Exercise Sheet: Modals

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1. Modals of ABILITY

Put in 'can' / 'can't' / 'could' / 'couldn't'. If none is possible, use 'be able to' in the
correct tense.

1. Could you swim when you were 10?

2. We can’t get to the meeting on time yesterday because the train was delayed
by one hour.

3. He can’t arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very
pleased.

4. He’s amazing. He can speak 5 languages including Chinese.

5. I could’nt drive a car until I was 34, then I moved to the

countryside so I had to learn.

6. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I can’t find them anywhere.

7. I searched for your house for ages. Luckily, I have to find it in the end.

8. She’s 7 years old but she can’t read yet – her parents are getting her extra
lessons.

9. I read the book three times but I can’t understand it.

10. James could speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten most of it now.

11. I couldn’t understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.

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12. Il can’t ift this box – it's too heavy! Would you help me?

13. Lucy can’t make it to our meeting after all. She's stuck in traffic at the moment.

14. John can play tennis really well. He's champion of his club.

15. Unfortunately, I really can’t sing at all! No-one in my

family is musical either.

16. When the car broke down, I was really pleased because I couldn’t
solve the problem.

17. Julian could play excellent golf when he was only ten.

18. My grandmother couldn’t use a computer until last month. Since then, she's been taking
lessons at the library.

19. I can’t open this window. I think it's stuck!

20. Gill can’t play the piano. She's never studied it.

MUST, MUSTN’T, HAVE TO, DON’T HAVE TO

1.- At our school we don’t have to wear a uniform.

2.- You musn’t cross the roads without looking. It’s dangerous. 3.-
You have to turn on the central heating. It’s automatic.
4.- The exams are next week. I must work harder.
5.- You mustn’t forget your umbrella. It’s going to rain.
6.- Students Have to listen to the teacher or they won’t
understand.
7.- You mustn’t cross the road when the red light is
showing.
8.- We must leave now or we’ll miss the plane.
9.- Soldiers must obey orders.
10.- Sorry, I have to go now. I don’t want to be late.

11.- Shop assistants must deal with the public.

12.- You don’t have to come with us if you don’t want to.
13.- I was late this morning because I have to wait a long time for
the bus.
14.- In Spain, teachers must wear uniforms.
15.- You mustn’t take food in your room.
16.- You mustn’t use the elevators in case of fire.
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17.- I must wear glasses because I can’t see very well.

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18.- You have to read this book. It’s really good.
19.- You don’t have to go shopping today. We don’t need
anything.

20.- You mustn’t have a mobile phone in class.

21.- We don’t have to feed the animals. It’s
forbidden. 22.- We mustn’t book the tickets before it’s
too late. 23.- In Spain, teachers don’t have to work
on Saturdays.
24.- In Britain you must drive on the left.
25.- Every player in a football team must have a number.
26.- You mustn’t forget his birthday again.
27.- Doctors sometimes have to work at the weekend.
28.- Nowadays in Spain pupils Have to learn Latin at
school.
29.- You mustn’t smoke on public places.
30.- My wife must go to work today. It’s a
holiday.
31.- You don’t have to shout. I can hear
you.
32.- We have to be quiet in the library.
33.- You mustn’t use a computer on the plane. 34.-
She have to come to the dentist’s with me.
35.- At a restaurant you must pay the bill but you have to eat
everything.

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