Question

Fill in an appropriate modal verb. Use the prompts in brackets. 1. You've got plenty of time. You...hurry. ( lack of necessity) 2. Excuse me, sir....... you tell me the way to Westminster Abbey? (polite re- quest) 3. This book is very valuable. You ...... read it carefully. (strong advice). 4. She ......get up so early. She gets up early because she prefers to. (lack of necessity) 5. Thank you for doing the washing up but you..........have done it really. I was going to do it later. (lack of necessity) 6. When I was at school we........wear a uniform. Everybody liked it. (obliga- tion) 7. I like Saturdays because I........be in a hurry in the morning. (lack of ne cessity) 8. Guests........leave valuables in their bedrooms. (recommendation) 9. If you feel tired, you.....go to bed earlier. (advice) 10. You...........have guests in your bedroom. They the lounge. (prohibition, recommendation) .......be entertained in) 11. Last night Jack suddenly became ill. We .......call the doctor. (necessity) 12. Your friend is always coughing, he........stop smoking. (strong advice) 13. I...... wear a suit to work but I usually do. (lack of necessity) 14. You can tell Tom what I said but he ........tell anybody else. (prohibition) 15. He speaks English very well. He........ have lived in the USA for a long time. (logical assumption) 16. I rang her some time ago but she didn't answer. She .......have been having a bath. (logical assumption) 17. The car seat is wet. You ........have left the car window open. (criticism) 18. That be Tom walking down the street. I'm absolutely sure that he is on business in Moscow. (logical assumption) 19. My supervisor told me I .......complete my term paper by Monday. (ne- cessity) 20. I am not usually very good at chess but yesterday I ....... win. (ability in a particular situation)

Answer 1

1. You've got plenty of time. You don't need to hurry.
2. Excuse me, sir, could you tell me the way to Westminster Abbey?
3. This book is very valuable. You should read it carefully.
4. She doesn't have to get up so early. She gets up early because she prefers to.
5. Thank you for doing the washing up, but you didn't need to have done it really. I was going to do it later.
6. When I was at school, we had to wear a uniform. Everybody liked it.
7. I like Saturdays because I don't have to be in a hurry in the morning.
8. Guests should not leave valuables in their bedrooms.
9. If you feel tired, you should go to bed earlier.
10. You must not have guests in your bedroom. They should be entertained in the lounge.
11. Last night Jack suddenly became ill. We had to call the doctor.
12. Your friend is always coughing; he should stop smoking.
13. I don't have to wear a suit to work, but I usually do.
14. You can tell Tom what I said, but he must not tell anybody else.
15. He speaks English very well. He must have lived in the USA for a long time.
16. I rang her some time ago but she didn't answer. She must have been having a bath.
17. The car seat is wet. You must have left the car window open.
18. That must be Tom walking down the street. I'm absolutely sure that he is on business in Moscow.
19. My supervisor told me I have to complete my term paper by Monday.
20. I am not usually very good at chess, but yesterday I managed to win.