B1 Modal Verbs : CAN, COULD, MUST and Negative Forms MOD001

Complete the sentences CAN, CAN’T , COULD, COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T.

1. She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk.

2. He is so ill that he ______________ see the doctor.

3. It’s raining heavily. You ______________ take your own umbrella.

4. We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.

5. I ______________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child.

6. Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.

7. He has a lot of weight so he ______________ run so fast.

8. I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball.

9. You ______________ park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone.

10. Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school.

11. George has travelled a lot. He ______________ speak 4 languages.

12. I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.

13. Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.

14. ______________ I use your phone ?

15. I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late.

16. You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous!

17. You have been coughing a lot recently. You ______________ smoke so much.

18. I’m very tired today. I ______________ clean my room now, but I’ll do it tomorrow.

19. I ______________ eat lasagne when I was a child, but I like it today.

20. We ______________ go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money left.

21. You ______________ sleep in that room. It’s full of boxes and other stuff.

22. I ______________ swim very far these days, but ten years ago, I ______________ swim over
to the other side of the lake.

23. You have a bad headache, so you ______________ go to bed earlier.

24. I ______________ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ?

25. Tourists ______________ take their passports with them when they go abroad.
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 B1 Modal Verbs: MUST , MUSTN’T and NEEDN’T MOD002

Complete the sentences with MUST, MUSTN’T or NEEDN’T.

1. It’s very warm outside. You _____________________ take a coat with you.

2. You _____________________ speak with a full mouth. that’s very impolite.

3. The doctor said I _____________________ smoke so much.

4. In England you _____________________ drive on the left side of the road but in other
European countries you _____________________.

5. Students _____________________ be late for school.

6. Small children _____________________ play with matches.

7. You _____________________ drive so fast. We have plenty of time left.

8. Do you want me to wait for you? – No, it’s OK. You _____________________ wait.

9. You _____________________ take a taxi. You can go by bus.

10. All candidates _____________________ send in their application forms by Friday.

11. You _____________________ be very hungry. I’ll get you something to eat.

12. Jackie gave me an important letter. I _____________________ forget to post it.

13. They _____________________ go to school today. It’s Thanksgiving.

14. The book I gave you is very valuable. You _____________________ be careful and take
good care of it.

15. We have enough food in the fridge, so we _____________________ go shopping every

day.

16. You _____________________ make a mess in the house, or else mom will be very angry.

17. You _____________________ come if you don’t want to, but I hope you do.

18. You _____________________ shout in a library.

19. I _____________________ take my medicine three times a day.

20. You _____________________ help me. I can prepare the meal on my own.

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