1He ............... be at home; I am not sure.
Wrong!
Use "may" to express possibility when you are not sure.
2............... I borrow your car?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Can" and "May" are used to ask for permission.
3I ............... climb that mountain when I was young.
Wrong!
Use "could" for general ability in the past.
4It ............... be true, but I doubt it.
Wrong!
Use "could" to express a possible but uncertain idea.
5She wondered whether it ............... be true.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "could" and "might" express possibility after "wondered whether".
6You ............... not enter my house again. (Order)
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" to express a strong order in formal English.
7............... I help you?
Wrong!
Use "Shall" with "I" to make a polite offer.
8............... I get you something to drink?
Wrong!
Use "Shall" with "I" to offer to do something for someone.
9If it ............... rain, we will cancel the picnic.
Wrong!
Use "should" in this conditional pattern for a possible future event.
10I ............... leave now; my train is in ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "must" to show strong necessity.
11He ............... not wait for me; I can walk home alone.
Wrong!
Use modal "need" before "not" to mean there is no necessity.
12............... we wait for him?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or the right thing to do.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- He may be at home; I am not sure.
- Can / May I borrow your car?
- I could climb that mountain when I was young.
- It could be true, but I doubt it.
- She wondered whether it could / might be true.
- You shall not enter my house again. (Order)
- Shall I help you?
- Shall I get you something to drink?
- If it should rain, we will cancel the picnic.
- I must leave now; my train is in ten minutes.
- He need not wait for me; I can walk home alone.
- Should we wait for him?