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Auxiliary Verbs Exercise

June 3, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. You have been working all day. You ………………………… be tired.
Wrong!
We can use must to make a logical conclusion.
2. What …………………. we do now?
Wrong!
3. Well, we …………………. watch a movie.
Wrong!
4. How ………………………… we solve this problem?
Wrong!
5. That ……………………. be a really nice restaurant. It is always full of people.
Wrong!
Must expresses logical conclusion.
6. She ………………………… be a good writer. Hardly anyone reads her books.
Wrong!
7. I left my phone on this table and now it is gone. Somebody ……………………….. have stolen it.
Wrong!
8. Che was a famous revolutionary. You …………………….. have heard of him before.
Wrong!
9. I didn’t hear the doorbell. I …………………….. have been asleep.
Wrong!
10. She ………………………. be here soon. She has just left her home.
Wrong!
11. This shirt is made of very fine fabric. It ………………….. be expensive.
Wrong!
12. There is the doorbell. Who ………………………. it be?
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. You have been working all day. You must be tired.
  2. What shall we do now?
  3. Well, we can watch a movie.
  4. How will we solve this problem?
  5. That must be a really nice restaurant. It is always full of people.
  6. She can’t be a good writer. Hardly anyone reads her books.
  7. I left my phone on this table and now it is gone. Somebody must have have stolen it.
  8. Che was a famous revolutionary. You must have heard of him before.
  9. I didn’t hear the doorbell. I must have been asleep.
  10. She can’t be here soon. She has just left her home.
  11. This shirt is made of very fine fabric. It must be expensive.
  12. There is the doorbell. Who can it be?
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