1.

Fill in the blanks using MUST, MUSTN’T, DON’T HAVE TO, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T, MIGHT, CAN,
CAN’T!

1. Rose and Ted ____must______ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups !

2. You _____don’t have to____________ pay to use the library. It’s free.

3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She _____might____________ be at her dance class.

4. Jerry _____can’t____________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.

5. You _____must____________ be 18 to see that film.

6. You _____should____________ hear this story. It’s very funny.

7. Dad _____should___________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.

8. You don’t have to shout. I _____can____________ hear you very well.

9. It _______can’t__________ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.

10. You look pretty tired. I think you _______should__________ go to bed early tonight.

11. Let me look. I ______may___________ be able to help you.

12. “Children, you ________mustn’t_________ cross the street if the lights are red !”

13. You ______shouldn’t___________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.

14. I’m sorry but I _______can’t__________ give you a lift because my car is broken.

15. I ______can’t___________ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.

16. You really ______should___________ go to the Louvre if you’re in Paris. It’s wonderful.

17. You _____don’t have to____________ come to the party if you don’t feel well.

18. I don’t know where Kelly is. She ____must_____________ be at her sister’s .

19. You have passed all your tests. You ___must______________ be very pleased with yourself.

20. You _____shouldn’t_________ smoke in your car, especially if there are children sitting in the back.

21. You _____don’t have to____________ work this evening. I can do the tasks for you.

22. John doesn’t need a calculator. He ________can_________ do sums in his head.

23. Passengers ________mustn’t_________ open the door when the train is moving.

24. It _______might__________ rain today. It’s getting cloudy already.

25. I _____don’t have to____________ pay for the tickets because I got them from Sam for free.
2. Fill in the blanks using MUST, CAN’T, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T and the PERFECT
FORMS of them!

1. Sally looks worried . She ________must have________________ a problem with something (HAVE).

2. Bob _____must be___________________ at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE).

3. I _____could have lend___________________ you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)

4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He ________________________
the bus (MISS).

5. She knew everything about our plans. She ______must have listened__________________ to our
conversation (LISTEN) 6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?

B : I’m sorry but I ________________________ because I have to look after my sister. (COME)

7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he _____couldn’t have broken___________________

that window. Somebody else _____must have broken___________________ it (BREAK 2X)

8. The street is wet this morning. I’m not sure but it ____might have rained____________________ last
night (RAIN).

9. She ________could sing________________ like an angel when she was a child (SING)

10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday.

B : You _______couldn’t have talked__________ to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday. (TALK)

11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She __must have won__________ the lottery (WIN).

12. He came home alone yesterday. You ___shouldn’t have let_____ him do that ; he ______could have
got_____ lost. (LET, GET)

13. He read the message but he _____can’t understand______ it (UNDERSTAND)

14. The singer has got a sore throat so she _____can’t sing__________ at the concert (SING)

15. It ______may have been_________ Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).

18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again. B : He _can’t be watching______________ TV because his
room is completely silent and dark. He _____must be sleeping________ . (WATCH, SLEEP)

19. I can’t find my book . I _______must have left_________________ on the bus (LEAVE)

20. She ____can’t be____________________ stupid. She teaches maths at the university (BE)

21. She ______shouldn’t go__________________ to school. It’s Saturday (GO).

22. You were stupid to go skiing here. You ______could have broken__________________ a leg (BREAK)

23. He looked so tired when I saw him. He ______must have worked______________ so hard (WORK)

24. Tom ________couldn’t have written____ this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French.
(WRITE)
3. Complete each sentence B so that it has a similar meaning to sentence A. Use a modal verb from
the box and the correct form of the verb in brackets ! CAN’T - MAY - MIGHT NOT - MUST

1. A : I’m sure schools 50 years ago weren’t the same as they are nowadays (BE)

B : Schools 50 years ago ________must have been______ very different from nowadays.

2. A : It’s possible Josef went to school by bus . (TAKE)

B : Josef ________may take___________________ the bus to school.

3. A : I’m sure their holiday wasn’t very nice because the weather was so bad (HAVE).

B : With such terrible weather , they ________can’t have had_____________ a very nice holiday.

4. A : I wonder if Jane remembers how to get here (FORGET).

B : Jane _______________may have forgotten_____________ how to get here.

5. A : I’m sure Chloe isn’t still looking for her watch (FIND).

B : Chloe ___________must have found____________ her watch by now.

6. A : We are going in the wrong direction (MISS).

B : Yes, we ____________might have missed__________ a turning.

7. A : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time, so they definitely never met (KNOW).

B : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time , so they ___can’t have known_____ each
other .

8. A : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she’s certainly done well (DO)

B : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she ____must have done____________ well.

9. A : I’m not sure its right to blame Ray for that mistake (MAKE).
B : Ray _________can’t have made_____________________ that mistake.

10. A : Joe can’t open the door . Maybe he can’t remember where he put the key (LOSE)

B : Joe can’t open the door. He _______may have lost_________ the key.