The document provides grammar practice with modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, advice, speculation and deduction. It contains exercises to identify, correct and complete sentences using modal verbs as well as a longer text using modal verbs to complete.
The document provides grammar practice with modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, advice, speculation and deduction. It contains exercises to identify, correct and complete sentences using modal verbs as well as a longer text using modal verbs to complete.
The document provides grammar practice with modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, advice, speculation and deduction. It contains exercises to identify, correct and complete sentences using modal verbs as well as a longer text using modal verbs to complete.
The document provides grammar practice with modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, advice, speculation and deduction. It contains exercises to identify, correct and complete sentences using modal verbs as well as a longer text using modal verbs to complete.
Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, 4 Find and correct the mistakes.
advice, speculation and deduction 1 Don’t buy her that book. I think she might to have read it already. 1 Circle the correct alternative. 2 You must had a lot of money to afford that. It cost 1 I shouldn’t/needn’t buy this dress as I can’t really over £200, didn’t it? afford it. 3 They can’t have leave without paying the bill. That’s 2 You must/can’t have a receipt if you want to return a crime! the item. 4 He could have been asked for a loan to help him pay 3 We don’t have to/mustn’t pay in cash – they accept the bills. credit cards. 5 I may not paid the bill on time which is why the bank 4 I’m sorry, but the bank isn’t allowed to/needn’t give has charged us. you a loan at the moment. 6 You can’t forgotten to repay the loan. It was in the 5 If we’re going to take a taxi, you’d better/must take diary and on the calendar. some cash. 6 They ought to/don’t need to check their current 5 Complete the text with these words. account to make sure they have enough money. couldn’t help • could easily have got lost • 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the had better have • had needed • might be • verbs given. might have forgotten • must be • must be • must have been • should always take Last week I had a bad banking experience. I (1) (have to pay) someone Twice a winner! £100 in cash, so I took the money out of a cash Tim and Nina Jones now think Tuesday machine. Then the machine retained my card. I (1) their lucky day. They (2) (can not find) a branch of both bought lottery tickets and used the same lucky the bank, so I (3) (have to call) numbers. After the Tuesday draw, Tim checked his them. I explained that the machine ticket and realised they had won £500,000. Although (4) (should not take) my card. Nina was asleep Tim woke her up. She said, ‘You They explained that they (5) (2) a good reason for waking me (not allow to look) for the card and they ordered me a up!’ A few days later they found the second ticket in a new one. It was very annoying as I kitchen drawer. Nina (3) so happy (6) (need to get) more with the first win, that she forgot she had another money out later. ticket. She was lucky that she (4) something from the drawer and found the ticket. Otherwise, they (5) all about it. 3 Circle the correct option. She said the ticket (6) when she 1 I think it Joe’s lottery ticket because that number tidied up. She said she (7) feeling is his birthday, but I’m not sure. that someone was looking after her. Their motto now a must be b might be c can’t be is that you (8) a chance 2 This Freddy’s jacket. He only wears designer and give something a go. You never know when you clothes and this one is definitely not designer! (9) a winner! As the saying goes: a must be b may not be c can’t be ‘You (10) in it to win it!’ 3 This Jane’s bag because this is her phone. a can’t be b must be c might be 4 She’s sorry, but she be able to go on the trip after all. a might not b must not c cannot 5 This bill be right. We didn’t order five pizzas, did we? a must b might c can’t 6 This be a mistake – surely this price isn’t right. a must b can’t c might
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