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Exercises On Modals Fill in The Gaps

This document provides exercises on the use of modals and modal perfect tenses in English. It includes gap fill exercises testing modals like "can", "may", "should", sentences to rewrite using modal perfect tenses, and multiple choice questions choosing between modals and modal perfect. The exercises cover a wide range of modal uses including permission, speculation, deduction, advice, necessity and more.

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Exercises On Modals Fill in The Gaps

This document provides exercises on the use of modals and modal perfect tenses in English. It includes gap fill exercises testing modals like "can", "may", "should", sentences to rewrite using modal perfect tenses, and multiple choice questions choosing between modals and modal perfect. The exercises cover a wide range of modal uses including permission, speculation, deduction, advice, necessity and more.

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EXERCISES ON MODALS

Fill in the gaps

1. She looks pretty sick. I think she ________ go to a doctor.


2. You’ve been driving all day. You ________ be exhausted!
3. You ________ smoke so much. It’s bad for your health.
4. Hey I’m lost. ________ you help me?
5. That looks very cheap. You ________ buy it.
6. I saw that pen this morning. It ________ be around here somewhere.
7. Everyone who crosses the border ________ show his/her passport.
8. I ________ get here earlier yesterday because of the traffic on the freeway.
9. Paul ________ come this afternoon, but I am not sure.
10. They ________ phone you, but it is not probable.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the modal
perfect.

1. Maybe he learned Spanish as a child.


He ________________________________
2. It was a mistake to ask him to do it.
You____________________________________
3. I’m sure Peter didn’t enjoy his holiday.
Peter_______________________________________
4. It’s possible that the teacher saw me. The
teacher_________________________________
5. It was unnecessary for you to study this unit.
You__________________________________
6. It was a bad idea to park outside the train station.
We____________________________________
7. I think you were wrong to buy the new car.
You__________________________
8. It’s possible that I left the English book at home because it is not here.
I________________________________
9. Maybe she didn’t mean what she said about you.
She__________________________
10. I’m sure that your classmate took your jacket by mistake. Your
classmate_______________________________

Modal or Modal Perfect? Rewrite the following sentences without changing their


meaning.

1. I suppose you are tired after your cruise.


You_____________________________________

2. I am sure he was too tired to go to the concert.


He____________________________________
3. I regret having behaved  so badly during the lesson.
I_____________________________

4.  The students aren't allowed to bring the mobile phones to school. The
students_____________________________________

5. I didn't finish reading the book because I was watching TV.


I________________________________________

Fill in the gaps

1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _______ be exhausted
after such a long flight.

2. The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit.
But we _______________ read it if we don't want to.

3. Susan _______________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.

4. The television isn't working. It _____________ damaged during the move.

5. Kate: ______________ hold your breath for more than a minute?


Jack: No, I can't.

6. You _______________ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I


know haven't got a penny to their name.

7. I've redone this math problem at least twenty times, but my answer is wrong
according to the answer key. The answer in the book _____________ be wrong!

8.You ____________ do the job if you didn't speak Japanese fluently.

9.You __________- worry so much. It doesn't do you any good. Either you get the job,
or you don't. If you don't, just apply for another one. Eventually, you will find work.

10.You ______________ be kidding! That can't be true.

11.You _______ leave the table once you have finished your meal and politely excused
yourself.

12. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It __________________ a fortune.

13. __________________ we move into the living room? It's more comfortable in there
and there's a beautiful view of the lake.

14. If I had gone white water rafting with my friends, I _______________ down the
Colorado River right now.
15. At first, my boss didn't want to hire Sam. But, because I had previously worked with
Sam, I told my boss that he __________________ take another look at his resume and
reconsider him for the position.

16.You ________________ take along some cash. The restaurant may not accept credit
cards.

17. The machine ___________________ on by flipping this switch.

18. I can't stand these people – I ________________ get out of here. I'm going to take
off for a while while you get rid of them.

19.You _________________ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict
about paying on time.

20. Do you always have to say the first thing that pops into your head.
________________ you think once in a while before you speak?

21. Terry and Frank said they would come over right after work, so they
_______________ be here by 6:00.

22. Yesterday, I _____________________ cram all day for my French final. I didn't get
to sleep until after midnight.

23.We _______________ no longer suffer the injustice of oppression! Freedom shall be


ours!

24. If I had gone to the University of Miami, I _______________________ participated


in their Spanish immersion program.

25. The lamp ___________________ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.

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