Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1He is the chief guest. He ............... to be here on time.
Wrong!
Ought is followed by a to-infinitive.
2............... you lend me a few hundred dollars?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here. Could is more polite than can.
3It is dangerous to go out alone at night. You ............... never do it.
Wrong!
4If you start in the morning, you ............... reach there by evening.
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.
5They sell the best pizza in town. You ............... definitely try it.
Wrong!
Should is often used to give advice.
6If it rains, we ............... get wet.
Wrong!
7If she spoke a little French, she ............... find a better job.
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.
8He ............... be an introvert during his university days.
Wrong!
Used to can be used to talk about past states.
9............... you like to come with me?
Wrong!
Would is used in polite offers.
10We ............... never throw away anything useful.
Wrong!
11I can’t find my phone. I ............... have lost it on the bus.
Wrong!
All of these are possible here with slight differences in meaning.
12Where ............... she have gone?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either can or could is possible here.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 Either could be used here never throw away anything useful.
- I can’t find my phone. I All of the above have lost it on the bus.
- Where can/could she have gone?
