MODAL VERBS EXERCISES
1) Choose the right modal verbal.
a. There is plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ___________ buy any.
b. It's a hospital. You __________ smoke.
c. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He ________ be tired after such haed
work. He ________ prefer to get some rest.
d. I _________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But
after we moved back to Canada, I had 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.
e. The teacher said we ________ read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But
we _______ read it if we don't want to.
f. _______ you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I _________ .
g. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you _______ to work hard.
h. Take an umbrella. It _________ rain later.
i. You _________ leave small objects lying around . Such objects ________ be swallowed
by children.
j. People __________ walk on grass.
k. Drivers _________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
l. _________ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
m. You _________ take your umbrella. It is not raining.
n. ________ you speak Italian? No, I _________.
2) Form complete sentences using the words provided.
a. Question I may you a ask?
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b. May I glass have wine a of red?
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c. I go the tomorrow cinema may to.
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d. not David pass may exam his.
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e. It’s may the hot open here, window I?
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f. I may England in be August going to.
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g. Sarah party not may tonight because well she come to the isn’t.
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h. they studyng be sure I’m may but now not.
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i. car Ted come to by may party the.
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