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Modal Auxiliary Verbs Exercise for ESL Students

September 11, 2025 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. What time ............................. she be here? She should be here soon.

Correct! Wrong!

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

Correct! Wrong!

3. She ........................... come soon. I am not sure.

Correct! Wrong!

4. It .......................... be there.

Correct! Wrong!

5. There ............................. be somebody at home. I heard some noise coming from there.

Correct! Wrong!

6. He didn't invite me. He ...............................

Correct! Wrong!

7. It ............................. have been an accident.

Correct! Wrong!

8. She ............................... by now.

Correct! Wrong!

9. They ............................ have left by now.

Correct! Wrong!

10. You ............................ me that you weren't coming.

Correct! Wrong!

11. We ............................ waited for her.

Correct! Wrong!

12. You ............................. not tell her.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. What time will she be here? She should be here soon.
2. She left office at 5 so she should be here soon.
3. She may come soon. I am not sure.
4. It must be there.
5. There must be somebody at home.
6. He didn’t invite me. He must have forgotten.
7. It may have been an accident.
8. She should have arrived by now.
9. They must have left by now.
10. You should have told me that you weren’t coming.
11. We needn’t have waited for her.
12. You should not tell her.

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