REPHRASING MODAL VERBS

1- I DIDN'T MANAGE TO FINISH THE WORK ON TIME. I

2- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR JIM TO BE DATING MARY. JIM

3- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS. HE

4- I'M SURE THEY ARE TOGETHER. THEY

5- I'M SURE THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY. THEY

6- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE LATE. THEY

7- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE APPLIED FOR THE JOB. HE

8- YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THEM. YOU

9- IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THEY GOT MARRIED. THEY

10- IT ISN'T NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THIS. YOU

11- IT WASN'T NECESSARY FOR HIM TO DO IT. HE

10- YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ENTER. YOU

11- HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO NEAR HER. HE

12- IT'S FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE HERE. YOU

13- IT IS URGENT FOR YOU TO COME HERE NOW. YOU

14- HOW ABOUT GOING OUT?

15- WOULD YOU MIND WAITING HERE?

17- PERHAPS THEY WILL NOT GET MARRIED AFTER ALL. THEY

18- THERE IS A CHANCE THEY DIDN'T SEE US

19- IF YOU WANT MY ADVICE, TELL THE TRUTH. YOU

20- I AM CONVINCED SHE IS TELLING LIES. SHE

21- IT WAS A PITY YOU DIDN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM BEFORE. YOU

22- WHY DON'T WE STAY AT HOME?

23- I AM SURE SHE DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU. SHE

24- THEY DON'T ALLOW USING THIS ROOM. YOU

25- IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO MAKE THE BED. YOU

26- I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS WHEN I WAS LITTLE. I

27- HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY SUGGESTIONS. HE

REPRHASING MODAL VERBS

1- I DIDN'T MANAGE TO FINISH THE WORK ON TIME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO

I couldn't finish the work on time

2- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR JIM TO BE DATING MARY.

JIM can't be dating Mary

3- IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

HE must have understood this

4- I'M SURE THEY ARE TOGETHER.

THEY must be together

5- I'M SURE THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY.

THEY must have been here yesterday

6- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY ARE LATE.

THEY may/ might be late

7- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE APPLIED FOR THE JOB.

HE may/might have applied for the job

8- YOU'D BETTER WAIT FOR THEM.

YOU ought to/should wait for them

9- IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THEY GOT MARRIED.

THEY shouldn't have got married

10- IT ISN'T NECESSARY FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THIS.

YOU needn't pay for this.

11- IT WASN'T NECESSARY FOR HIM TO DO IT.

HE needn't have done it/ He didn't have to do it

12- YOU HAVE THE PERMISSION TO ENTER.

YOU can/may enter

13- HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO NEAR HER.

HE can't/ mustn't go near her

14- IT'S FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE HERE.

YOU mustn't smoke here

15- IT IS URGENT FOR YOU TO COME HERE NOW.

YOU must come here now

14- HOW ABOUT GOING OUT?

Shall we go out?

15- WOULD YOU MIND WAITING HERE?

Could/Would you wait here?

17- PERHAPS THEY WILL NOT GET MARRIED AFTER ALL.

THEY may not/ might not get married after all

18- THERE IS A CHANCE THEY DIDN'T SEE US

They may not/ might not have seen us

19- IF YOU WANT MY ADVICE, TELL THE TRUTH.

YOU should/ ought to tell the truth

20- I AM CONVINCED SHE IS TELLING LIES.

SHE must be telling lies

21- IT WAS A PITY YOU DIDN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM BEFORE.

YOU should have broken up with him before

22- WHY DON'T WE STAY AT HOME?

Shall we stay at home?

23- I AM SURE SHE DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU.

SHE can't/ couldn't have recognised you

24- THEY DON'T ALLOW USING THIS ROOM.

YOU can't use this room

25- IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO MAKE THE BED.

YOU needn't make the bed

26- I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

I would collect shells ...

27- HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY SUGGESTIONS.

HE wouldn't accept my suggestions