Question

F) Use a suitable present or past MODAL AUXILIARY:
1. He ……………………….. play chess when he was young.
2. You …………………….. drive a car when you are 18.
3. ……………………… I ask you a question?
4. She ……………………. be 25. She looks older than that.
5. His telephone doesn’t answer. He ……………………………………….. (go) to the club.
6. She entered the room carrying a wet umbrella. She …………………………………(walk)
in the rain.
7. My car didn’t work this morning. So I ……………………………. walk to the office.
8. He ………………………………………… (be) home, but we didn’t telephone him.
9. She ………………………………………... (help) me a lot by giving me a little of his
time, but she preferred to go out.
10. He doesn’t know the answer. He …………………………………………….. (study).
11. I can’t find the house. I ………………………………………….. (write) down the
address.
12. She is very sleepy. She ……………………………………. (stay) up very late last night.
13. I ………………… go for a walk later. It depends on the weather.
14. The ground is covered with snow. It ………………………………………… (snow) last
night.
15. She …………………………………… (be) in a great hurry to leave for the theater
because she left all the dinner dishes on the table.
16. That store has just gone bankrupt. I believe they ………………………………… (have) a
stricter policy about giving people credit.
17. I’m afraid Mr. Smith is deaf. He ……………………………………… (not / hear) what
you say.
G) Fill in the blanks with suitable MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS:
1. At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous bill which he
………………………………….. pay.
2. When I was a child, I …………………………… understand adults, and now that I am an
adult I ……………………… understand children.
3. When I first went to England I ………………… read English but I ………………………
understand it.
4. …………………….. I see your passport, please?
5. He sees very badly, he …………………. wear glasses all the time.
6. Pedestrians …………………. either use the crosswalk or cross the street at the traffic
lights.
7. The buses were all full; I ……………………… take a taxi.
8. You ……………………. drive fast; there is a speed limit here.
9. …………………. we all go to the football match tonight?
10. You …………………. argue with your father, you ……………….. obey him.
11. I know she was in because I heard her radio, but she didn’t open the door. She ………….
……………………….. (hear) the bell.
12. A: I bought two bottles of milk.
B: You ………………………………………….. (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house.
13. I …………………… carry this heavy pack myself. I think I will ask for help.
14. When I woke up this morning, the light was on. I ………………………………… (forget)
to turn it off.
15. I saw her at the office half an hour ago. She …………………………(be) at home now. It
is almost impossible.
16. I can’t find my keys. I ……………………………………. (put) them somewhere in my
room.
17. I don’t know what all this noise about. It …………………………………… (be) my
father breaking wood in the backyard.
18. I can’t find my mother. She …………………………………… (go) shopping.
19. The weather is overcast. It ……………………………….. (rain) in the afternoon.
20. If you have finished your work, you ……………………….. (leave).
21. ……………………. you like to come to the cinema with us?
22. ……………………. I come in?
23. Emily ……………………………… (wear) glasses since she was eight.
24. Deniz had no money, so she sold her car. A few days later she won a lot of money in a
competition. She ……………………………………….. (sell) her car.
25. The accident happened because he was driving on the wrong side of the road. He
……………………………………………. (drive)on the right.
H) A mysterious letter has arrived for Tom by special delivery. He is nervous about
opening it. Add suitable MODAL VERBS to complete the dialogue. He is with Jill, his wife.
Jill : ………………………. I have a look at it? (permission)
Tom : I ……………………… think who it’s from. (negative ability)
Jill : It ……………………… be important. (assumption)
Tom : …………………… you read the postmark? (ability)
Jill : It ……………………….. be from the taxman. (possibility)
Tom : No, it …………………….. be from him. He always uses a special envelope. (negative
(assumption)
Jill : It ……………………….. be from your bank manager (possibility), so you ………….
open it immediately. (advice)
Tom : Yes, I ………………………… stop putting it off (obligation). Now, let’s see. Is it

Answer 1

5. His telephone doesn’t answer. He went to the club.

6. She entered the room carrying a wet umbrella. She walked in the rain.

7. My car didn’t work this morning. So I walked to the office.

8. He was at home, but we didn’t telephone him.

9. She helped me a lot by giving me a little of his time, but she preferred to go out.

10. He doesn’t know the answer. He studied.

11. I can’t find the house. I wrote down the address.