Lesson8 Ikrom 2303418051
Lesson8 Ikrom 2303418051
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LESSON 8
F. EXERCISE 6 – MUST
1. You must be tired after all that driving. (be)
2. I must remember to call her when I get back. (remember)
3. Is it that time already? I must go (go)
4. They must see us as their main competitors if they are saying that. (see)
5. I’m so thirsty. I must drink some water (drink)
6. OK I will tell you, but you must keep it a secret. (keep)
7. They are a really nice bunch. You must meet them. (meet)
8. She must leave now if she wants to beat the traffic. (leave).
9. Philip must want the job badly if he was done all the research. (want)
10. Do you must eat that in here? (eat)
H. MODALS OF ABILITY 1
Put in 'can', 'can't', 'could' or 'couldn't'. If none of these is possible use 'be able to' in the correct
tense.
1. We couldn’t get to the meeting on time yesterday, because the train was delayed by one
hour.
2. He could arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very pleased.
3. He's amazing, he can speak five languages, including Chinese.
4. I can’t drive a car until I was 34. Then I moved to the countryside, so I had to learn.
5. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I couldn’t find them anywhere.
6. I searched for your house for ages. luckily I could find it in the end.
7. She's seven years old, but she can’t read yet. Her parents are getting her extra lessons.
8. I read the book three times, but I can’t understand it.
9. James could speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten most of it now.
10. I can’t understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.
11. I can’t lift this box - it's too heavy! Would you help me?
12. Lucy can’t make it to our meeting after all. She's stuck in traffic.
13. John can play tennis really well. He's champion of his club.
14. Unfortunately, I really can’t sing at all. No-one in my family is musical either.
15. When the car broke down I was really pleased because I could solve the problem.
16. Julian could play excellent golf when he was only ten.
17. My grandmother couldn’t use a computer until last month. Since then she's been taking
lessons at the library.
18. I can’t open this window! I think it's stuck.
19. Gill couldn’t play the piano. She has never studied it.
20. I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of time. I can wait
J. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE MODALS FROM THE ONES GIVEN
should might can could have to must
1. Ritu’s flight from Morocco took more than 11 hours. She might be exhausted after such
a long flight. She should prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest
2. If you want to get a better feeling for how Raniganj is laid out, you should walk down
town and explore the riverside.
3. You must research the route a little more before you set sail.
4. When you have a small child in the house, you must not leave small objects lying
around.
5. Anvesha: can you hold your breath for more than a minute? Bunty: No, I can’t.
6. Jasprit’s engagement ring is enormous! It must have cost a fortune.
7. Please make sure to feed the fish while I am gone. If they don’t get enough food, they
might die.
8. I could speak Assamese fluently when I was a child.
9. The teacher said we must read the book if we needed extra credit.
10. The spatula might be in this cupboard but it’s not here.