Modal verbs

Exercise: 1
1/use must , must be , mustn’t , can , can’t be , could ,
couldn’t , may , had to , might , will be able to or shouldn’t
to complete the following sentences .
1. Please , turn on the light . we ......................see in the dark
.
2. I don’t have the tickets. James bought them:
they .........................in his pocket .
3. We had to get in through the window because
we .........................open the door.
4. I can’t go, with you today, but perhaps
I .........................go tomorrow.
5. The children .............................tired already! we’ve only
been walking for ten minutes
6. Since you are trying to get thin , you .......................eat
that cake .
7. The car is almost out of gas . we ..........................stop at a
filling station.
8. You .........................ring the bell . I don’t have a key .
9. When the fog lifts , we ...........................see where we
were .
10. Candidates ..........................bring their books into
the examination room.
11. As I passed my driving test , I .........................hire a
car now .
 12. Where are the keys ? I ............................find them
last night .
13. I lost my money, but fortunately
I .............................borrow some from friends .
14. She‘s a good cook, but she ..........................make
pasta .
15. The meeting is at 10 o’clock sharp and
you ......................late.
16. I’m not sure. She ......................be at home now.
17. Don’t panic! We ............................late for the train.
It doesn’t leave till 10.30.
18. Laura is absent. She ............................be ill.
Exercise 2
A/ I couldn’t swim until I was 16 years old.
- I didn’t have permission to swim until I was 16 years old
- I didn’t have the ability to swim until I was 16 years old.
B/ passengers may smoke once the plane is airborne.
- There is a possibility that passengers will smoke once the
plane is airborne.
- Passengers have permission to smoke once the plane is
airborne.
C / No one can smoke on the London underground.
- No one has the ability to smoke on the London
underground.
- No one has permission to smoke on the London
underground.
D/ You should wear glasses.
- My advice is that you wear glasses.
- There is probability that you will have to wear glasses.
E/ will you answer the door?
- are you at some time in the future going to answer the door?
- I’m asking you to answer the door.
f/ I couldn’t get the top off the bottle.
-I did not have permission to get the top off the bottle.
- I did not manage to get the top off the bottle
g/ you must be tired .
- I m sure you are tired.
- I order you to be tired.
h/ Andrew’s got a meeting after work so he may not go to
the party .
- Andrew does not have permission to go to the party.
- There’s a possibility Andrew won’t go to the party.
I/ You needn’t have given me a lift .
- You gave me a lift. This was very kind but not necessary.
- You didn’t give me a lift because it wasn’t necessary.
Exercise 3:
Decide which word is correct.
1- ......................I have some more tea, please?
a/could b/ shall c/ will d/ would
2- ................ ............... you like to go for a ride with us?
a/ do b/ should c/ will d/ would
3- I wonder if this is the right way. It ...............not be.
a/ can b/could c/ might d/ must
4-Idon’t thinks I want to see this film. Oh ‘I think
you ...............enjoy it.
a/can b/ shall c/ will d/ would
5 – I’m quite happy to walk. You ..................drive me home.
a/ don’t b/haven’t c/ mustn’t d/needn’t
6- ...................... I show you the way? Oh, thank you.
a/ do b/ shall c/ will d/ would
7-It’s late. I think we ..................better go.
a/ had b/ have c/ should d/ would
8-We all tried to push the van, but it ......................move.
a/ can’t b/ couldn’t c/ won’t d/wouldn’t