Exercises – MODALS

1. Fill in the blanks using MUST, MUSTN’T, DON’T HAVE TO, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T, MIGHT, CAN, CAN’T!
1. Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups!
2. You _________________ pay to use the library. It’s free.
3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She _________________ be at her dance class.
4. Jerry _________________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.
5. You _________________ be 18 to see that film.
6. You _________________ hear this story. It’s very funny.
7. Dad _________________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.
8. You don’t have to shout. I _________________ hear you very well.
9. It _________________ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.
10. You look pretty tired. I think you _________________ go to bed early tonight.
11. Let me look. I _________________ be able to help you.
12. “Children, you _________________ cross the street if the lights are red!”
13. You _________________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
14. I’m sorry but I _________________ give you a lift because my car is broken.
15. I _________________ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.
16. You really _________________ go to the Louvre if you’re in Paris. It’s wonderful.
17. You _________________ come to the party if you don’t feel well.
18. I don’t know where Kelly is. She _________________ be at her sister’.
19. You have passed all your tests. You _________________ be very pleased with yourself.
20. You _________________ smoke in your car, especially if there are children sitting in the back.
21. You _________________ work this evening. I can do the tasks for you.
22. John doesn’t need a calculator. He _________________ do sums in his head.
23. Passengers _________________ open the door when the train is moving.
24. It _________________ rain today. It’s getting cloudy already.
25. I _________________ pay for the tickets because I got them from Sam for free.

2. Fill in the blanks using MUST, CAN’T, MAY, MIGHT, COULD, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T and the PAST FORMS of them!
1. Sally looks worried. She ________________________ a problem with something (HAVE).
2. Bob ________________________ at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE).
3. I ________________________ you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)?
4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He ________________________ the bus (MISS).
5. She knew everything about our plans. She ________________________ to our conversation (LISTEN)
6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon? B : I’m sorry but I _____________________ because I
have to look after my sister. (COME)
7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he ______________________ that window. Somebody else
______________________ it (BREAK 2X)
8. The street is wet this morning. I’m not sure but it ________________________ last night (RAIN).
9. She ________________________ like an angel when she was a child (SING)
10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday. B : You ________________________ to her because she wasn’t at
school yesterday. (TALK)
11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat! - She ________________________ the lottery (WIN).
12. He came home alone yesterday. You _____________________ him do that; he ___________________ lost. (LET, GET)
13. He read the message but he ________________________ it (UNDERSTAND)
14. The singer has got a sore throat so she ________________________ at the concert (SING)
15. It ________________________ Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).
16. We can’t wait any longer. Something ________________________ at once (DO).
17. Everyone shouted in fear. They ________________________ very afraid (BE).
18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again. B : He _______________ TV because his room is completely silent and dark. He
__________________. (WATCH, SLEEP)
19. I can’t find my book. I ________________________ on the bus (LEAVE)
20. She ________________________ stupid. She teaches maths at the university (BE)
21. She ________________________ to school. It’s Saturday (GO).
22. You were stupid to go skiing here. You ________________________ a leg (BREAK)
23. He looked so tired when I saw him. He ________________________ so hard (WORK)
24. Tom ________________________ this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French.

3. Fill in the blanks with a modal! CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T
1. You’ve got plenty of time. You __________________ hurry.
2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul. It __________________ be him.
3. I can’t get my phone to work. It __________________ be out of order
4. __________________ I ask you a question?
5. That was excellent work. But I __________________ do it without you.
6. She __________________ be 35. She looks older than that.
7. I __________________ go to work on Saturdays. It’s my day off.
8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I __________________ forget to post it.
9. Ann stayed in bed this morning because she __________________ go to work.
10. He __________________ play chess when he was young.
11. You __________________ drive a car when you’re 18.
12. Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He __________________ have a job.
13. When I was in school I ______________ do a hand stand, but now I’m too old. I _______________ do one any more.
14. My mother keeps telling me that we __________________ wash our hands before we sit down at the dinner table.
15. You __________________ forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed.
16. When I was a child I ______________ understand adults, now that I’m an adult I ____________ understand children.
17. Sally looks sad and worried. She __________________ have a problem with something.
18. __________________ I see your passport please.
19. He’ sees very badly, so he __________________ wear glasses all the time.
20. I __________________ take a taxi because the bus was on time.
21. He owns a very expensive house. He __________________ be a rich person.
22. I __________________ swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships.
23. You __________________ go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
24. I __________________ find my keys. I probably left them at my mother’s place.
25. You __________________ buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad.
26. She __________________ speak so rudely to her parents.
27. The teacher always tells us we __________________ cheat during a test.
28. I __________________ stop laughing. The joke was so funny.
29. I __________________ look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to?
30. __________________ you turn down the volume? – It’s too loud.
ANSWERS

Vezba 1

1. Rose and Ted MUST be good players. They have won hundreds of cups! 2. You DON’T HAVE TO pay to use the library.
It’s free. 3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She MIGHT be at her dance class. 4. Jerry CAN’T be working
today. He never works on Sundays. 5. You MUST be 18 to see that film. 6. You MUST hear this story. It’s very funny. 7.
Dad SHOULD go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time. 8. You don’t have to shout. I CAN hear you very
well. 9. It CAN’T be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that. 10. You look pretty tired. I think you SHOULD
go to bed early tonight. 11. Let me look. I MIGHT be able to help you. 12. “Children, you MUSTN’T cross the street if the
lights are red!” 13. You SHOULDN’T sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes. 14. I’m sorry but I CAN’T give you a lift
because my car is broken. 15. I CAN’T stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library. 16. You really MUST/SHOULD
go to the Louvre if you’re in Paris. It’s wonderful. 17. You DON’T HAVE TO come to the party if you don’t feel well. 18. I
don’t know where Kelly is. She might be at her sister’s. 19. You have passed all your tests. You SHOULD be very pleased
with yourself. 20. You SHOULDN’T/MUSTN’T smoke in your car, especially if there are children sitting in the back. 21. You
DON’T HAVE TO work this evening. I can do the tasks for you. 22. John doesn’t need a calculator. He CAN do sums in his
head. 23. Passengers MUSTN’T open the door when the train is moving. 24. It MIGHT rain today. It’s getting cloudy
already. 25. I DON’T HAVE TO pay for the tickets because I got them from Sam for free.

Vezba 2

1. Sally looks worried. She MUST HAVE / MUST HAVE HAD a problem with something (HAVE). 2. Bob CAN’T BE / CAN’T
HAVE BEEN at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE). 3. I COULD HAVE LENT you the money. Why didn’t you ask
me (LEND) 4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He MUST HAVE MISSED the bus (MISS).
5. She knew everything about our plans. She MUST HAVE LISTENED to our conversation (LISTEN) 6. A: Will you come to
my birthday party tomorrow afternoon? B : I’m sorry but I CAN’T COME because I have to look after my sister. (COME) 7.
Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he CAN’T HAVE BROKEN that window. Somebody else MUST HAVE
BROKEN it (BREAK 2X) 8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it COULD/ MAY / MIGHT HAVE RAINED last night
(RAIN). 9. She COULD SING like an angel when she was a child (SING) 10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday. B :
You CAN’T HAVE TALKED to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday. (TALK) 11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat! -
She MUST HAVE WON the lottery (WIN). 12. He came home alone yesterday. You SHOULDN’T HAVE LET him do that ; he
MIGHT HAVE GOT lost. (LET, GET) 13. He read the message but he COULDN’T UNDERSTAND it (UNDERSTAND) 14. The
singer has got a sore throat so she CAN’T SING at the concert (SING) 15. It MAY/MIGHT HAVE BEEN Jack I saw in the park
yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE). 16. We can’t wait any longer. Something MUST BE DONE at once (DO). 17.
Everyone shouted in fear. They MUST HAVE BEEN very afraid (BE). 18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again. B : He
CAN’T BE WATCHING TV because his room is completely silent and dark. He MUST BE SLEEPING. (WATCH, SLEEP) 19. I
can’t find my book . I MUST HAVE LEFT IT on the bus (LEAVE) 20. She CAN’T BE stupid. She teaches maths at the university
(BE) 21. She MUSTN’T GO to school. It’s Saturday (GO). 22. You were stupid to go skiing here. You COULD HAVE BROKEN a
leg (BREAK) 23. He looked so tired when I saw him. He MUST HAVE WORKED so hard (WORK) 24. Tom CAN’T HAVE
WRITTEN this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French. (WRITE)

Vezba 3

1. You’ve got plenty of time. You NEEDN’T hurry. 2. There’s a knock at the door. I’m expecting Paul. It MUST be him. 3. I
can’t get my phone to work. It MUST be out of order 4. CAN I ask you a question? 5. That was excellent work. But I
COULDN’T do it without you. 6. She CAN’T be 35. She looks older than that. 7. I NEEDN’T go to work on Saturdays. It’s my
day off. 8. Tom has given me a letter to post. I MUSTN’T forget to post it. 9. Ann stayed in bed this morning because she
DIDN’T NEED TO go to work. 10. He COULD play chess when he was young. 11. You CAN drive a car when you’re 18. 12.
Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He CAN’T have a job. 13. When I was in school I COULD do a hand stand,
but now I’m too old. I CAN’T do one any more. 14. My mother keeps telling me that we MUST wash our hands before we
sit down at the dinner table. 15. You MUSTN’T forget to turn off the lights when you go to bed. 16. When I was a child I
COULDN’T understand adults, now that I’m an adult I CAN’T understand children. 17. Sally looks sad and worried. She
MUST have a problem with something. 18. CAN I see your passport please. 19. He’ sees very badly, so he MUST wear
glasses all the time. 20. I DIDN’T NEED TO take a taxi because the bus was on time. 21. He owns a very expensive house.
He MUST be a rich person. 22. I COULD swim well when I was a child. I even won the school championships. 23. You
NEEDN’T go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge. 24. I CAN’T find my keys. I probably left them at my
mother’s place. 25. You DIDN’T NEED TO buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad. 26. She MUSTN’T speak so rudely to
her parents. 27. The teacher always tells us we MUSTN’T cheat during a test. 28. I COULDN’T stop laughing. The joke was
so funny. 29. I CAN’T look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to? 30. CAN/COULD you turn down the volume? –
It’s too loud