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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal or semi-modal verb.
1Don't make a noise. You ............... wake up the baby.
Wrong!
"Will" is used here to warn about the likely result if someone makes a noise.
2............... I buy a car? What do you think?
Wrong!
"Shall" is used in questions with I/we to ask for advice or suggestions.
3What ............... you do if you were in my position?
Wrong!
"Would" is used in an imaginary situation with if + past tense: if you were in my position.
4I can't read small print without them, so I ............... wear glasses for reading.
Wrong!
"Have to" shows necessity. The speaker cannot read small print without glasses, so wearing them is necessary.
5I ............... work late tonight.
Wrong!
"Have to" is used for a present or future necessity. "Tonight" refers to a future arrangement or obligation.
6You ............... turn left here. You have to turn right.
Wrong!
"Cannot" shows that something is not allowed. Here, turning left is not allowed because you have to turn right.
7I broke my arm yesterday and ............... go to hospital.
Wrong!
"Had to" is the past form of have to. The sentence talks about yesterday.
8I ............... see a doctor for ages.
Wrong!
"Haven't had to" is the correct present perfect negative form of have to.
9What do you ............... do to become a doctor?
Wrong!
"Have to" is correct after do in a question: What do you have to do?
10............... you have to work on Saturdays?
Wrong!
"Do" is used to form a question with have to in the present simple.
11Why ............... you leave early yesterday?
Wrong!
"Did" is used to form a past simple question with the base verb leave.
12Why ............... leave early yesterday?
Wrong!
"Did you have to" is the correct past question form of have to.
Done.
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Answers
- Don’t make a noise. You will wake up the baby.
- Shall I buy a car? What do you think?
- What would you do if you were in my position?
- I can’t read small print without them, so I have to wear glasses for reading.
- I have to work late tonight.
- You cannot turn left here. You have to turn right.
- I broke my arm yesterday and had to go to hospital.
- I haven’t had to see a doctor for ages.
- What do you have to do to become a doctor?
- Do you have to work on Saturdays?
- Why did you leave early yesterday?
- Why did you have to leave early yesterday?
