Fill in the blank with the passive voice of the verb in. Will i get a prize if i stand first in the examination 4. The most commonly used modals are shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, ought to, used to, need and dare. Ive made this worksheet and have tried to be as clear and bried as possible. For each sentence, choose the modal should, can, must that is most appropriate. Select the modal that seems most appropriate for the situation described,and be prepared to explain your choice. A criticism a fill the gaps with must have, might have or can. Advanced modal auxiliary verbs weloveteachingenglish. Modal perfects all modal perfect auxiliary verbs refer to the past.
Modal verbs can, could, may, might, should, must, would, will and shall are different from. Modals of deduction learnenglish teens british council. They thus conform to many of the same rules as other auxiliary verbs like do, have, be, i. They are very useful to manage all the expressions and linking words you can use when writing an opinion essay. Identify the grammar structure for second conditional sentences. The old man would recline in a corner and sleep most of the time 7.
This is the first part of three power points aimed at upper intermediate pupils studing second year bachillerato in spain. Passengers may use electronic devices once the seat belt signs have been. My motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere, but luckily ito. Click the correct modal or modal form to fit the sentence. Advanced modal auxiliary verbs written by mara foster. Select the modal that seems most appropriate for the situation described, and. Then go to the unit for more information and practice. Exercise 2 modal verbs solutions oxford university press. Modals are those helping verbs, which express the mode or manner of the actions indicated by the main verbs. They express modes such as ability, possibility, probability, permission, obligation, etc. I would rather read a novel than watch that stupid movie 8.
All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Tom and rebecca give their daughter a lot of presents. Watch and pray lest you should fall into temptation 6. In american english, must often sounds oldfashioned andor bossy its more natural in most cases to say have to as in you have to be at the airport at 9 not you must be at the airport at 9. The answer shown as correct is the one that is expected in traditional grammar. I phoned you at nine this morning but got no answer. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. A criticism a fill the gaps with must have, might have or cant have.
Need to necessity we really needed to talk to you have to obligation susan had to pay the rent have got to have to ive got to go now. Students write the problems and their suggested advice under each picture. This page has grammar exercises related to modals or modal verbs. But they can also express ideas such as willingness and ability, permission and refusal, obiligation and prohibition, suggestion, necessity, promise and intention modal verbs expressing certainty, probability or possibility.
A modal auxiliary verb is used to modify the mood of a verb. This is a useful ppt for teaching modal and semimodals. Cuarto semestre direccion general del bachillerato sep. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive free grammar lessons and exercises, graded readers with. Are followed by an infinitive without to except for have to and ought to. A complete the sentences with can, could, be able to. You should have apologised a criticism you shouldnt have said that. Rewrite each sentence using a modal or modal perfect. Oxford learners pocket verbs and tenses is a compact, easytouse book which explains the form, meaning, and use of verbs and tenses, and is ideal for preparing for exams such as ielts and cambridge english. Modal verbs for deduction exercise 1 complete the blanks with must, cant, or might. Examining modality can give a lot of background information about the speaker or writers impression of the event. Can, could, may, might, must, have to, shall, should, will, would. Eso 2 photocopiable b burlington books modals answers a 1 could run 4 couldnt walk 2 can jump 5 can.
Type example use 1 i would have gone to that party a decision made too late 2 i shouldought to have asked her for her email advice coming too late 3 you might have enjoyed the concert opinion, possibility but too late. Past modal verbs of deduction exercise she must have gone out there is strong evidence. When explaining structural rules of modals, point out that they are auxiliary verbs. Perfect modal verbs exercise we use perfect modal verbs to speculate about the past. Modal verbs upper intermediate level interactive worksheet. If a modal verb cant be used with a certain tense, use its substitute. In some cases more than one alternative might be suitable. Mixed modal verbs exercises intermediate level esl. Theyhave filled the car with petrol before they set off. John always fails the tests, even though hes clever. Modal concept example like to enjoy i like to watch tv want to desire john wants to buy a car a few verbs which often serve as modals too. More exercises with modal verbs for b1b2 learnenglish. Complete the following exercise with past modal verbs.
Have the same form for all persons they dont take s in the 3rd person singular. More teaching tips and ideas from kerry maxwell and lindsay clandfield on teaching modals. The use of the modal verb can for ability lends itself well to any kind of personalised questionnaire about different. If modal verbs are an area you havent thought much about, start looking out for them yourself in different english texts. A list of all the free modal verbs exercises on the website. If you need further practice, try these exercises with the key at the end. Includes exercises about modals of ability, obligation, permission and probablity. Look at the worksheet and the description and decide which one to print. In some questions more than one of the answer choices may be heard in current english. Modal verbs, printable modals exercises and worksheets. Select the modal that seems most appropriate for the situation described,and be prepared to.
Type example use 1 i would have gone to that party a decision made too late 2 i shouldought to have asked her for her email advice coming too late 3 you might have enjoyed the concert opinion, possibility but too late 4 we neednt have done it. This is an exercise for english language learners to practice using modals including must, have to, should, need to, ought to and had better. Below you will find some great activities for teaching modals. All of them except for need can express degress of certainty, probability or possibility of an event. I think mary is probably at home because the windows are open. Exercises on auxiliary and modal verbs 02 english grammar. Really understand the english tenses with my tenses pdfs. She in the living room, or perhaps shes in the backyard.
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