Fill in the blanks with a modal auxiliary verb.
1............... you mind babysitting my daughter for an hour?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request pattern "Would you mind...?"
2............... you help me with my homework?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to make a direct request for help.
3The speaker is giving a strict order: You ............... not read my letters again.
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" here to give a strict order or warning.
4In an old-fashioned threat, we can say: He ............... regret this.
Wrong!
Use "shall" here to make an old-fashioned threat or strong prediction.
5Where ............... we go now?
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "we" to ask for a suggestion or instruction.
6Children ............... be taught to be kind.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say what is right or advisable.
7You ............... rest for a while if you are tired.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "may" and "can" can give permission in this sentence.
8You ............... have called me before coming.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "should" and "could" can refer to a missed action before now.
9She asked if she ............... leave early.
Wrong!
Use "could" for reported speech after the past verb "asked".
10I ............... work harder when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general ability in the past.
11You ............... provoke the dog.
Wrong!
Use "must not" to say that something is prohibited.
12I ............... run a lot when I was at college.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit that is no longer true.
Answers
- Would you mind babysitting my daughter for an hour?
- Will you help me with my homework?
- The speaker is giving a strict order: You shall not read my letters again.
- In an old-fashioned threat, we can say: He shall regret this.
- Where shall we go now?
- Children should be taught to be kind.
- You may / can rest for a while if you are tired.
- You should / could have called me before coming.
- She asked if she could leave early.
- I could work harder when I was younger.
- You must not provoke the dog.
- I used to run a lot when I was at college.
