Worksheet Interact 2

I. Use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill each gap.

1 They (can/might)........................... be away for the weekend but I'm not sure.
2 You (may/might)........................... leave now if you wish.
3 (Could/May)........................... you open the window a bit, please?
4 He (can/could)........................... be French, judging by his accent.
5 (May/Can)........................... you play the piano?
6 Listen, please. You (may not/might not)........................... speak during this exam.
7 They (can't/may not)........................... still be out!
8 You (couldn't/might not)........................... smoke on the bus.
9 With luck, tomorrow (can/could)...........................be a sunny day.
10 You (can/might)........................... be right but I'm going back to check anyway.

II. Read the situations below and complete the sentences using should, shouldn’t, ought to
or had better.
1. It’s raining outside and Jane has gone out without an umbrella.
Jane ______________________________________________________________________.
2. Lorna’s flatmate is angry because she left the flat in a mess.
Lorna _____________________________________________________________________ .
3. Joan woke up late and missed her exam.
Joan _____________________________________________________________________ .
4. Martina borrowed her mother’s favourite dress without asking her.
Martina ___________________________________________________________________.
5. Someone is trying to break into Nick’s house.
Nick ______________________________________________________________________.
6. Amelia has been suffering from headaches recently.
Amelia ____________________________________________________________________.

III. Rewrite the sentences and use the second conditional. Keep the same meaning.

Example: My car is out of order. I won't drive you there.

If my car wasn't out of order, I would drive you there.

1. I don't know his address. I can't contact him.

If I ___________________________ his address, I could contact him.
2. He is ill. He can't go skiing.
If he wasn't ill, he ___________________________ skiing.
3. He doesn't like tomatoes. He won't eat the salad.
If he ___________________________ tomatoes, he would eat the salad.
4. I travel on my own because I speak English.
I wouldn't travel on my own if I ___________________________ English.
5. We don't have enough room in our house. You can't stay with us.
If we ___________________________ enough room in our house, you could stay with us.
6. You aren't lucky. You won't win.
If you were lucky, you ___________________________.
 IV. Rewrite the following statements in Reported Speech.
1. 'We had a great time at the café last night,' Jamie said.
Jamie said __________________________________________________________________
2.'I am going shopping tomorrow,' Christine said.
Christine said ________________________________________________________________
3. 'I will call you when I get home,' Nick told me.
Nick told me ________________________________________________________________
4. 'I have seen this film before,' Jackie said.
Jackie said __________________________________________________________________
5. 'We may go to the cinema tonight, 'Alex told Mary.
Alex told Mary _______________________________________________________________

V. Write a recipe for a meal. List the ingredients and write the instruction to make it.

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