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Modals Exercise

November 28, 2022 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb,

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1You ............... go if you have finished your job.
Wrong!
Either may or might can be used to give permission.
2............... I go now?
Wrong!
3I ............... not meet him so I left a message with his mother.
Wrong!
Use could to talk about past inability.
4............... I ask you a question?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either may or could can be used here.
5............... you pass the salt?
Wrong!
Use could in polite requests.
6You ............... park here.
Wrong!
7............... I leave my bags with you?
Wrong!
8............... you give me a lift?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here.
9You ............... smoke on a plane.
Wrong!
Cannot shows inability.
10She ............... not come.
Wrong!
Either could be used here. Might shows less possibility than may.
11Who ............... it be?
Wrong!
Use can in questions to ask about logical possibility.
12I ............... not pass the test although I worked hard.
Wrong!
Use could to talk about past inability.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. You Either could be used here go if you have finished your job.
  2. Either could be used here I go now?
  3. I could not meet him so I left a message with his mother.
  4. May/Could I ask you a question?
  5. Could you pass the salt?
  6. You Either could be used here park here.
  7. Can I leave my bags with you?
  8. Can/Could you give me a lift?
  9. You cannot smoke on a plane.
  10. She Either could be used here. not come.
  11. Who can it be?
  12. I could not pass the test although I worked hard.
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