Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1You ............... send the report today because it's optional.
Wrong!
"don't have to" means it is not necessary, which matches the cue because the report is optional.
2The doctor said it would help, so you ............... drink more water.
Wrong!
"should" gives advice, which fits the doctor's recommendation.
3Mia ............... read simple books when she was five.
Wrong!
"could" is used for general ability in the past, and "when she was five" gives a past-time cue.
4............... leave early today, Mr Green? I have a dentist's appointment.
Wrong!
"May I" is a polite, formal way to ask for permission; 'Must I' asks about obligation, not permission.
5The office ............... closed because all the windows are dark.
Wrong!
"must be" shows a strong deduction from evidence, and the dark windows are the evidence.
6That ............... Tom at the door; he is in Spain this week.
Wrong!
"can't be" shows that something is impossible or almost impossible because the speaker has contrary evidence.
7I ............... join you for lunch, but I'm not sure yet.
Wrong!
"might" shows possibility, which matches the cue "I'm not sure yet."
8............... check this email before I send it?
Wrong!
"Could you" makes a polite request; 'Do you' asks about a habit, not a request for help.
9According to company rules, all visitors ............... wear a badge in the factory.
Wrong!
"have to" shows necessity from a rule, and the company rule is the visible cue.
10The sign says no cameras, so you ............... take photos in the museum.
Wrong!
"mustn't" means something is not allowed, which matches the rule on the sign.
11We ............... booked seats earlier; now the concert is sold out.
Wrong!
"should have" is used to say the better action in the past was not done.
12I ............... print the worksheet because the teacher had already printed copies.
Wrong!
"didn't have to" means it was not necessary, which matches the fact that the teacher had already printed copies.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- You don’t have to send the report today because it’s optional.
- The doctor said it would help, so you should drink more water.
- Mia could read simple books when she was five.
- May I leave early today, Mr Green? I have a dentist’s appointment.
- The office must be closed because all the windows are dark.
- That can’t be Tom at the door; he is in Spain this week.
- I might join you for lunch, but I’m not sure yet.
- Could you check this email before I send it?
- According to company rules, all visitors have to wear a badge in the factory.
- The sign says no cameras, so you mustn’t take photos in the museum.
- We should have booked seats earlier; now the concert is sold out.
- I didn’t have to print the worksheet because the teacher had already printed copies.