Modals Practice

1. Complete with can/ cant/could/couldnt+ one of these verbs: walk, eat,

sleep, run, speak.
a.My grandfather was very clever.Hefive langauges.
B.Laura has hurt her leg. And she very well.
C.I was sick yesterday. I .eat anything.
D. You look tired yes I . last night.
E. He is very fat. He ..very fast.
2. Write must (= have to / has to) / had to
A.last night, there were no buses. I .to walk home.
B. It is late .I .go home.
C. I dont usually work on Saturdays; but last Saturday Iwork
D. Iget up early. I have a lot to do.
E. I went to Ifran by bus last week. The bus was full and I to stand all way
F. I was nearly late for my appointment yesterday. Ito run to get there on time.
3. Complete with needn't+ one of these verbs: come, explain, Leave, walk,
wait
A.We have a lot of time. We now.
B.I can do the shopping alone. You with me.
C.We .. all the way home. We can get a taxi.
DI understand the situation perfectly. You more.
E. I am not ready, but you ..for me. You can go now I will come later.
4.Complete the sentences with mustn't or neednt( don't/doesn't have to.)
A. I don't want anyone to know about our plan. You ................................................tell anyone.
B. Tom wear a suit to work, but he usually does.
C. I .eat too much. I am on a diet.
D. Whatever you do, you ..touch that switch. It is very dangerous.
E. Theres a lift in the building, so we climb the stairs.
F. You forget what I told you. lt's very important.
G. Dont make so much noise. We wake the children.
H. I'm not working tomorrow, so I .. .wake up early.
I. Keep these papers in safe place. You ......................... .....lose them.

A.Write sentences about situations using neednt have

1. Danny went to the bank this morning .Then he found money in his pocket.
Danny ..
3. I took an umbrella with me yesterday. It didnt rain.
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4. Rob did his homework .The teacher didnt look at it.
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5. My mother washed my tennis clothes yesterday. Todays match was cancelled.
..
6. We booked some cinema tickets but there were a lot of seats when we got there

B. Match the sentences on the left to the appropriate ones on the right.
1. This movie is boring.
f a.I shouldn't have gone to bed so late last night.
2. My fiance left me
b. She should have chosen a different colour
3. I think that dress looks awful on her.
c. I should have been nicer to her.
4. This food is burnt
d. You shouldn't have left it in the oven so long
5. I am feeling cold
e. I should have put on my jacket
6. The test didn't go too well.
f. We should have chosen a romantic one
7. I am late for work today.
g. I should have prepared well.
C. Make sentences using should have or shouldn't have .

Eg: The man drove very fast. He had an accident.

He shouldn't have driven so fast.
1. Ali didn't study for the exam. He got a bad mark.
He.
2. He saw the red light. He didn't stop.
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3. He got up late. He missed the first lesson
..
4. He didn't finish his work. He went to bed
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5. The boy wasn't careful. He broke the window.
..
6. The men were tired. They worked for ten 10 hours without a break

7. The student did his homework quickly. He made a lot of mistakes

8. I didn't lock the door. Somebody entered the house.

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9. The woman talked on the phone a lot. The milk boiled over.