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The document contains examples of modal verbs used in different contexts with explanations of their meanings. It is divided into three sections. The first section provides examples of modal verbs used in sentences with blanks to be filled. The second section gives examples of modal verbs used to talk about ability, permission, possibility and necessity. The third section provides more examples of modal verbs with blanks to be filled in using multiple possible modal verbs. The document aims to illustrate the correct uses of various modal verbs in the English language.

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Answers Modals

The document contains examples of modal verbs used in different contexts with explanations of their meanings. It is divided into three sections. The first section provides examples of modal verbs used in sentences with blanks to be filled. The second section gives examples of modal verbs used to talk about ability, permission, possibility and necessity. The third section provides more examples of modal verbs with blanks to be filled in using multiple possible modal verbs. The document aims to illustrate the correct uses of various modal verbs in the English language.

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1. The lights are all turned off. The family …..must have gone....... .

(go out)
2. Why did you cut your beautiful long hair? You …...shouldn’t have cut...... it. (cut)
3. I never see Paula and John together anymore. They ..must / might have broken up..... . (break up)
4. Peter …can’t have..... a new car. It's impossible because he hasn't got any money. (buy)
5. John came home from school very sad today. He …must not have passed... his exams. (pass)
6. We ….needn’t have hurried... after all. We arrived two hours before anyone else. (hurry)
7. I can't find my keys. I …may / might have dropped...... them in the car. But I'm not sure. (drop)
8. You …should have eaten.... your dinner. Now you are hungry. (eat)
9. I ….could have bought..... a new computer, but I decided to save my money. I'm glad. (buy)
10. Jim …can’t /couldn’t have stolen... the car. He was at home with his family the night of the crime.
(steal)
11. If you had problems with your math homework last term, you ….should have gone...... to your
teacher. Now it is too late. (go)
12. The boy made 100 on his FCE exam. He …must have studied... a lot. (study)
13. It turned out that we ….needn’t have bought..... the book. We aren't going to use it. (buy)
14. I can't find my new jacket. I'll ask my sister just in case. She ….may / might have taken...... it. (take)
15. They went to Mary's house, but she wasn't home. They …..should have called..... her first. (call)
16. Michael …..can’t have failed..... the exam. He is home sick today and didn't take it. (fail)
17. You ….could have learned..... the vocabulary if you had studied more. (learn)
18. You …can’t.... possibly …have found..... the money because I took it with me. (find)
19. Where did Susan put the book? Let's look on the shelf. She …may / might have put... it there. (put)
20. Wow! What an enormous mansion. It …must have cost... a lot of money. (cost)
21. You made a big mistake when you cheated on your exam. You …shouldn’t have done..... that. (do)
22. I forgot my umbrella and now it is raining. I …shouldn’t have forgotten..... it. (forget)
23. Why isn't the television working? It ….must have been damaged.... during the move. (damage)
24. The math exam was really really easy. I ….needn’t have studied..... so much. (study)

II. Fill in with the correct modal: CAN – CAN’T – MUST – MUSTN’T – COULD – COULDN’T –
SHOULD – SHOULDN’T

1. A: “Did you see The Lord of the Rings on tv last night?”


B: “No, I didn’t. I _couldn’t__ watch tv last night, because our television is broken.”
2. The dentist: “You _mustn’t_ eat too many sweets. They are bad for your teeth”
3. That dress makes you look fat. You _shouldn’t_ wear it.
4. When I was a child, I was always very happy. I __could_ play and have fun all the time.
5. Look! The door is open. We _can___ go in the house through there.
6. You __should__ stop worrying so much about your exams. I am sure you are going to pass them.
7. I __can’t__do these problems. I need some help.
8. If you are ill, you __must__ go to a doctor immediately.

III. Fill in with the correct modal: CAN – CAN’T – MUST – MUSTN’T – COULD – COULDN’T –
SHOULD – SHOULDN’T – OUGHT TO – MAY – MIGHT ( more than one may be possible)

1. Those berries are poisonous! You __can’t / mustn’t__ eat them.


2. You really ___should_ eat more. I think you are very thin.
3. It’s really cold outside. It __may / might / could__ snow tonight.
4. A: “___Can__ you go to the disco next Saturday?”
B: “ I don’t know yet, but I think that my father __may / might__ let me.”
5. __Could__ you turn on the television for me, please?
6. A: “Look at that boy. Is it John?”
B. “No. It _can’t__ be John. He is in New York now.”
A: “It _must__ be his brother. They look alike.”
7. A: “I’m going to open the window.”
B: “You _shouldn’t__ open it. It is cold outside.”
8. If you ride a motorcycle, you __must / have to__ wear a helmet.
9. Peter ___couldn’t_ find his pen, so he used a pencil.
10. __May__ I go to the bathroom, please?

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