Fill in the blanks.
1They ............... have left in the morning. (possibility)
Wrong!
Might indicates possibility. Will indicates certainty.
2Since the surgery, he ............... walk again. (ability)
Wrong!
Can shows general ability. Be able to is used to talk about being able to do something on a specific occasion.
3He suggested that I ............... accept the offer. (obligation)
Wrong!
We use should to make suggestions.
4You ............... lied to him.
Wrong!
Ought is followed by a to-infinitive.
5You ............... told him about my accident. (lack of necessity)
Wrong!
6............... I help you with this? (Offer)
Wrong!
Should is used to make offers.
7He ............... watch a lot of movies when he was younger. (past habit)
Wrong!
Would is used to talk about past habits.
8I think you ............... find another job. (suggestion)
Wrong!
Should is used in suggestions.
9You ............... invited her to the party. (lack of obligation)
Wrong!
10You ............... start now.
Wrong!
All of these are possible here. Had better is more emphatic.
11He left late for the train station. He ............... have missed the train.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both could and might can express possibility in affirmative sentences.
12If I were you, I ............... apologize for something I didn't do.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- They might have left in the morning. (possibility)
- Since the surgery, he is able to walk again. (ability)
- He suggested that I should accept the offer. (obligation)
- You ought not to have lied to him.
- You need not have told him about my accident. (lack of necessity)
- Should I help you with this? (Offer)
- He would watch a lot of movies when he was younger. (past habit)
- I think you should find another job. (suggestion)
- You needn’t have invited her to the party. (lack of obligation)
- You All of these start now.
- He left late for the train station. He might/could have missed the train.
- If I were you, I would not apologize for something I didn’t do.
