key

11

I CANT go on living with so much noise

in the house. It's killing me.

MODALS
Insert a suitable modal verb.
1 CAN / COULD you give me a hand please?
2 They CANT have broken the chair. They
weren't in the kitchen at all.
3 SHALL I ask for another glass? No, it's not
necessary. Anyway, I'm not thirsty anymore.
4 You CANT blame her for your mistakes. You
SHOULDNT depend on other people.
5 I really MUST change my lifestyle otherwise
I'll go crazy.
6 He MUST be very tired. He's just returned
from a long trip.
7 I WOULDNT work so hard if I were you.
You're going to ruin your health.
8 He's changed so much. He MUST be in love
again.
9 CAN /COULD you just leave me alone,
please?
10 SHALL I send for a doctor? No, she's just
having a headache. It'll pass soon.

12

When I was at a boarding school, I HAD

TO get up early every morning.

13

I don't want to study anymore. I CANT

go through all those exams again.

14

Look at his miserable clothes. He CANT

be very rich.
15

The windows are steamy. It MUST be

very hot in the kitchen.

16

I'm not quite sure about his age. He

COULD / MAY / MIGHT be forty or fifty.

17

I CANT drive a tractor. I've never tried

it.
18

CAN / MAY I offer you a drink? Yes,

please.
19

I HAVE TO get back before midnight

otherwise I'll be punished by my mother.

20 The tree has grown a lot. He MUST have
been watering it for the last 3 weeks.