Name: -----------------

Surname: ------------
Number: -------------

 Fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs

CAN: ability in the present, 1) When Susan was five, she _________ read and write.
asking
2) I _________ get up early today. Because it is Sunday.
permission.
3) Birds _________ fly but lions _________.
4) This bag is too heavy for you. _________ I help you?
5) I _________ wear school uniform at my school.
COULD: ability in the 6) You _________ smoke here. It is forbidden.
past, polite requests, 7) _________ you turn on the lights, please?
asking permission politely
8) I _________ help my mother with the housework. She is tired.
9) If you go to bed late, you _________ be late for the school.
10)You _________ do your homework if you want to go out.
11)_________ you help me with the cleaning?
MUST: internal obligation
12)I _________ drive to work last year but now I _________ as I
MUSTN’T: prohibition
moved to a new apartment.
13)_________ we go out tonight?
14)She _________ walk because she has broken her leg.
15)Rose _________ obey the rules but she didn’t.
 Fill inobligation
HAVE TO:external the blanks with proper modal verbs
16)You _________ pay the taxes regularly otherwise
1) obligation
HAD TO: When Susan in was five, she ____could___ read and write.
2)the
I _needn’t/don’t
past
youup_________
have to_ get be punished.
early today. Because it is Sunday.
3) Birds ___can____ fly but 17)You _________ park here. You _________ find a parkland.
lions ___can’t___.
4) This bag is too heavy for18)She _________Iwin
you. __shall/will___ helpthe match because she was ill.
you?
19)We
5) I __have to__ wear school _________
uniform buy tickets for the concert. Susan has already
at my school.
NEEDN’T,
6) You ___mustn’t___ smoke here. It isthem.
bought forbidden.
DON’T HAVE TO,
7) __would/could___ you turn on the lights,isplease?
20)My father very talented. He _________ paint very well.
no8)necessity
I ___must__ help my mother with the housework. She is tired.
21)It is hot outside. You _________ wear you jacket.
9) If you go to bed late, you __will____ be late for the school.
22)It is raining heavily. You _________ take your umbrella.
10) You ___have to___ do your homework if you want to go out.
23)You _________ use your mobile phone at the cinema.
11) ___will/would/could___ you help me with the cleaning?
12) Ipolite
__had 24)My
last mother
year but_________ go have
to the dentist. She has a terrible
WOULD: or to__ drive to work
formal now I ___don’t to/
needn’t__
requests as I moved to a new toothache.
apartment.
25)_________ I borrow your camera tonight?
13) __shall___ we go out tonight?
26)You
14) She __cannot__ walk because _________
she touch
has broken her leg. it. It is too hot.
15) Rose ___had to__ obey the rules but she didn’t.
27) You _________ be careful while
16) You ___have to___ pay the taxes regularly otherwise
driving.
WILL: offers, opinions, hopes,
you __will____ be punished. 28) When I was a young man,
warnings, fears, suggestions,
17)
promises You __mustn’t____ park here. You __have to___ find a parkland.
I _________ run fast.
18) She __couldn’t___ win the match because she was ill.
29) _________ elephants jump?
19) We ___don’t have to/needn’t__ buy tickets for the concert.
No, they _________.
Susan has already bought them.
20) My father is very talented. He ___can____30) You
paint _________
very well. pick up these
SHALL: questions, offers
flowers. Otherwise,
jacket. my mother
with I21)
andItWE
is hot outside. You ___don’t have to/needn’t__ wear you
_________ get angry with you.
22) It is raining heavily. You ___must__ take your umbrella.
23) You __mustn’t__ use your mobile phone at the cinema.
24) My mother __must___ go to the dentist. She has a terrible
toothache.
25) __could/would__ I borrow your camera tonight?
26) You ___mustn’t___ touch it. It is too hot.
27) You __must___ be careful while driving.
28) When I was a young man, I ___could___ run fast.
29) ___can___ elephants jump?
No, they ___cannot___.
30) You __mustn’t___ pick up these flowers. Otherwise, my mother
___will____ get angry with you.