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Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below.

CAN - CAN'T – CAN'T HAVE - COULD – COULD HAVE - DON'T HAVE – HAD

BETTER – MIGHT - MUST – MUST HAVE - MUSTN'T – NEED - OUGHT –

SHOULDN'T

1. You ___________________ be exhausted after your long trip. Come in and have a drink.

2. John ___________________ taken your car keys. He hasn't even left the house.

3. I won't go out this afternoon because the weather forecast is not very good, and I

___________________ get wet.

4. You ___________________ to apply for the job yet. You can do it later this week.

5. I ___________________ left my wallet in the car. I can't find it anywhere.

6. That ___________________ be Jake. It's impossible. He said he was going to Spain.

7. You ___________________ step into the headmaster's office without permission.

8. Tell your sister she ___________________ stay the night here if she wants to.

9. You have already drunken a glass of wine. You ___________________ not drive. Let me.

10.You ___________________ see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre when you go to Paris.

11.I ___________________ to take orders from you. You're not my boss!

12.When I was younger, I ___________________ run very fast.

13.Your cold is getting worse and you have a runny nose. You ___________________ to see

the doctor.

14.My husband is preparing dinner. He's not a good cook so you ___________________

expect anything special.

15.Don't leave your window open at night. Someone ___________________ climb in.

16.Brenda ___________________ be over thirty. She graduated a year after me and I'm only

26.

17.You ___________________ to come with me. I can manage on my own.

18.She ___________________ got lost. Otherwise she'd be here by now.

19.You must be more careful. You ___________________ been killed crossing the street

without looking.

20.I didn't ___________________ to buy more groceries. We already had enough.

Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below.
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CAN – CAN’T - COULDN’T – COULD HAVE - HAD TO – MIGHT - MUST - MUSTN’T -

NEEDN’T – SHOULD HAVE - WOULD

1. It’s quite warm outside so you __________________ put on a coat.

2. You __________________ go home now. You __________________ finish writing those

emails. They can wait until tomorrow.

3. He __________________ gone to the doctor when he started feeling ill. Now it’s going to

take longer for him to recover,

4. According to the weather report it __________________ rain today, but I’m not so sure

about it.

5. My mother gave me an important letter to post, so I ________________ forget to post it.

6. You __________________ come if you don’t want to.

7. Children __________________ play with matches.

8. That _________________ be Harry. He said he was going to Paris. What’s he doing here?

9. We will have to take a taxi to the airport, otherwise we __________________ miss our

plane.

10.I __________________ like to go to the cinema with you this weekend. How about it?

11.When I went to Spain for the first time, I __________________ speak a word of Spanish.

12.This jewellery is very valuable. My grandmother gave it to me. You __________________

look after it carefully and __________________ lose it.

13.She felt ill and __________________ leave the office earlier.

14.You __________________ be very thirsty. I’ll bring you something to drink right away.

15.You should buy a lottery ticket this weekend. You __________________ win up to 3

million dollars.

16.You __________________ informed me about the flight delay.

17.__________________ you pass me the sugar, please?

18.You __________________ smoke in public places or restaurants. It’s against the law.

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