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Gap Filling Modal Verbs Exercise for ESL Learners

October 8, 2025 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... him but I forgot.
Wrong!
2You needn't ............... him.
Wrong!
3What time ............... she be here?
Wrong!
4She left office at 5 so she ............... here soon.
Wrong!
5She ............... soon. I am not sure.
Wrong!
6I remember leaving the key on the table. It ............... there.
Wrong!
7There ............... somebody in that house. I heard some sounds coming from there.
Wrong!
8He didn't invite me. He ...............
Wrong!
9It ............... been an accident.
Wrong!
10They ............... left by now.
Wrong!
11You ............... told me that you weren't coming.
Wrong!
12We ............... waited for her.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I should have called him but I forgot.
  2. You needn’t have told him.
  3. What time will she be here?
  4. She left office at 5 so she should be here soon.
  5. She may come soon. I am not sure.
  6. I remember leaving the key on the table. It must be there.
  7. There must be somebody in that house. I heard some sounds coming from there.
  8. He didn’t invite me. He may have forgotten
  9. It may have been an accident.
  10. They will have left by now.
  11. You should have told me that you weren’t coming.
  12. We needn’t have waited for her.
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