Underlane the correct modal verb.
1. Exuse me will/could you tell me how to get to Oxford street, please?
2. You need not/ should not pick up the children from school, Im leaving work early today so I can do it.
3. The doctor said i can not/must not eat too much red meat.
4. He is got a terrible tootache. He really should/could go to the dentist.
5. I must not/ might go out tonight, if i finish this project.
6.You must/ought to eat at least three pieces of fruit each day.
7. You must not/should not forget to pay the phone bill today.
8. You must/ ought to wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike, its against the law not to.
9. You might/may borrow my new earings , as long as you dont lose them.
10. You should not/ can not have eaten so many sweets. No wonder you have got stomach ache!
Fill in need not have/did not need to and the correct form of the verb in vrackets to complete the sentences.
1. Luckily I ........(do) all the work again because I had a back up copy on disk.
2. It turned out that i ......(call) Jo because Ian had already told her the news.
3. I ...... (buy) more milk because Mum had already bought some.
4. She ..... (dress) smartlly for the party, so she wore her jeans.
5. John ..... (go) into the bank, he could have closed his account over the phone.
6. They ..... (walk) to the supermarket because Simon gave them a lift.
Answers
Answer:
A.
1. Excuse me will you tell me how to get to Oxford street, please?
2. You need not pick up the children from school, Im leaving work early today so I can do it.
3. The doctor said I must not eat too much red meat.
4. He is got a terrible toothache. He really should go to the dentist.
5. I might go out tonight, if i finish this project.
6.You must to eat at least three pieces of fruit each day.
7. You should not forget to pay the phone bill today.
8. You must wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike, its against the law not to.
9. You may borrow my new earings , as long as you dont lose them.
10. You should not have eaten so many sweets. No wonder you have got stomach ache!
B.
1. Luckily I need not to do (do) all the work again because I had a back up copy on disk.
2. It turned out that i didn't call (call) Jo because Ian had already told her the news.
3. I need not to buy (buy) more milk because Mum had already bought some.
4. She has to (dress) smartly for the party, so she wore her jeans.
5. John has to go (go) into the bank, he could have closed his account over the phone.
6. They need not to walk (walk) to the supermarket because Simon gave them a lift.
1. Excuse me will you tell me how to get to Oxford street, please?
2. You need not pick up the children from school, Im leaving work early today so I can do it.
3. The doctor said I must not eat too much red meat.
4. He is got a terrible toothache. He really should go to the dentist.
5. I might go out tonight, if i finish this project.
6.You must to eat at least three pieces of fruit each day.
7. You should not forget to pay the phone bill today.
8. You must wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike, its against the law not to.
9. You may borrow my new earings , as long as you dont lose them.
10. You should not have eaten so many sweets. No wonder you have got stomach ache!
1. Luckily I need not to do (do) all the work again because I had a back up copy on disk.
2. It turned out that I didn't call (call) Jo because Ian had already told her the news.
3. I need not to buy (buy) more milk because Mum had already bought some.
4. She has to (dress) smartly for the party, so she wore her jeans.
5. John has to go (go) into the bank, he could have closed his account over the phone.
6. They need not to walk (walk) to the supermarket because Simon gave them a lift.
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★ What is modal auxiliaries?
A modal verb is a type of verb that is used to indicate modality like likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice.
There are total 13 modal auxiliaries and they are:
- Can
- Could
- Will
- Would
- May
- Might
- Shall
- Should
- Must
- Need
- Dare
- Ought to
- used to
Example :
(1) We must follow the traffic rules.
(2) He might be the love of my life