Exercise 1. Insert the appropriate modal verb (must / can / need) Sonia ______ practise so much if she wants to take part in the marathon.
If you want to improve your English, you ______work very hard.
You ______not come to help them tomorrow: the work is done.
You ______not change the whole text as the beginning is all right.
John ______not tell us the rules of the game: we know them.
We ______not afford to pay the bill.
It is already six o’clock. We ______hurry if we don’t want to be late.
She ______decorate a room nicely.
You ______take care of your parents.
We ______stay with my brother when we are in Paris.
2. Insert the appropriate modal verb (can / may) ______ you see anything in this dark room?
______ I borrow your rubber, please? Yes, of course you ______.
Kate______ speak English.
Mike has got many books so he______ read them.
______ I borrow your pen?
Only a person who knows the language very well ______ answer such a question.
Most children______ slide on the ice very well.
You ______find any kind of information on the Internet.
British Parliament ______issue laws and form the budget.
______ I try on this coat?
You ______not talk loudly in libraries.
He ______read and write in English.
3. Insert the appropriate modal verb
You must / should / shouldn’t be 18 before you can drive in Spain.
You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t go to bed so late. It's not good for you.
You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t wear a school uniform in most Spanish state schools.
You must / mustn’t / needn’t come. I can do it without you.
You don’t have to /must / mustn’t copy during exams.
You don’t have to /mustn’t / shouldn’t be very tall to play football.
You must /mustn’t / needn’t be a good writer to win the Pulitzer Prize.
4. Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs
1. — Some people just don’t know how to sing. (be able to)
_____________________________________________________________
2. — There’s a chance that she’s in the airport. (could)
_____________________________________________________________
3. — I knew how to ride a horse when I was six. (could)
_____________________________________________________________
4. — John isn’t sure if he is going to Turkey. (might not)
_____________________________________________________________
5. — Do not block the emergency exit. (mustn’t)
_____________________________________________________________
6. — It is dangerous to use mobile phones on the plane. (mustn’t)
_____________________________________________________________
7. — It is necessary to fasten your seat belt for landing and taking off. (must)
_____________________________________________________________
8. -It’s possible that he’ll be there to meet us. (may)
_____________________________________________________________
9. — This is a surprise. Don’t tell anybody about it. (shouldn’t)
_____________________________________________________________