or lecturer

talks about it in an __________________way.

interested / interested interested / interesting

interesting / interested interesting / interesting

5. My job is extremely __________________. At the end of each day I'm absolutely___

__________________

tired / exhausted tired / exhausting

tiring / exhausted tiring / exhausting

6. He told me a most __________________story about his days as a footballer. He's a

very ___________________ person.

entertained/ amused entertained / amusing

entertaining / amused entertaining / amusing

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Prepositions exercise
CHOOSE THE RIGHT PREPOSITION

1: Let's meet _____ six o'clock.

a) in b) on c) at

2: He was born _____ July.

a) in b) on c) at

3: I went there _____ 1978.

a) in b) on c) at

4: She'll be at work _____ Friday.

a) in b) on c) at

5: We met _____ Christmas day.

a) in b) on c) at

6: We get up early ______ the morning.

a) in b) on c) at

7: Do you dream _____ night?

a) in b) on c) at

8: He's working on his homework _____ the moment.

a) in b) on c) at

9: We went to the cinema _____ 12 A.M.

a) in b) on c) at

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