Fill in the blanks.
1You are no longer a baby. You ............... know better.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice or say what is the right thing to do.
2............... I come in?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"May" and "Can" are both used to ask for permission, but "May" is more formal.
3Epidemics ............... break out at any time.
Wrong!
Use "can" to talk about something that is generally possible.
4It's a secret, so you ............... not tell her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Must" and "should" are both possible here, with "must" giving a stronger warning.
5The notice says, "You ............... not park in front of the gate."
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Must", "may", and "shall" can all form a prohibition with "not" in this context.
6There's the doorbell. Who ............... it be?
Wrong!
Use "can" in questions about logical possibility.
7That ............... be Martin. He said he would come in the afternoon.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Must", "will" and "could" are all possible here, depending on how certain the speaker feels: "must" and "will" express a confident deduction, while "could" expresses a possibility. "Shall" is not used for deductions.
8What ............... happen if I lose my job?
Wrong!
Use "will" in a first conditional question about a possible future result.
9When I was younger, I ............... go swimming every weekend.
Wrong!
Use "would" to talk about repeated habits in the past.
10You ............... get going.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice about what someone should do now.
11You ............... to inform them.
Wrong!
Use "ought" before "to" and the base form of the verb.
12You ............... have woken me up.
Wrong!
"Needn't" before "have" means that a past action was unnecessary.
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- You are no longer a baby. You should know better.
- May / Can I come in?
- Epidemics can break out at any time.
- It’s a secret, so you must / should not tell her.
- The notice says, “You must / may / shall not park in front of the gate.”
- There’s the doorbell. Who can it be?
- That will / must / could be Martin. He said he would come in the afternoon.
- What will happen if I lose my job?
- When I was younger, I would go swimming every weekend.
- You had better get going.
- You ought to inform them.
- You needn’t have woken me up.