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Modal Auxiliary Verbs: Exercise

February 17, 2011 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate modal auxiliary verbs. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. He is afraid to speak, lest he ………………………. be laughed at.

Correct! Wrong!

2. He said he …………………………. not come.

Correct! Wrong!

3. Had I seen you, I ………………………. have come.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He ……………………… swim across the river when he was young.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He told me that he ………………………. not help me.

Correct! Wrong!

6. ……………….. you live long!

Correct! Wrong!

7. If I had studied medicine I ………………………. have become a doctor.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I ………………….. have arrived in time, if I had not lost my way.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I …………………… very much like to see my old classmates.

Correct! Wrong!

10. We ………………………. not hurry, we have got plenty of time.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He is afraid to speak, lest he should be laughed at.

2. He said he would  not come.

3. Had I seen you, I would have come.

4. He could swim across the river when he was young.

5. He told me that he could not help me.

6. May you live long!

7. If I had studied medicine I would have become a doctor.

8. I could have arrived in time, if I had not lost my way.

9. I would very much like to see my old classmates.

10. We need not hurry, we have  got plenty of time.

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