Question

Task 1. Choose the correct answer. 1) Jack can't / couldn't do his homework last night. Can you help him now? 2) She lives far from the office that's why she should / has to / must get up early. 3) Children must / need / don't have to listen to their parents. 4) When he was young he can / could play football really well. 5) He cooks every night. He can / could cook really well. 6) We have everything, we can't / needn't / shouldn't buy anything. 7) You look really tired. I think you must / have to / should take a few days off. 8) The hours of work are quite flexible – you can / have to / should do a minimum of thirty hours per week, but you don't have to / mustn't/ shouldn't start till 10 a.m. if you don't want to. 9) How will she write a book? She can't/couldn't spell! 10) When she got home last night the door was locked and she couldn't/can't open it. -​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1.can't 2.should 3.must 4.can 5.can 6.shouldn't 7.have to 8.can. have to 9.can't 10.can't

Answer 2

Let's analyze each sentence and choose the correct modal verb.

1) "Jack can't/couldn't do his homework last night. Can you help him now?" - Correct answer: couldn't

2) "She lives far from the office, that's why she should/has to/must get up early." - Correct answer: has to

3) "Children must/need/don't have to listen to their parents." - Correct answer: don't have to

4) "When he was young, he can/could play football really well." - Correct answer: could

5) "He cooks every night. He can/could cook really well." - Correct answer: can

6) "We have everything; we can't/needn't/shouldn't buy anything." - Correct answer: needn't

7) "You look really tired. I think you must/have to/should take a few days off." - Correct answer: should

8) "The hours of work are quite flexible – you can/have to/should do a minimum of thirty hours per week, but you don't have to/mustn't/shouldn't start till 10 a.m. if you don't want to." - Correct answer: can, don't have to

9) "How will she write a book? She can't/couldn't spell!" - Correct answer: can't

10) "When she got home last night, the door was locked and she couldn't/can't open it." - Correct answer: couldn't

These are the correct modal verbs for each sentence based on the context provided.

Answer 3

1) Jack can't do his homework last night. Can you help him now? - The correct answer is: couldn't. - The use of "couldn't" indicates that Jack was unable to do his homework last night. It implies that the action was not possible for him at that time.

2) She lives far from the office, that's why she should get up early. - The correct answer is: has to. - The phrase "that's why" suggests a cause-and-effect relationship. In this case, the distance between her home and the office is the reason she needs to get up early. "Has to" emphasizes the necessity or obligation to do something.

3) Children must listen to their parents. - The correct answer is: don't have to. - The phrase "don't have to" indicates that it is not necessary for children to listen to their parents. It implies that listening to their parents is optional, rather than mandatory.

4) When he was young, he could play football really well. - The correct answer is: could. - The use of "could" indicates that when he was young, he had the ability or skill to play football well. It suggests that he possessed the capability to perform the action in the past.

5) He cooks every night. He can cook really well. - The correct answer is: can. - The use of "can" suggests that he currently has the ability or skill to cook well. It implies that he possesses the capability to perform the action in the present.

6) We have everything, we can't buy anything. - The correct answer is: needn't. - The phrase "we have everything" implies that there is no need to buy anything. "Needn't" emphasizes that it is unnecessary to perform the action.

7) You look really tired. I think you should take a few days off. - The correct answer is: should. - The phrase "I think" indicates a suggestion or recommendation. "Should" emphasizes that taking a few days off is the appropriate course of action.

8) The hours of work are quite flexible – you can do a minimum of thirty hours per week, but you don't have to start till 10 a.m. if you don't want to. - The correct answer is: don't have to. - The phrase "if you don't want to" suggests that starting work at 10 a.m. is optional. "Don't have to" emphasizes that there is no obligation or requirement to perform the action.

9) How will she write a book? She can't spell! - The correct answer is: can't. - The use of "can't" indicates that she is unable to spell. It implies that she lacks the ability or skill to perform the action.

10) When she got home last night, the door was locked and she couldn't open it. - The correct answer is: couldn't. - The use of "couldn't" indicates that she was unable to open the locked door. It suggests that the action was not possible for her at that time.

Note: The answers provided are based on the given options and the context of the sentences.