MODAL VERBS Ability Obligation MUST HAVE TO CAN
MODAL VERBS Ability & Obligation MUST & HAVE TO CAN & COULD
• MUST and HAVE TO 1. I ____ work from nine to three every day except Sunday. 2. Are you sure we ____ see Aunt Lucy tonight? 3. Sheila ____ go to university on Tuesdays. Tuesday is her day off. 4. I've got a terrible headache. I think I ____ take an aspirin. 5. Let's run. We ____ get home before dark. 6. You look so pale. I think you ______ see a doctor. 7. It's a pity we ______work on such a lovely day. 8. We____work even on such a lovely day if we want to finish soon.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 1. I have to work from nine to three every day except Sunday. 2. Are you sure we must see Aunt Lucy tonight? 3. Sheila doesn't have to go to university on Tuesdays. Tuesday is her day off. 4. I've got a terrible headache. I think I must take an aspirin. 5. Let's run. We must get home before dark. 6. You look so pale. I think you must/should see a doctor 7. It's a pity we have to work on such a lovely day. 8. We must work even on such a lovely day if we want to finish soon.
9. She ____ take exams at the end of each term. 10. She ____ learn more if she wants to pass the exam. 11. My brother ____ cook meals, he's only a waiter. 12. The room is tidy, you ____ clean it. 13. 'Are you leaving? ' - 'Yes, I ____ be at home by now. ’ 14. We ____ walk, there's a bus to the hotel. 15. You ____ feed the baby, she isn't hungry
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 9. She has to take exams at the end of each term. 10. She must learn more if she wants to pass the exam. 11. My brother doesn’t have to cook meals, he's only a waiter. 12. The room is tidy, you don’t have to clean it. 13. 'Are you leaving? ' - 'Yes, I must be at home by now. ’ 14. We don’t have to walk, there's a bus to the hotel. 15. You don’t have to feed the baby, she isn't hungry
• CAN and COULD 1. My car has broken down, so I ________ pick you up from school today. 2. I had a lot of work to do, but I ________ finish it all in time. 3. How many instruments ________ you play? 4. ________ you read when you were six? 5. The washing machine isn’t working, and I ________ repair it. Call a technician. 6. After the operation, he ________ walk for a week. 7. ________you ride your motorbike with a broken leg? 8. My sister ________ swim very well, but she is having lessons. 9. ________he delete the virus from the computer yesterday? 10. We ________ get a good signal in the sitting room. It’s really weak.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 1. can’t 2. could 3. can 4. Could 5. can’t 6. couldn’t 7. can 8. can’t 9. could 10. can’t
• CAN and COULD 11. Cheetahs ________ reach a speed of 4120 km/hr, but they ________ keep it up for a long time. 12. Jill ________ understand Chinese, but she ________ write it. 13. We ________ see anything because there was a woman wearing a big hat in front of us. 14. He talked for ages and in the end he ________ convince us. 15. He was so drunk that he ________ open the door. 16. Something is wrong with the computer. I ________ connect to the internet. 17. Why ________ you help me with my homework? 18. Donald ________ find a job last week despite the difficult job market. 19. ________ your father play golf well? 20. My son ________ walk when he was eight months old.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 11. can 12. can; can’t 13. couldn’t 14. could 15. couldn’t 16. can’t 17. can’t 18. could 19. Can 20. could
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