A) Insert a suitable modal verb. 1. Jack come to our wedding, but we aren't sure. 2. I buy the tickets for the concert? I see you're too busy. 3. We pay the fees at the fixed time. 4. You clean your room more often. 5. If it rains on Saturday, we go to the beach. 6. you speak German? No, I. 7. Jane not play the violin when she was five, but now she play it very well. 8. You not be so nervous. I think it will be very easy. B) Insert a suitable modal verb. 1. If you want to lose weight, you eat pasta, potatoes, white bread or white rice. 2. I haven't heard from Eleonora for ages. Maybe I give her a ring. 3. You remember your passport. Otherwise they won't let you on the plane. 4. You.. come if you don't feel like it. 5. You.. take life so seriously. Relax a bit. 6. Orange juice in cartons has no goodness in it at all. You make it yourself. 7. You drink and drive. 8. These instructions are difficult to follow. They explain things better. C) Fill in the correct form of can, or be able to. 1. Ben not help his little brother with his homework yesterday. 2. I call you later tonight? 3. Tony run long distances when he was a boy? 4. you please call a tow truck for me? My car broke down. (polite) 1
5. The students to buy their textbooks today. The bookstore is all out of them. 6. you teach me how to fix my computer? You re so good at it. 7. you reach the customer if you call him at 4:00 his time? D) Fill in the gaps with an appropriate modal verb: 1. My sister was on the computer last night so I..connect to the internet. 2. I buy a laptop soon -it depends. 3. You.. be over 18 to get a credit card. 4. In Spain, you drive on the left. 5. You. pay on that website: it s free. 7. I to send you the pictures until next Saturday. 8. You. borrow my computer if you promise to be careful with it. 9. They aren t out here so they.. be waiting inside. 10. You. give any personal details -it s optional. 11. You ve been studying for hours. You. have a rest. 12. He can t speak Portuguese. He.. be Brazilian. 13. She s always got the latest equipment. She. have a lot of money. 14. You touch that red cable: it s dangerous. 15.. you fix that problem with the computer last night? E) Supply with the required : 1. The sequence of instructions be obeyed to achieve a given result. (obligation) 2. Electronic sensing devices read magnetic ink printed on checks. (capability) 3. Variations of the input/output instructions be devised to apply to different peripherals. (possibility) 2
4. Libraries on banking store hold all types of utility routines. (capability) 5. A computer program work out Mr. Jones pay for the week. (possibility) F) Choose the most appropriate answer for expressing the idea specified in parentheses. 1. You don't look well. You.. see a doctor. (Advice) are to need to should 2. lending me your CD player for a couple of days? (Request) Can you Could you Would you Would you mind 3. Whose book is this? I am not sure. It be Anna's. (Possibility) must should would 4. She. home yesterday because her little son was sick. (Duty) have stayed had to stay must have stayed should have stayed 5. You.. leave work at 3:30 today. (Permission) can will 6. Though he was ill and weak, he.. get out of the burning building. (Ability) should was able to 3
7. The windows look clean. You. wash them. (Absence of necessity) can't don't have to mustn't are not to 8. You disturb him during his work! (Prohibition) not don't have to must not should not 9. Whose car is this? It. be Anton's. I think I saw him driving a red car like this one. (Strong probability) must would 10. I don't believe it. It.. be true. (Impossibility) can't mustn't shouldn't wouldn't G) Complete with the right modal verb. 1.There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You. buy any. 2. It's a hospital. You. smoke. 3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He.. be tired after such hard work. He. prefer to get some rest. 4.I speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I 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. 5.The teacher said we. read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. 6. you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I... 7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you.. to work hard.. 4
8. Take an umbrella. It.. rain later. 9. You leave small objects lying around. Such objects may be swallowed by children. 10. People. walk on grass. 11. Drivers stop when the traffic lights are red. 12... I ask a question? Yes, of course. 13. You take your umbrella. It is not raining. 14... you speak Italian? No, I.. H. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER: 1. When you talk to him, I think you tell him that you're sorry. a) ought b) should c) 2. You report a car accident to the police if someone is injured. It's the law. a) must b) are able to c) needed to 3. That was a serious fall! walk? a) Do you have to b) Can you c) Shall you 4. Let's cancel the trip today. It snow. a) b) ought to c) doesn't have to 5. The sports equipment stay on the field. It's going to rain soon. a) doesn't need to b) doesn't have to c) shouldn't 6. you help me? I don t understand the maths homework. a) Would b) Shall c) May 7. Are you cold? I close the window? a) Would b) Shall c) Could 8. I m late. I go now. a) can b) have to c) am able to 5
9. He left an hour ago. He arrive any minute. a) may b) must c) can 10. use your phone? a) May I b) Am I able to c) Do I need to 11. John has got a cast on his arm. He it. a) must have broken b) should have broken c) have broken 12. The dog is barking. Someone on the door. a) should have knocked b) needn t have knocked c) have knocked 13. You didn t wear a coat in the snow! You ill. a) must have got b) have got c) should have got 14. Jan and Cathy aren t speaking to each other. They. a) should have argued b) must have argued c) have argued 15.There aren t any lights. I m sure there a problem with the electricity. a) must have been b) ought to have been c) have been 16.The food is delicious. You it. a) should eat b) had better eat c) had better to eat 17. Don t wait for us. We late. a) be b) have been c) should be 18. Joe isn t aware of the terrible news. He away when it happened. a) must be b) must have been c) would have been 19. He doesn t work on Saturdays, so he get up early. a) needn t b) had better not c) had better 20. I m angry with Jeff. He me to wish me good luck. a) have called b) may have called c) has called 6