1.Complete with would and used to
1. I didn’t __________ live in this city
2. We _________ often go on holiday
3. When I was a child, we ________ have dog
4. She ____________ work as a teacher for many years
5. As a student, he never______________ have any money
6. Did you ____________ like playing football at school?
7. There never ______________ be a coffee shop here
8. My dad ___________ always read to me before bed
2.Rewrite each sentence using a modal or modal perfect, there may be more than one answer
1. It isn’t necessary for them to finish the job tonight.
They _________________________________________________________
2. It’s possible that I took your jacket by mistake.
I ___________________________________________________________
3. That man knows how to speak four languages.
That man _____________________________________________________
4. I didn’t wear a sunhat, and now my head hurts.
My head hurts. I _______________________________________________
5. It rained last night so the grass is wet.
It ___________________________________________________________ The grass is wet.
6. The man you saw wasn’t Jack. He’s been abroad since the summer.
You _________________________________________________________
3.Complete with need, needn’t, must and mustn’t
1.You _________________ go to the store today. There is plenty of food in the fridge.
2. Your hair is going grey. I think it ___________________ dye
3. You've had a few too many. You ____________________drive your car.
4. Your dress looks very expensive. It _________________ have cost a fortune!
5. You ______________________ the ironing. I'll do it later.
6. Don't tell me what I can and can't do. I don't ____________________any advice from you.
7. It's really important that you do it. You _____________________ forget about it.
8. The next bus is due to arrive in 15 minutes, so we don't _______________________hurry.
9. It ______________________ have snowed last night because the roof is white.
10.People and animals ____________________ eat to live.
4.Make the correct past modal form (could have / would have / should have + past participle)
1. I (buy) _____________________ bread but I didn't know we needed it. (past possibility)
2. We (invite) _________________________ so many people to our party! I'm worried that we won't have enough room for
everyone. (past negative advice / regret)
3. I (start) _________________________ saving money years ago! (past advice / regret)
4. We (join) _______________________ you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a babysitter. (past willingness)
5. The weather (be) ___________________ any worse! (past negative possibility)
6. I (arrive) ________________ on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative
possibility)
7. They (win) _____________________ the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)
8. Amanda (finish) _____________________ the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)
9. Lucy (leave) ___________________________ earlier. She missed her flight. (past advice / regret)
10. We (finish) ________________________ the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop.
(past negative possibility)
5.Complete with must, mustn´t, should or shouldn`t
1. She (go) _________________ to the university if she wants to be a doctor.
2. We (take) _____________________ an umbrella. It´s going to rain.
3. The exam is going to start. You (be) ________________ quiet.
4. You (read) _________________ the instructions before using it.
5. It´s too hot. You (wear) _____________________ a T-shirt.
6. You (not watch) ____________________________TV so close. It can hurt your eyes.
7. You(listen) _______________________ to your mum's piece of advice
8. Jenny, you (play) _______________________ in the street!
6.Type the correct modal verb into the box.
Can couldn't have to might must ought to shouldn't
1. You _______________ leave your door unlocked when you go out
2. It's very cold today. Do you think it ________________snow later?
