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Gap Filling Modal Verbs Exercise for ESL Learners

October 8, 2025 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I .............................. him but I forgot.

Correct! Wrong!

2. You needn't ............................. him.

Correct! Wrong!

3. What time ........................... she be here?

Correct! Wrong!

4. She left office at 5 so she ........................... here soon.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She ............................. soon. I am not sure.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I remember leaving the key on the table. It ............................ there.

Correct! Wrong!

7. There ............................... somebody in that house. I heard some sounds coming from there.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He didn't invite me. He ..............................

Correct! Wrong!

9. It ............................. been an accident.

Correct! Wrong!

10. They ............................ left by now.

Correct! Wrong!

11. You .............................. told me that you weren't coming.

Correct! Wrong!

12. We ............................. waited for her.

Correct! Wrong!

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 from there.
8. He didn’t invite me. He must have forgotten.
9. It may have been an accident.
10. They must 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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