Question

1 Completeeachsentencewithasuitablemodal,affirmativeornegative.Theremaybemorethanonepossibleanswer.
1. No pushing, please. You ..................... wait your turn in the queue.
2. You ..................... book in advance. It’s a very popular restaurant.
3. You ..................... hire a driver. We will take you around the city.
4. ..................... you see the Eiffel Tower from your window?
5. It ..................... rain later, so take an umbrella.
6. We ..................... be late. Our host will be insulted.
7. We ..................... go sightseeing yesterday because the weather was very bad.
2 Completethesentenceswiththemodalperfectsbelowandthecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.
would have • should have • must have • may have • could have • shouldn’t have • couldn’t have
1. Thanks for your help. We .................................... (do) it without you.
2. You .................................... (take) a guided tour. You didn’t see many of the landmarks in the city.
3. We .................................... (hire) a guide, but our friends insisted on showing us around the city.
4. He .................................... (forget) to meet us. He’s not very reliable.
5. I’m not certain, but we .................................... (meet) before.
6. It’s too bad you didn’t tell me she was in hospital. I .................................... (send) her some flowers.
7. The necklace is beautiful, but you .................................... (buy) me such an expensive gift.
3 Completeeachsentencewithalogicalcontinuation.Payattentiontothemodalsandmodalperfectsinbold.
1. We might cancel our trip to Paris because ...........................................
.............................................................................................................. .
2. The plane must have landed because ................................................. .............................................................................................................. .
3. We should have taken warmer clothing because ................................. .............................................................................................................. .
4. We ought to wear comfortable shoes because ..................................... .............................................................................................................. .
5. I can’t meet you tonight because ........................................................... .............................................................................................................. .
6. I couldn’t meet you because ................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .
7. We could have driven, but .................................................................... .............................................................................................................. .
8. We would have checked in earlier, but ................................................. .............................................................................................................. .
9. That can’t be Tom because ................................................................... .............................................................................................................. .
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4 Rewritethesentencesusingthewordsinbrackets.Donotchangetheoriginalmeaning.
1. There’s a possibility that we’re going to check out a day earlier. (might) ................................................................................................................
2. Smoking in the hotel is forbidden. (mustn’t) ................................................................................................................
3. They had tickets to the concert, but decided not to go. (could have) ................................................................................................................
4. Does she know how to drive? (can) ................................................................................................................
5. It’s impossible that his story is true. (can’t) ................................................................................................................
6. I’m certain that’s my luggage. (must) ................................................................................................................
7. I suggest you book in advance. (should) ................................................................................................................
8. It wasn’t polite that you didn’t thank them for their hospitality. (should have) ................................................................................................................

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. No pushing, please. You should wait your turn in the queue.

2. You should book in advance. It’s a very popular restaurant.

3. You should hire a driver. We will ta

4. can you see the Eiffel Tower from your window?

5. It might rain later, so take an umbrella.

6. We mustn’t be late. Our host will be insulted.

7. We couldn’t go sightseeing yesterday because the weather was very bad.

2 Completethesentenceswiththemodalperfectsbelowandthecorrectformoftheverbsinbrackets.

would have • should have • must have • may have • could have • shouldn’t have • couldn’t have

1. Thanks for your help. We couldn’t have done (do) it without you.

2. You should have a (take) a guided tour. You didn’t see many of the landmarks in the city.

3. We would have hired (hire) a guide, but our friends insisted on showing us around the city.

4. He may have forgotten (forget) to meet us. He’s not very reliable.

5. I’m not certain, but we could have met (meet) before.

6. It’s too bad you didn’t tell me she was in hospital. I could’ve sent (send) her some flowers.

7. The necklace is beautiful, but you shouldn’t have bought (buy) me such an expensive gift.