Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1I ............... go there yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "couldn't" for past inability.
2It's not very likely, but she ............... get first prize.
Wrong!
Use "might" to show a weak possibility.
3She ............... spend hours reading or writing when she was younger.
Wrong!
Use "would" for a repeated habit in the past.
4When we were children, we ............... often go hiking.
Wrong!
Use "would" for a repeated past habit.
5We started early so that we ............... get stuck in traffic.
Wrong!
Use "might not" in this past-time purpose clause.
6You ............... wait for me; I can get home by myself.
Wrong!
Use "need not" to say that something is not necessary.
7We ............... get that roof fixed before the rains.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "should" or "ought to" to give advice.
8She said that she ............... be able to come.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" as the past form of "won't" in reported speech.
9That trip was amazing! I ............... never forget it.
Wrong!
Use "will" to make a strong statement about the future.
10They always break their promises, so we ............... depend on them.
Wrong!
Use "can't" to say that it is not possible to rely on them because they are unreliable.
11You ............... have told me you weren't coming.
Wrong!
Use "could" before "have told" to criticize someone for not doing something.
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Answers
- I couldn’t go there yesterday.
- It’s not very likely, but she might get first prize.
- She would spend hours reading or writing when she was younger.
- When we were children, we would often go hiking.
- We started early so that we might not get stuck in traffic.
- You need not wait for me; I can get home by myself.
- We should / ought to get that roof fixed before the rains.
- She said that she wouldn’t be able to come.
- That trip was amazing! I will never forget it.
- They always break their promises, so we can’t depend on them.
- You could have told me you weren’t coming.