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MODAL VERBS GENERAL INFORMATION 





Short Grammar Test

 

A.    Complete the chart with the correct uses of the modal verbs and the correct past tense forms.

 

Present Tense

Use

Past Tense

Must / Have to

 

 

Can’t / Mustn’t

 

 

Can

Permission

Could

Be able to

 

 

Don’t have to

 

 

 

B. Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence. Make sure to put the verb in the correct tense (PAST or PRESENT).

 

 

MUST / HAVE TO         CAN’T / MUSTN’T           CAN / BE ABLE TO             DON’T HAVE TO

 

 

1)    She _____________ finish the essay yesterday because her teacher asked her to do so.

2)    You _____________ come back in the afternoon. All classes have been cancelled.

3)    You _____________ take a break! You’ve been studying too long.

4)    _____________ you speak Spanish when you were 8?

5)    You _____________ tip a taxi driver, it’s optional.

6)    My brother David is very talented. He _____________ hold his breath for 3 minutes. It’s amazing!

7)    The teacher yelled at me yesterday. She said, “Sally! You _____________ do all of your homework or you will fail this semester of school!”

8)    You _____________ be late for the exam tomorrow! It’s very important for your educational future.

9)    “Phoebe, you _____________ accompany me to the party yesterday. I know you don’t like social gatherings, but it was very nice that you decided to go.”

10)  Peter _____________ ride a bike when he was only 3 years old.

11)  We _____________ play video games after school for more than an hour when I was a child. My mother always thought that it could made us intellectually stupider.

12)  My father told me that I _____________ go to the movie theatre with you tomorrow night.

 

C. Circle the correct modal verb that means the same as the first sentence.

1.     We are forbidden to leave our car here.

We don’t have to / mustn’t leave our car here.

2.     I recommend this book to you. It’s fantastic.

You have to / can read this book. It’s amazing!

3.     I was very good at art when I was younger.

I could / had to paint very well when I was little.

4.     Diving isn’t possible in the pool. It’s too shallow.

You mustn’t / aren’t able to dive in the pool.

5.     It’s not necessary to come to work tomorrow but you can come for overtime if you want.

You don’t have to / mustn’t come to work tomorrow but we’ll pay you overtime if you want.

6.     Is it OK if I turn on the television?

Can / Must I turn on the television?

                                   








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