Fill in the blanks.
1You ............... not have called him a liar. It really upset him.
Wrong!
Use "should" before "not have" to criticize a past action.
2She ............... not have survived if they hadn’t taken her to hospital in time.
Wrong!
Use "would" in this third conditional result clause.
3When he was young, he ............... spend a lot of time talking to himself.
Wrong!
Use "would" to describe a repeated past habit.
4You ............... not steal.
Wrong!
Use "must" before "not" to express prohibition.
5What ............... we do if they do not cooperate?
Wrong!
Use "will" for the main question in a first conditional sentence.
6Don’t call them now. They ............... have gone to bed.
Wrong!
Use "will" with "have gone" to make a confident deduction about now.
7............... you speak Hindi?
Wrong!
Use "Can" to ask about ability.
8How ............... we solve this problem?
Wrong!
Use "can" to ask what solution is possible; "ought" needs "to" before the verb, and "must" is never followed by "to".
9I don’t think that I ............... get the job.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a simple prediction about the future.
10That ............... be James. He is in Spain.
Wrong!
Use "can't" to say that something is impossible now. "May not" only says it is possibly not true, which is too weak when we know he is in Spain, and "doesn't" cannot be followed by "be" here.
11Accidents ............... happen anytime.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "can" or "may" to express general possibility.
12Don’t tease that dog. He ............... bite you.
Wrong!
Use "might" to warn about a possible result.
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- You should not have called him a liar. It really upset him.
- She would not have survived if they hadn’t taken her to hospital in time.
- When he was young, he would spend a lot of time talking to himself.
- You must not steal.
- What will we do if they do not cooperate?
- Don’t call them now. They will have gone to bed.
- Can you speak Hindi?
- How can we solve this problem?
- I don’t think that I will get the job.
- That can’t be James. He is in Spain.
- Accidents can / may happen anytime.
- Don’t tease that dog. He might bite you.