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Modal verbs – Exercises

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1. Put the correct modal verb in its correct form combined with the verb in brackets to make deductions.

Situation : There are five milk bottles on their front door step.

1. They ____________________ (forget) to cancel their milk deliveries.

2. They ____________________ (wake up) yet.

3. There ____________________ (be) some guests staying with them.

Situation : His coat is on the floor.

4. He ____________________ (drop) it.

5. It ____________________ (be) his coat.

6. There ____________________ (be) some logical reason for it!

2. Put the correct modal verb in its correct form into the gaps.

7. He was very strong; he ____________________ ski all day and dance all night.

8. We ____________________ to borrow umbrellas; so we didn't get wet.

9. I was so far from the stage that I ____________________ see very well.

10. He sees very badly; he ____________________ wear glasses all the time.

11. NOTICE: All dogs ____________________ kept on leads!

12. Farmers ____________________ get up early.

13. You ____________________ drive fast; there is a speed limit here.

14. We ____________________ drive fast; we have plenty of time.

15. They ____________________ get up early; they were on holiday.

3. Complete these sentences in an appropriate way.

16. I left my bicycle here and now it's gone.

Someone ____________________ (steal) it.

17. I bought two bottles of milk.

You ____________________ (buy) milk; we have loads in the fridge.

18. I have just watered the roses.

You ____________________ (water) them. Look, it's raining now!

4. Use one of  the modal verbs in brackets to fill each gap. 

1.       They (can/might)________________ be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.

2.       You (may/might)________________ leave now if you wish.

3.       (Could/May)________________ you open the window a bit, please?

4.       He (can/could)________________ be from Poznan, judging by his accent.

5.       (May/Can)________________ you swim?

6.       Listen, please. You (may not/might not)________________  speak during this exam.

7.       They (can't/may not)________________ still be out!

8.       You (couldn't/might not)________________ smoke on the bus.

9.       With luck, tomorrow (can/could)________________ be a cooler day.

10.   You (can/might)________________ be right but I'm going back to check the times.

5.

1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He be exhausted after such a long flight. He prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.

2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

3. Hiking the trail to the peak be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.

4. When you have a small child in the house, you leave small objects lying around. Such objects be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

5. A: you hold your breath for more than a minute?
    B: No, I can't.

6. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It have cost a fortune.

7. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don't get enough water, they die.

8. I speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I just say a few things in the language.

9. The book is optional. My professor said we read it if we needed extra credit. But we read it if we don't want to.

10. A: Where is the spatula? It be in this drawer but it's not here.
      B: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. It be in there. That's the only other place it
be.

11. You take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it rain later on this afternoon.

12. we pull over at the next rest stop? I really use the bathroom and I don't know if I hold it until we get to Chicago.

13. Oh no! Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He have left it here last night.

14. A: I borrow your lighter for a minute?
      B: Sure, no problem. Actually, you keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.

15. I believe she said that to Megan! She insult her cooking in front of everyone at the party last night. She have just said she was full or had some salad if she didn't like the meal.

16. Do you chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.

17. Mrs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge just moments ago, and it's still warm! Nobody has left the mansion this evening, so the killer be someone in this room. It be any one of us!!!

18. A: I don't know why Denise starting crying when I mentioned the wedding.
      B: It have been what you said about her brother. Or, perhaps she is just nervous. After all, the big day is tomorrow.

19. you always say the first thing that pops into your head? you think once in awhile before you speak?

20. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It be lying around here somewhere. Where it be?

6. 

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1.
Donna: If I won the ten million dollar lottery jackpot, I afford to quit my job and travel the world.

Sam: Where you go if you had that much money?

Donna: I don't know, I choose to spend a year in Paris - or perhaps I go to Kenya.

Sam: How often do you buy lottery tickets?

Donna: Never... I guess if I want to win the lottery, I try buying some tickets.

Sam: That help.


2.
Waitress: Hi, my name is Sandy - I'll be your waitress tonight. What can I get for you?

Tony: I haven't decided yet. Is there anything you recommend? Is there anything you think I try?

Waitress: You try the Cajun catfish - or perhaps the Gumbo. They're both delicious.

Tony: That sounds wonderful, but that be a little too spicy for me. Actually, the prawns sound good. I have the barbecued prawns?

Waitress: Sure, you like a salad with that?


3.
Jan: What we look for in a candidate when we vote in a presidential election?

Peter: I think citizens vote for a President who has the ability to improve the quality of life in the United States.

Jan: What you do if you were President of the United States?

Peter: I focus on environmental pollution.

Jan: Every candidate always says he's going to do that, but it's a really complicated problem - it's not one which is easily solved. What makes you think you actually stop pollution?