Name:___________________________________________ Class: _________________________Mark (nota):_________

MODALS VERBS: Ayudan a otros verbos. Y expresan funciones como

obligacin, habilidad, consejos (advice), opinin, prohibicin.

Some modal verbs:

Will (future), Can (ability, permission), Could (Past of
can), Should (Advice), Might (slight Possibility), Must
(obligation), Shall (future-suggestion), Would (Past of
will).

Modal Verbs work without "to" and like these examples:

To ask question:
Affirmative:
Modal verb + sujeto + verbo + complemento?
Sujeto + modal verb + verbo + complemento
Negative:
Sujeto + modal verb en su forma negativa + verb + complemento.
will = will not - wont
can = cannot - can't
could = could not = couldn't
should = should not - shouldnt
might = might not
must = must not - mustn't
shall = shall not - shant
would = would not - wouldnt

Exercises
I. Fill in the spaces with the right modal verbs.
Example: I _CAN_ speak Spanish very fluently.

II. Translate:
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You____________run faster if you weren't so lazy.

You_____________ leave the class before 1 o'clock.
You_____________ behave well in front of guests. Stop being silly.
You look tired. You ______________ have some sleep.
You failed in your final test. You __________ have studied harder.
We___________ watch TV so much.
We___________ not climb those mountains when we were kids.
The project__________ finish in two years time.
Stop smoking! You really__________ not smoke.
Carlos___________ lift that heavy table. He is too weak.
Mara___________ come to the party, but nobody is sure.
Claudia____________ not swim when she was one year old.
It's too cold. I ___________ close the window.
It __________ rain in the desert sometimes, but you can't depend on it.
If I had enough money, I ___________ travel with my friends but now I can't.
I____________ study well for the exam.
I wish I ___________ buy a new car but I do not have any money.
I have no time. I ____________ leave now. My parents are waiting for me.
He_______________ be friendly, but he is usually unfriendly.

III. Complete these questions

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When you have a small child in the house, you

shouldnt leave small objects lying around.
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Such objects can be swallowed, causing serious
injury or even death.
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Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11
hours. He must be exhausted after such a long
flight.
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She would study at the university, if she had the
money
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It might rain tomorrow, Im not sure.
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Dave: __________you hold your breath for more than a minute?

Nathan: No, I can't.
Ned: ________I borrow your lighter for a minute?
Stephen: Sure, no problem. Actually, you _________keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.

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__________you always say the first thing that pops into your head?
__________you think once in awhile before you speak?
______________ I borrow your pen?

5.

_________you buy a new car, if you had the money?

C.S.J.