MODAL VERBS EXERCISES

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE MODAL VERBS IN affirmative, negative and interrogative form

1. Maria _________ type 80 words per minute.

2. My dog _______ jump very high when he was younger.
3. _______ I ask John to help us?
4. It______ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.(neg)
5. You don’t have to shout. I _____ hear you very well.
6. She was sure that he_______find it.( neg)
7. You _______ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.(neg)
8. Passengers ________open the door when the train is moving. (neg)
9. It's a great town. You_______ visit it someday.
10. I never thought you________come
11. You ________ see a doctor if your headache doesn't get better
12. When he was young, he couldn't speak English very well, but now he can.( neg)
13._______you please turn on the fan? It's very hot in here.
14. I __ cook dinner for everyone tonight
15. Everyone __ obey the law
16. We_______pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.
17. I’m sorry I _______ come yesterday. I had to work late.(neg)
18. I _______ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ? (neg)
19. Tourists ______take their passports with them when they go abroad
20. You_____park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone (neg)
21. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He ______be exhausted after such
a long flight.
22._________ you hold your breath for more than a minute?
23. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It _______cost a fortune.
24. You _________do the job if you didn't speak Japanese fluently. (neg)