Modal verbs.

Exercises
I. Complete the sentences with can, can't, could, couldn't + one of these verbs:
come eat hear run sleep wait
1. I'm afraid I . To your party next week.
2. When Tom was 15, he was a fast runner. He . 100 metres in 11 seonds.
!. "#re you in a hurry$% "&o, I''e (ot p)enty of time. I . "
*. I was fee)in( sik yesterday. I anythin(.
5. +an you speak up a ,it$ I you 'ery we)).
-. ".ou )ook tired.% ".es, I )ast ni(ht%.
II. Complete the sentences using be able to.
1. #)thou(h the fire spread /uik)y, e'ery,ody .. to esape.
2. I . to s)eep reent)y. 0ne(ati'e1
!. Tim .. to do it for you tomorrow.
*. ..youto speak any forei(n )an(ua(es$
5. # (ir) fe)) into the ri'er ,ut fortunate)y we .. to resue her.
III. Complete the sentences using might + one of these verbs:
bite break need rain slip wake
1. Take an um,re))a with you when you (o out. It.)ater.
2. 2on3t make too muh noise. .ou.the ,a,y.
!. 4e arefu) of that do(. It.you.
*. I don3t think we shou)d throw that )etter away. We..it )ater.
5. 4e arefu). The footpath is 'ery iy. .ou.
-. I don3t want the hi)dren to p)ay in this room. They.. somethin(.
I!. "ead the situations and ma#e sentences from the words in brac#ets. $se may or might.
1. I an3t find 5eor(e anywhere. I wonder where he is.
a. 0he6(o6shoppin(1 He..
,. 0he6p)ay6tennis1 He.
2. I3m )ookin( for He)en. 2o you know where she is$
a. 0she6wath6T76in her room1 8he..
,. 0she6(o6out1 8he..
!. I an3t find my um,re))a. Ha'e you seen it$
a. 0it6,e6in the ar1 It..
,. 0you6)ea'e6in the restaurant )ast ni(ht1 .ou.
!. %ut in must or cant.
1. .ou3'e ,een tra'e))in( a)) day. .ou,e 'ery tired.
2. That restaurant ,e 'ery (ood. It3s a)ways fu)) of peop)e.
!. That restaurant ,e 'ery (ood. It3s a)ways empty.
*. +on(ratu)ations on passin( your exam. .ou..,e 'ery p)eased.
5. 4i)) and 9ane (o away on ho)iday 'ery often, so they .,e short of money.
!I. Complete b& using a modal verb+have+past participle.
1. If we had enou(h money we.0(o1 to the seaside.
2. His ar had ,een sto)en so he ..0not dri'e1 her to the airport.
!. Why didn3t :i; app)y for the <o,$ 8he .. 0(et1 it.
*. The phone ran( ,ut I didn3t hear it. I ..0,e1 as)eep.
5. I3'e )ost one of my ()o'es. I 0drop1 it somewhere.
-. =I wonder why she didn3t say he))o.> =8he.0not see1 you>.
?. =How did the fire start$ I suppose it was an aident>. =We)), the po)ie aren3t sure. They say
it.0not ,e1 an aident.>
@. =I wonder how the fire started. 2o you think it was an aident$> =&o, the po)ie say it
0not ,e1 an aident.>
an, ou)d, may, mi(ht
an, ou)d, may, mi(ht