Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1. He is the chief guest. He ………………………………… to be here on time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Ought is followed by a to-infinitive.
2. …………………………… you lend me a few hundred dollars?
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here. Could is more polite than can.
3. It is dangerous to go out alone at night. You ………………………….. never do it.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. If you start in the morning, you ……………………………. reach there by evening.
Correct!
Wrong!
Will is more appropriate here. In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + bare infinitive in the main clause.
5. They sell the best pizza in town. You …………………………… definitely try it.
Correct!
Wrong!
Should is often used to give advice.
6. If it rains, we ………………………………. get wet.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. If she spoke a little French, she ……………………………. find a better job.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + bare infinitive in the main clause.
8. He …………………………….. be an introvert during his university days.
Correct!
Wrong!
Used to can be used to talk about past states.
9. ……………………………… you like to come with me?
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Wrong!
Would is used in polite offers.
10. We …………………………. never throw away anything useful.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I can’t find my phone. I …………………………………… have lost it on the bus.
Correct!
Wrong!
All of these are possible here with slight differences in meaning.
12. Where .................................... she have gone?
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here.
Answers
- He is the chief guest. He ought to be here on time.
- Can / Could you lend me a few hundred dollars?
- It is dangerous to go out alone at night. You should never do it.
- If you start in the morning, you will reach there by evening.
- They sell the best pizza in town. You should definitely try it.
- If it rains, we will get wet.
- If she spoke a little French, she could find a better job.
- He used to be an introvert during his university days.
- Would you like to come with me?
- We will / should never throw away anything useful.
- I can’t find my phone. I could / might / must have lost it on the bus.
- Where could she have gone?
