24 Modal Verbs

. find a petrol bunk in 500m.

. <lwr 11b akers ahead. Yous hould drive carefull
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. spe ·tal area. You cannot honk. .
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. J-Jo 5P:t work. Over-speeding will be penalised.
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9. ?Jell . and driving must be avoided.
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Rewrite the following sentences with the auxiliary sh own .in brackets.

etafllPle:
r comes here every Saturday. (must)
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A,isWer: 1he doctor
h t . must
'comes'come here to
changes every
' Saturday
') . (Th e use oif a modal modifies the given verb form into
f' t verb, t a ts come .
its roo .
Sharma drives to Pune. (should)
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z. J:Ie borrowed some money from hini. (may)

L:'~.....~·······\)Q((C/W....... S.Q.~ ....... ..... :.tr.g.~ .... .. ......................................... .
... JJ ,.. - (J J
left for Trichy on the sixth of December. (will)
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. 1he animals are hungry. (may) ·
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. . w.. . . M\rnJ.l.>. ........ ..... .... -~~o~.rj.:.............................................................................
S. Jitu repairs the car. (ought to)
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.... Idu........ ~3~---.Jo. ..:.... ,:~:•.~
6. Junderstand them. ( can)
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7. Aaron worked on Saturday; (o

..... ~~(<?.D ..... ov.3.ht.. ... w..

8. Santosh places an order for the ......~Q..:-~ ... ............. ......... .

. . . ~9.s.h ...... . ......rtOJ

9. She filled out the application. (can)

.......$~ ....@~ .... 1}\ .... .............

lO. Our neighbours are to come back next

.... Qw.1......\W:1~h.b<llli.~-..... c; eJ)J.......

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the context best.

[Exercise 2 ] Encircle the modal that suits
1. Pratap@'would ride his. bike easily. middle of a busy road. ·

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2. You ~ / m a y not nde down the
,1111 3. Might~ou repair my broken~watch? ke our money safe.'
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4 • M y mother always sa1'd, •v.
,ou co uld/ u ht to ep y
5. ~Might I borrow your phone? d ?
. . practice on Satur ay.
6. ShaU you/~go for swimnung , ck th's evening.
7. ~
~ c-a n return the book to th e 1·b
i rary by 6 oc1o . . 1
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8. Might/Q we take a first aid kit wi th us to th e picnic.
9. It ~will rain tomorrow. I see some d'stant
1 clouds. • tm t
10. Gur~/can be able to walk in a wee sk' time after this trea en .
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~Ex .
~m~3 1 Fill in the blanks in the following pieces of conversations with should, could, Woute10r
might
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1. San,ay: IfI wm the Jackpot, I , ,MJ)
.., - quit my job and take a trip around the world.
Vimla: Where -1.v~J you go if you had that much money?
San1ay:
. Let me think. I really don't know., I c.d.d spend a month in Europe.
Vimla: Do you really believe in luck?
Sanjay: Not really. I ~w,e_~ better not daydream now.
Vim.Ia: That rr, i°tfJ: help save money for the Europe trip.
2. Waiter: Good afternoon. What would you like to have? V o-fd c\
Ms Gita: I haven't chosen anything yet. What _ _ _.c...=.._ _ you recommend? Do you think
c.;bC9<Lfc try these soups? 1
Wfilter, You c&«!<'
from the nearby forest
try die mwhroom soup. It's very delicious, made from the choicest mushro,~

Ms Gita: That sounds interesting, but m

Mmm. Instead, I'll take the fresh veg~l
_P)--'-'j:...,1,P-,Wf~- be a problem. I'm allergic to them.
Waiter: Sure, v~ you like so
3. Samar: What w~d youlookforin
Ajay: I think students ~M J vote fo
when we select him/her as our student President?
who has the ability to represent their voice.
Samar: What you do if you wer,
Ajay: I ~L focus on keeping our camp
,of the Students' Union?

Samar: That's nice. Every candidate promises to do th

/ Exercise 4 / Use modal verbs and convert the following sta

1. I want a cup of tea.

........... .. J.......aof.. . a..: ..... ...M -i-... .

2. Close the window, please.
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p.,ss
the salt to me.

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Read the dialogue
adventure holiday. and
use write
th adsh0,rt pa~~graph explaining why Anant may not go for the
e mo al may myour sentences.
NJ"' •. It's getting late. I must finish packing now:· 1 mustn,t ,orgetto
c p.ck my books.
t
. <Jey Anant, why are you packing so many books?
Gir1: .r> •
t· 'fo read them peacefully in the mountains
~an· .
Giri' oh! you a,e going for a mountain adventure. I went there last year.

~ant: Really? What was it like?

GiO' fantastic. We had to wake up at four thirty every morning, take a cold shower in freezing water, and jog for
thrt< !dlometers before we could prepare our own breakfasts.
J\Jlant What? Will I have to do the same things?
Girt And remember. Keep a map handy because GPS rarely works there, as signal quality will be vecy poor. If

yo• get lost you can be attack<d by wild elephants.

j\Jlant: 1his sure sounds scary. fm not going.
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..............~.D.~····.·······<:!>;.... g. ...,:s.<!.. ~n~. t4 cd.L .
..... l:t .. ~····· w,e .......t. .............~:19.m@D a.lid \¼lip Q_
·········~~..........~Wj·······b ....... 51~0. J
. . . . . rnaf ...........bao.

[ Exercise 6] Fill in th bl
1. It is 4pm. They_...;~~- v&Pd have (will/
2. 11~ 1 I please
3. You ;{ af..I _have a9i
would). 0
4. The price of mobile phones
S. He sf.@R d·
complain
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6. The books - lo.JtfK',dJ get wet if you l eave them here (can/will).
(will/mi ht)
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7. It --ro._ icJ,, l of
rain all a sudden. You never know g · .
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u ~ c a r r y a s a1 . (couJd!rnust) .
fir t "d box when you set out on a long tnp
I /I /II . ey
Th
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4 cancel th e ma tch if the riots continue
. (would/may).
JO• _ r~. n \ you please pass on the infurmation lo bun when he return, (COuJdJ~,.)
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11. They - t t
have left already, I can't see them h~re (may/must).
12. I t ~ be a good idea to wait for some more time (can/may).
13. He _cQ.(") do it, ifhe wants (will/can).
14. The bus_ sf-,®£ d
be here any moment (will/should).
15. Global W3nning t be given attention lo for a safer future (must/can).

/]xercise 7J Here an, some popular proverbs and sayings. Fill in the gaps With the correct
I. People who live in gbss houses S h,,,,JJ not throw stones at others. "'Ori~ "'1(
d
3. B!tter pills~:
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2. Do unto others as you {µ Ggj have them do unto you.
have blessed effects.
- You - ca O ' lead a horse to l_\'ater, but you ___ r_o_n_'t__ make it drink.
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5. When the cat is away, the mice play.
6. You - 01uh t learn to walk before you can run.
7. If you play With fire, you _ _
8. This too_ S h~ pass!
rri'rrt get burned.

9. As you make your bed, so you rNM::,t

1O. A stumble_ rn prevent a falL lie in it.
11. Never bite more than you_ Cal)
12. However long the night, dawn "'1}J chew.
-break. .
13. Look after the pennies and the pounds ______ Jook after themselves.
14. Never put off until tomon-ow what be done today.
15. You - /:¥!, V d ·_strike the iron while it is n