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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!
Use "will" to warn about a likely result.
2............... I buy a car? What do you think?
Wrong!
Use "Shall" with I or we to ask for advice or suggestions.
3What ............... you do if you were in my position?
Wrong!
Use "would" for an imaginary situation with if and the past tense.
4I can't read small print without glasses, so I ............... wear them for reading.
Wrong!
Use "have to" to show necessity.
5I ............... work late tomorrow night.
Wrong!
Use "have to" with "I" for a present or future obligation.
6You ............... turn left here. You have to turn right.
Wrong!
Use "cannot" to show that something is not allowed.
7I broke my arm yesterday and ............... go to hospital.
Wrong!
Use "had to" for a past necessity.
8I ............... see a doctor for ages.
Wrong!
Use "haven't had to" for a negative necessity continuing up to now.
9What do you ............... do to become a doctor?
Wrong!
Use "have to" after do in this present simple question.
10............... you have to work on Saturdays?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to form a present simple question with have to.
11Why ............... you leave early yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did" to form a past simple question with the base verb leave.
12Why ............... leave early yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did you have to" for a past question about necessity.
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- 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 glasses, so I have to wear them for reading.
- I have to work late tomorrow night.
- 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?