_ you mind walking a little faster? We’re going to be late.Sam _ pick his daughter up from school.She _ hear much better with her new hearing aids.Would you please save me a seat at the dinner event.He has to take his car to be serviced.– There may be more than one possibility. – You may have to make the modals negative according to the context of the sentence. I’ll be fine.Įxercises: Must, Have to, Need to, Don’t Have to, Needn’tįill in the blanks with the correct form of the following modals:Ĭan, could, be able to, may, might, shall, should, must, have to, don’t have to, need to Tim doesn’t have to go to school today.You mustn’t leave medicines where children can get to them.ĭon’t /doesn’t /didn’t + have to + base form of the verb.You must not drive over the speed limit.Must not / mustn’t + base form of the verb You have to visit us while you’re in town.Note: have to and need to are often used in the same context, but many times, need to is used to express something that is less urgent, something in which you have a choice. There is a grammar explanation at the bottom of the page. Fill in each gap using must, can’t, could, may or might. In this exercise you will practise using modal verbs to express present probability: must, can’t, could, may, might. I needed to drink a few cups of coffee in order to stay awake. English grammar practice exercise, intermediate level.Had to / needed to + base form of the verb The modal verb we choose shows how certain we are about the possibility. We can use modal verbs for deduction guessing if something is true using the available information. I need to drop by his room to pick up a book. Modals deduction (present): Grammar test 1.Elisabeth has to apply for her visa by March 10th.You must have a passport to cross the border.Must / have to / need to + base form of the verb Necessity or Requirement Present and Future: You could take the tour of the castle tomorrow.Make a suggestion – To make a suggestion use: Could I talk to your supervisor please?.I could fly via Amsterdam if I leave the day before.Ĭan + Subject + base form of the verb (informal)Ĭould + subject + base form of the verb (polite).Correct: I will (I’ll) be able to help you this afternoon.If you haven’t studied English modal verbs before, we recommend to start from the modals in the present form, learn about their unique. Correct: I can help you this afternoon. These exercises are specifically composed to practise the past modals: how we combine modal verbs must, could, should, might, would with the past infinitive (have + past participle) and what each verb means.Incorrect: I can to help you this afternoon.Note: Can and could do not take an infinitive (to verb) and do not take the future auxiliary will. He hasn’t been able to get in touch with the client yet.I wasn’t able to visit her in the hospital.
Hasn’t / haven’t + been able to + base form of the verb Wasn’t / weren’t + able to + base form of the verb
PRESENT SIMPLE MODAL VERBS EXERCISES MOVIE
That movie was terrible It MUST not have been the best cake you ever made, but it was still pretty good. You went to Moscow in February It SHOULD have been cold We MIGHT have stayed home. Was / were + able to + base form of the verb Choose the most appropriate modal verb to replace the modal verb in capital letters. When I was a child I could climb trees.cant have and might have in the same way as the present perfect. I won’t be able to visit you next summer. We use the modal verbs must have, cant have and might have to make guesses.The support team will be able to help you in about ten minutes.Mike is able to solve complicated math equations.Put the words in the correct order to make sentences with modals.Can, could and be able to are used to express a variety of ideas in English: Ability/Lack of Ability Present and Future:Īm / is / are / will be + able to + base form of the verbĪm not/ isn’t / aren’t/ won’t be + able to + base form of the verb Which of these sentences has an extra or missing word?Ĭhoose the correct modal verb to finish each of these sentences. Should a lawyer be honest? Find out in this modal verb quiz. Put the correct form of "should" into the spaces in these sentences. 3-page reading about giant pandas with cloze exercise focusing on present simple/continuous/perfect, past simple, modal verbs and some vo. PRESENT PERFECT:for, since, just, already, yet. This exercise should help you see the difference. Students have to put the verbs into the correct tenses - present perfect or past simple. One of these expresses a lack of obligation while the other expresses an obligation NOT to do something.
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