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Modal verbs with if

should might

must may

have to ought to
I. Modal verbs with if
should might may If you want to attend the course,
ought to have to must
you must pass the written examination.
If + S + present simple,
S + modals + V(without ‘to’) If + S + present simple, S + modals + V(without ‘to’)

stay your homework

do hard

go in bed

do to university

study the train

miss a lot of exercise

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Mrs. Quyen
should might may
ought to have to must
If + S + present simple, Lan
S + modals + V(without ‘to’)

Lan : My grades are terrible.

Mrs. Quyen : If you want to get good grades, you must study
hard. (must)

Aunt Thanh

Hoa

Hoa : I’d like to be a doctor.

Aunt Thanh : You have to go to university if you want to study

medicine. (have to)
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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use the modal
should might may
verbs in brackets and the information in the box.
ought to have to must
If + S + present simple,
stay / bed do / homework do / exercise
S + modals + V(without ‘to’)
go / university study / hard miss / train

c) Ba: Oh, no! I weigh 60 kilos!

Nga: If you want to lose weight, ……… (should)

d) Tuan: Where is Ba? He’s very late.

Mrs. Nga: If he doesn’t come soon, …………. (might)

e) Mr. Ha: I feel sick.

Mrs. Nga: If you want to get well, ………..…(ought to)

f) Na: I’d like to go to the movies, Mom.

Mrs. Kim: ..………. if you want to go out. (must)
 Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use the modal verbs in brackets and the information
in the box.

stay / bed do / homework do / exercise

go / university study / hard miss / train

a) Lan: My grades are terrible.

Msr. Quyen: If you want to get good grades, you must study hard. (must)

b) Hoa: I’d like to be a doctor.

Aunt Thanh: You have to go to university if you want to study medicine. (have to)

c) Ba: Oh, no! I weigh 60 kilos!

Nga: you should do a lot of exercises (should)
If you want to lose weight, …………………………………

d) Tuan: Where is Ba? He’s very late.

Mrs. Nga: If he doesn’t come soon, ………………………..
he might miss the train (might)

e) Mr. Ha: I feel sick.

Mrs. Nga: If you want to get well, ………………………..
you ought to stay in bed (ought to)

f) Na: I’d like to go to the movies, Mom.

Mrs. Kim: You must do your homework if you want to go out.
……………………………… (must)
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Lan Hoa
Aunt Thanh
Mrs. Quyen

+ S + present simple, miss

modals + V(without ‘to’)
miss
do

Hoa : I’d like to be a doctor.

hard Aunt Thanh : You have to go to university if you want to study

medicine. (have to)
in bed
ought to have to must
to university

the train

a lot of exercise
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