Exercise 8. Put the modal in the first sentence into the past to complete the second sentence. 1. It must be raining. Everyone’s putting up their umbrellas.
It
must have been raining. The ground is still wet.
2 . 1 must stop smoking.
I ___ smoking because I became breathless just walking upstairs.
3. He should stop smoking before it is too late.
H e ___before it was too late.
4. We can go to Bob’s party on Sunday.
W e ___to Bob’s party last Sunday.
5. There’s the phone. It’ll be Paul.
Did he have a deep voice? I t ___ Paul.
6. You needn’t give me a lift, but if you are going my way that’s great.
S h e ___me a lift, but she did.
7. You needn’t give me a lift because I’ve got my car with me.
S h e___ me a lift, so she didn’t.
8. My niece can’t read very well because she’s dyslexic.
My n iece___ until she was twelve.
9. Let’s take a map. W e’ll get lost if don't.
I’m glad we took the map. We __if we hadn’t.
10. W hat’s wrong with him? H e’ll just sit for hours staring into space.
Something was wrong. H e ___ staring into space.
Exercise 9. Which of the words in the right hand column can fit into the sentences on the left? Sometimes several will fit. 1
ask you a question about this exercise
Must
.2
you help me with this exercise?
Can
3
He’ll
hurry if he wants to get here in time.
May
4
I
be able to come round and see you tonight.
Might
5
Sally
read when she was only three.
Could
6
I
be seeing Theo later this evening.
Should
7
You
be feeling very excited about your trip to Florida.
Will/Tl
8
They
have finished dinner by now.
Have/has to
9
You
pass the exam easily. You’ve worked really hard.
10
She always
leave work early on Friday.
11
That
be the taxi.
