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Modals Exercise

October 4, 2019 B1Rule: Modal verbspdf

Fill in the blanks with a modal auxiliary verb.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... you mind posting this letter for me?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request "Would you mind...?"
2............... you lend me your bicycle?
Wrong!
Use "Will" for a direct polite request asking someone to do something.
3Get out! You ............... not come to my door again!
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" to express a strong command or warning; "might" and "would" do not give an order.
4You ............... regret this.
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" to express a threat or strong warning.
5What ............... we do now?
Wrong!
Use "shall" in "What shall we do...?" to ask for advice or instructions.
6Parents ............... teach their children to be honest.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express duty or the right thing to do.
7He ............... take a rest if he is tired.
Wrong!
Use "can" to express permission or possibility in this sentence.
8You ............... have told me before borrowing my car.
Wrong!
Use "should" before "have" to criticize something that was not done.
9The students asked if they ............... go home early.
Wrong!
Use "could" as the reported form of "can" after a past reporting verb.
10I ............... run faster when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general ability in the past.
11You ............... not light a match. Gas is leaking.
Wrong!
Use "must" in "must not" to express prohibition.
12I ............... smoke before I fell ill.
Wrong!
Use "used to" to talk about a past habit that is no longer true.

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  1. Would you mind posting this letter for me?
  2. Will you lend me your bicycle?
  3. Get out! You shall not come to my door again!
  4. You shall regret this.
  5. What shall we do now?
  6. Parents should teach their children to be honest.
  7. He can take a rest if he is tired.
  8. You should have told me before borrowing my car.
  9. The students asked if they could go home early.
  10. I could run faster when I was younger.
  11. You must not light a match. Gas is leaking.
  12. I used to smoke before I fell ill.

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