B1 Modal Verbs : CAN, COULD, MUST and Negative Forms MOD001

Complete the sentences CAN, CAN’T , COULD, COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T.

1. She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk.

2. He is so ill that he ______________ see the doctor.

3. It’s raining heavily. You ______________ take your own umbrella.

4. We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.

5. I ______________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child.

6. Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.

7. He has a lot of weight so he ______________ run so fast.

8. I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball.

9. You ______________ park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone.

10. Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school.

11. George has travelled a lot. He ______________ speak 4 languages.

12. I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.

13. Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.

14. ______________ I use your phone ?

15. I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late.

16. You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous!

17. You have been coughing a lot recently. You ______________ smoke so much.

18. I’m very tired today. I ______________ clean my room now, but I’ll do it tomorrow.

19. I ______________ eat lasagne when I was a child, but I like it today.

20. We ______________ go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money left.

21. You ______________ sleep in that room. It’s full of boxes and other stuff.

22. I ______________ swim very far these days, but ten years ago, I ______________ swim over
to the other side of the lake.

23. You have a bad headache, so you ______________ go to bed earlier.

24. I ______________ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ?

25. Tourists ______________ take their passports with them when they go abroad.
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 B1 Modal Verbs: MUST , MUSTN’T and NEEDN’T MOD002

Complete the sentences with MUST, MUSTN’T or NEEDN’T.

1. It’s very warm outside. You _____________________ take a coat with you.

2. You _____________________ speak with a full mouth. that’s very impolite.

3. The doctor said I _____________________ smoke so much.

4. In England you _____________________ drive on the left side of the road but in other
European countries you _____________________.

5. Students _____________________ be late for school.

6. Small children _____________________ play with matches.

7. You _____________________ drive so fast. We have plenty of time left.

8. Do you want me to wait for you? – No, it’s OK. You _____________________ wait.

9. You _____________________ take a taxi. You can go by bus.

10. All candidates _____________________ send in their application forms by Friday.

11. You _____________________ be very hungry. I’ll get you something to eat.

12. Jackie gave me an important letter. I _____________________ forget to post it.

13. They _____________________ go to school today. It’s Thanksgiving.

14. The book I gave you is very valuable. You _____________________ be careful and take
good care of it.

15. We have enough food in the fridge, so we _____________________ go shopping every

day.

16. You _____________________ make a mess in the house, or else mom will be very angry.

17. You _____________________ come if you don’t want to, but I hope you do.

18. You _____________________ shout in a library.

19. I _____________________ take my medicine three times a day.

20. You _____________________ help me. I can prepare the meal on my own.

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 B1 Modal Verbs MOD003

Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below. Sometimes more
than one answer is possible.

MAY – MIGHT – CAN – CAN’T – SHOULD – SHOULDN’T – MUST – HAVE TO – HAS TO -

NEEDN’T – MUSTN’T – DON’T HAVE TO – DOESN’T HAVE TO

1. ___________________ I use your pen, please?

2. You really ___________________ see that new documentary. It’s fantastic.

3. You ___________________ write 30 sentences for homework because you have

misbehaved.

4. You ___________________ to write 300 lines. 30 will be enough.

5. Please, excuse me but I really ___________________ go now.

6. John, you ___________________ speak so quickly. Nobody can understand you!

7. We ___________________ watch TV tonight. We haven’t decided yet.

8. If you’ve got such a bad cough, you ___________________ smoke.

9. I am happy to inform you that I ___________________ come to work next week.

10. You ___________________ make so much noise. The baby is sleeping in the next room.
11. She ___________________ work hard because she’s a single parent and has little money.

12. You ___________________ go now. The train leaves in an hour, so you’ve still got some
time left.

13. According to the weather report it ___________________ rain this afternoon.

14. He ___________________ speak Italian fluently because he spent 5 years there.

15. That __________________ be John over there. He said he would be in America this week.

16. You ___________________ take the test seriously, even if you already have enough good
grades to pass.

17. I ___________________ go out tonight, but I don’t think so. I feel too tired.

18. ___________________ Mary come with us?

19. You ___________________ speak French. I can speak English quite well.

20. You ___________________ take an ID card with you if you enter the stadium. Otherwise
you won’t get in.

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 B1 Modal Verbs MOD004

Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below. Sometimes more
than one answer is possible.

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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 B1 Modal Verbs MOD005

Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the box below. Sometimes more
than one answer is possible.

CAN - CAN’T – COULD – DON’T NEED - MAY - MIGHT – MIGHT NOT - MUST – MUST
HAVE – MUSTN’T - NEEDN’T – NEEDN’T HAVE - SHOULD - WILL

1. We _____________________ be able to win, but I don’t think we have a good chance.

2. That _____________________ be John. He said he was going to travel to Australia.

3. When I was younger, I _____________________ sing very well.

4. I think you _____________________ relax more. You have been working too much lately.

5. I _____________________ ask you to help me later.

6. She _____________________ left the house quietly. I didn’t hear her.

7. You _____________________ to go shopping this weekend. We’ve got everything at
home.

8. You _____________________ go in without a ticket. All seats are reserved.

9. All passengers ____________________ put on their seatbelts during take-off and landing.

10. At what age _____________________ you get a driving licence in your country?
11. You _____________________ watered the plants. Dad has already done it.

12. In the US, young men _____________________ join the army. It’s voluntary.

13. I promise I _____________________ stop smoking.

14. Mom, _____________________ you pass me the sugar please?

15. If you want to be a teacher, you _____________________ attend a teacher’s training

college.

16. They _____________________ taken the wrong train. Otherwise, they would be here by
now.

17. He’s not picking up the phone. He _____________________ be home yet.

18. You _____________________ have taken my advice and gone to the doctor. Your cold is
not going to get better if you wait.

19. You _____________________ park in a no-parking area. It’s forbidden.

20. I _____________________ go to the cinema to watch a movie, but I’m not sure.

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