Modals
can could have to must might should
1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He ________be exhausted after such
a long flight. He________ prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.
2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you ________walk downtown
and explore the waterfront.
3. Hiking the trail to the peak________ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic
weather changes. You________ research the route a little more before you attempt the
ascent.
4. When you have a small child in the house, you________ leave small objects lying around.
Such objects________ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
5. A: ________ you hold your breath for more than a minute?
B: No, I can't.
6. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It________have cost a fortune.
7. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don't get enough water,
they________ die.
8. I________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we
moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost
everything I knew as a child. Now, I ________ just say a few things in the language.
9. The book is optional. My professor said we________ read it if we needed extra credit. But
we________ read it if we don't want to.
10. A: Where is the spatula? It________ be in this drawer but it's not here.
B: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. It________ be in
there. That's the only other place it________ be.
11. You________ take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said
there's a storm north of here and it________ rain later on this afternoon.
12. ________we pull over at the next rest stop? I really________ use the bathroom and I don't
know if I________ hold it until we get to Chicago.
13. Oh no! Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He________ have left it here last night.
14. A: ________ I borrow your lighter for a minute?
B: Sure, no problem. Actually, you________ keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.
15. I________ believe she said that to Megan! She________ insult her cooking in front of
everyone at the party last night. She________ have just said she was full or had some salad
if she didn't like the meal.
16. Do you________ chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching
you eat that piece of pizza.
17. Mrs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge just moments ago, and it's still warm! Nobody
has left the mansion this evening, so the killer________ be someone in this room.
It________be any one of us!!!
18. A: I don't know why Denise starting crying when I mentioned the wedding. B:
It________have been what you said about her brother. Or, perhaps she is just nervous.
After all, the big day is tomorrow.
19. ________you always say the first thing that pops into your head? ________ you think once
in awhile before you speak?
Answers
1. Must Might
2. could
3. can should
4. shouldnt might
5. can
6. must
7. might
8. could can
9. could dont have to
10. should must could
11. should might
12. can have to can
13. must
14. could can
15. cant didnt have to could
16. have to
17. must could
18. might
19. must couldnt
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