Q1. Complete the sentences with a modal verb from the options given below.
Sometimes a modal can be used more than once
CAN - CAN'T – CAN'T HAVE - COULD – COULD HAVE - DON'T HAVE – HAD BETTER – MIGHT -
MUST – MUST HAVE - MUSTN'T – NEED - OUGHT – SHOULDN'T
1. You ___________________ be exhausted after your long trip. Come in and have a drink.
2. John ___________________ taken your car keys. He hasn't even left the house.
3. I won't go out this afternoon because the weather forecast is not very good, and I
___________________ get wet.
4. You ___________________ to apply for the job yet. You can do it later this week.
5. I ___________________ left my wallet in the car. I can't find it anywhere.
6. That ___________________ be Jake. It's impossible. He said he was going to Spain.
7. You ___________________ step into the headmaster's office without permission.
8. Tell your sister she ___________________ stay the night here if she wants to.
9. You have already drunken a glass of wine. You ___________________ not drive. Let me.
10. You _______________ see the Eiffel Tower when you go to Paris.
11. I ___________________ to take orders from you. You're not my boss!
12. When I was younger, I ___________________ run very fast.
13. Your cold is getting worse and you have a runny nose. You ___________________ to see
the doctor.
14. My husband is preparing dinner. He's not a good cook so you ___________________
expect anything special.
15. Don't leave your window open at night. Someone ___________________ climb in.
16. Brenda ________________ be over thirty. She graduated a year after me and I'm only 26.
17. You ___________________ to come with me. I can manage on my own.
18. She ___________________ got lost. Otherwise she'd be here by now.
19.You must be more careful. You ___________________ been killed crossing the street
without looking.
20.I didn't ___________________ to buy more groceries. We already had enough.
21. That pizza was gigantic. I'm sure Mary _______________________ eaten it all.
22. Nobody was able to tell the police who that man was, so he _____________________ be
someone from here.
23. Be careful when you walk across that old wooden bridge. It ____________________ be
very safe.
24. I see you haven't finished your homework yet. It ______________ be very difficult, then.
25. You ______________ touch the oven. It's very hot and you _______________ hurt
yourself.
26. They are putting the suspect into the police car. The police ___________________
arrested him.
27. I don't know where he is. Take a look in the garage. He ___________________ be there.
28. You ___________________ do any more training today. You look so tried. Take a break!
29. I can't see very well but that ___________________ be Claire over there. It least, she
looks like Claire.
30. Everyone scored over 95% in the first test, so it ___________________ been so difficult.
Answers
Model verbs indicate the likelihood, suggestion ability, permission etc. in a sentence.
- The correct sentences are -
1. You must be exhausted after your long trip. Come in and have a drink.
2. John can't have taken your car keys. He hasn't even left the house.
3. I won't go out this afternoon because the weather forecast is not very good, and I could get wet.
4. You don't have to apply for the job yet. You can do it later this week.
5. I must have left my wallet in the car. I can't find it anywhere.
6. That can't be Jake. It's impossible. He said he was going to Spain.
7. You must not step into the headmaster's office without permission.
8. Tell your sister she can stay the night here if she wants to.
9. You have already drunken a glass of wine. You better not drive. Let me.
10.You must see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre when you go to Paris.
11. I don't have to take orders from you. You're not my boss!
12. When I was younger, I could run very fast.
13. Your cold is getting worse and you have a runny nose. You ought to see the doctor.
14. My husband is preparing dinner. He's not a good cook so you shouldn't expect anything special.
15. Don't leave your window open at night. Someone might climb in.
16.Brenda can't be over thirty. She graduated a year after me and I'm only 26.
17.You don't have to come with me. I can manage on my own.
18.She must have got lost. Otherwise she'd be here by now.
19.You must be more careful. You could have been killed crossing the street without looking.
20.I didn't need to buy more groceries. We already had enough.
21. That pizza was gigantic. I'm sure Mary can't have eaten it all.
22. Nobody was able to tell the police who that man was, so he can't be someone from here.
23. Be careful when you walk across that old wooden bridge. It might not be very safe.
24. I see you haven't finished your homework yet. It must be very difficult, then.
25. You shouldn't touch the oven. It's very hot and you might hurt yourself.
26. They are putting the suspect into the police car. The police must have arrested him.
27. I don't know where he is. Take a look in the garage. He might be there.
28. You shouldn't do any more training today. You look so tired. Take a break!
29. I can't see very well but that must be Claire over there. It least, she looks like Claire.
30.Everyone scored over 95% in the first test, so it can't have been so difficult