Complete these sentences using
appropriate modals. The clues in the
brackets will help you.
1. When I was a child, I climb
trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in
the past)
2. I win this singing contest.
(determination)
3. You buy this book. It is worth
buying. (advice or suggestion)
4. Poongothai speak several
languages. (ability in the present)
5. I swear I tell lies again.
(promise)
Modals do not change with the
person or number of the subject.
6. My father play badminton
in the evenings when he was at college.
(past habit)
7. You do as I say! (command)
8. I have another glass of water?
(request)
9. Sibi has not practised hard but he
win the race. (possibility)
10. We preserve our natural
resources. (duty)
Answers
1. When I was a child, I could climb trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in the past)
2. I will win this singing contest.(determination)
3. You should buy this book. It is worth buying. (advice or suggestion)
4. Poongothai can speak several languages. (ability in the present)
5. I swear I won't tell lies again. (promise)
6. My father used to play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)
7. You must do as I say! (command)
8. May I have another glass of water? (request)
9. Sibi has not practised hard but he might win the race. (possibility)
10. We must preserve our natural resources. (duty)
- Modal verbs are words that are used as indicators.
- They are used with other verbs and indicate modalities like obligation, desirability, command and so on.
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Answer:
1. When i was a child i could climb trees easily but now i can't
2. I wll win the singing contest
3.You should buy this book.It worths buying
4.could
5. never
6.used to
7. should
8.can
9.might
10.should