Modal Verbs: Complete The Sentences With The Correct Form of Must, Have To, or Should

MODAL VERBS
Complete the sentences with the correct form of must, have to, or should
SHOULDNT
You ……………………………………… tell anybody. It’s a secret.
SOULDNT
It’s Sunday so I ……………………………………… go to work.
HAVE TO
That skirt is perfect for you. I think you ……………………………………… buy it.
MUST
We ……………………………………… wear a uniform at our school. I hate it.
MUST
I ……………………………………… remember to give you back the money I borrowed.
SHOUDNT
You ……………………………………… eat too much white bread. It’s not very good for you.
MUST
Our car broke down on holiday so we ……………………………………… rent a car for a week.
Circle the right form

I can’t find the receipt. I should have / must have thrown it away.
You can’t see / can’t have seen Gerry yesterday. He was in bed with flu.
John played really badly yesterday. He might not be / might not have been feeling well.
I don’t like those jeans. You should have / must have bought the other ones.
What a lovely girl your daughter is. You must be / must have been very proud of her.
A: I can’t find my car keys. They’re not in my bag.
B: Well, you might have not / can’t have / should have not left them at the restaurant. I
saw you take them.
Complete the following sentences using must be, can’t be or might be

MUST BE
Ross and Jack ……………………. good players. They’ve won hundreds of cups.
MIGHT BE doing yoga or she
I’m not sure what my wife is doing this afternoon. She …………………..
MIGHT BE
…………………….. at her dance class. I can’t remember.
A: My grandmother is 80 and she goes jogging every day.
MUST BE very fit for her age.
B: Amazing! She …………………
A: Beatrice is in Prague at the moment.
CANT BE
B: She ………………….. in Prague. I saw her this morning!
MIGHT BE
I don’t know where Kelly is now, but she …………………… at her sister’s.
MUST BE
You passed all your exams! You ………………….. very pleased with yourself.
CANT BE…. doing
A: I have no idea why my wife hasn’t arrived home from work. She ……………..
overtime because I phoned the office and she wasn’t there.
MIGHT BE
B: I suppose she ……………………… MIGHT BE
having a drink with her colleagues or she ………………
shopping.
Write a sentence for each situation using must have, might have or can’t have.
Sarah’s nose looks completely different. (have plastic surgery)
She ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
MUST HAVE THE PLASTIC SURGERY.
James is back at work. (illness be very serious)

His ………………………………………………………………………………………………....
Those football fans look very happy. (win the match)
Their team MUST HAVE WIN THE MATCH
……………………………………………………………………………………………........
There was a fire in the school last night. (drop a cigarette or a match)
Someone MIGHT HAVE DROP A CIGARETTE OR MATCHES
………………………………………………………………………………………………....
Why aren’t they here yet? They know the way very well. (get lost)
They ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
MUST HAVE GET LOST
He didn’t answer the telephone. (be in the garden or in the shower).

MUST HAVE BE IN THE GARDEN OR IN THE SHOWER
He …………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Translate the following sentences. Use can, must, will, would, may, might, could, should
A: Dov’è Carlo? B: Non lo so. Potrebbe essere a casa di sua sorella.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Cristina lavora come manager. Deve guadagnare molto.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Di chi è questa giacca? Può darsi che sia di Patrizia.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
L’aereo è partito in orario. I miei amici non dovrebbero arrivare in ritardo.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Franco? Sarà al bar. A quest’ora prende sempre il caffè.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Quella ragazza non può essere una modella. E’ troppo bassa.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence. Each word is used once
should shouldn’t mustn’t needn’t need to
NEED TO
1) It’s an airline regulation that you ……………………………. unfasten your seatbelt until the
plane has landed.
MUSNT
2) If she wants to lose weight, she ……………………………. eat so many sweets.
shouldnt
3) You ……………………………. submit two photos with your application.
neednt
4) You ……………………………. have brought your umbrella: it’s not going to rain.
5) He …………………………….SHOULD have thought more carefully before he spoke!
Complete with the correct form of can, could, or be able to
1) CAN
If you buy a car, you …………..……........ drive to work next year.
2) COULDNT
I ………………… talk until I was three years old.
3) BE ABLE TO
I’ve been looking for a flat for ages but I haven’t …………………. find what I want.
4) CAN RUN
He is very fit for his age. He ……………………………….. (run) really fast.
5) BE ABLO TO
I’d like ……………………………….. WORK (work) with you one day.
6) CAN SPEND
I ……………………………….. (spend) all morning in bed, but I feel like working.
7) CAN BE
I think you should go in the spring. It ……………………………….. (be) very crowded there in
the summer (it usually is crowded).
BE ABLE TO SPEAK
8) ……………………………….. (speak) another language fluently is a great advantage when
you’re looking for a job.
9) I’m sure he ………………………………..
CAN (manage) perfectly well on his own if he had to.
Insert the right/most appropriate modal verb

SHOULD
1) A: I have a bad headache. B: You ………………………. take an aspirin (advice).
CAN
2) I’m not able to speak German but I ………………………. understand it.
MIGHT
3) You never know what will happen in the future. You………………………. win the lottery.
MUST
4) Women and children ………………………. work in factories and mines in Europe during the
Industrial Revolution.
MIGHT
5) I have no idea how much the taxi costs. Ten pounds ……………………. not be enough.
SHOULD
6) If you have a sore throat you ………………………. go swimming (advice).
CAN
7) You can put posters on the walls, but you ………………………. use drawing pins.
MUST /SHOULD
8) If your friends want to use my phone, they ………………………. ask me first!
SHOULD
9) If you can’t sleep at night you ………………………. drink coffee after dinner. (advice)
MIGHT
10) A: Where’s Kathy? B: I don’t know. She ………………………. be in her bedroom.
COULDNT
11) It was so foggy last night that we ………………………. see the road very well.
CANT
12) She ………………………. be at school yet. She only left two minutes ago!
MUSNT
13) Geography isn’t compulsory in my school. You ………………………. study it.
MIGHT
14) Did they drive from Rome to Florence in an hour? They ……………………. have a very fast car.
CANT
15) Speak louder, please. We ………………………. hear you.
shouldnt
16) Passengers at the airport ………………………. leave their luggage unattended.
COULD
17) Haven’t you had anything to eat? You ………………………. be hungry.
MUSNT
18) This train is never crowded. You ………………………. reserve a seat.

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MODAL VERBS

Circle the right form

Complete the following sentences using must be, can’t be or might be

James is back at work. (illness be very serious)

He didn’t answer the telephone. (be in the garden or in the shower).

Cristina lavora come manager. Deve guadagnare molto.

Di chi è questa giacca? Può darsi che sia di Patrizia.

L’aereo è partito in orario. I miei amici non dovrebbero arrivare in ritardo.

Franco? Sarà al bar. A quest’ora prende sempre il caffè.

Quella ragazza non può essere una modella. E’ troppo bassa.

Insert the right/most appropriate modal verb

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