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Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb :
1. You must / should / shouldn’t be 18 before you can drive in Spain.
2. You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t go to bed so late. It's not good for you.
3. You don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t wear a school uniform in most Spanish state schools.
4. You must / mustn’t / needn’t come. I can do it without you.
5. You don’t have to /must / mustn’t copy during exams.
6. You don’t have to /mustn’t / shouldn’t be very tall to play football.
7. You must /mustn’t / needn’t be a good writer to win the Pulitzer Prize.
2. Complete the sentences with the positive or negative forms of must or have to.
1. Brilliant! I ___________________ study tonight because I've finished my exams.
2. You ___________________ use a mobile phone on a plane.
3. You can go out, but you ___________________ be home by midnight.
4. Jo _______________________ go to school by bus. She lives nearby.
5. We _____________________ cook tonight. We can get a pizza.
6. She _____________________ get up early. She's on holiday.
7. You ____________________ study harder or you are going to fail.
8. You _____________________drive faster than 120 km/h on the motorway.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb. Use must, mustn't, or don't have to.
I _________________ go to school from Monday to Friday. We ___________________wear a uniform, so I
normally wear sports clothes. We ___________________ arrive late, and we ___________________ go to
every class. In class, we __________________ shout, play or sing. We _____________________ have lunch
at school, so I sometimes go home. When school finishes, I ___________________ look after my little
sister. When my parents come home I ______________________ stay in, so I usually go out with my
friends. When I get home, I __________________ do my homework.
I ____________________ go to bed late, except on Fridays, when I _________________ go to bed before
midnight.
4. Choose the correct modal verb:
1. I can / can’t / might go out tonight. I'm too busy.
2. I haven't studied enough. I may / may not / might pass my exams.
3. I could / couldn’t / might be here next weekend.
4. They say it can / could not / might snow tomorrow.
5. She can /might not / won’t be able to help us. She's not available.
6. Can / May / Might you come to my party?
7. We should run or we can / might / might not miss the bus.
8. I don't know, but I can / couldn’t / may be late.
5. Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb:
1. You couldn’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t eat so many hamburgers. They're not good for you.
2. You can’t have / don’t have to /mustn’t study at the weekends, except when you have exams.
3. You may not / might not /needn’t worry. Everything will be OK.
4. You don’t have to /might not/mustn’t use your mobile phone in class.
5. Diana looks happy. She can /can have /must have heard some good news.
6. I'm not sure but I can’t /couldn’t / might not be here tomorrow.
7. I can’t /may not /might not have left my phone on Friday afternoon – I had it on Friday night.
8. It can /could / couldn’t rain tomorrow.
6. Complete the sentences with a suitable modal verb. Use must, don’t have to, might, should, must
have, mustn’t, can’t have and shouldn’t.
1. You ____________________ drive on the pavement. It's illegal.
2. You ____________________ say that. It's not nice.
3. I ______________________ go to work tomorrow because it's a public holiday.
4. I ______________________ buy this CD, but I'm not sure.
5. He's not here. He _____________________ gone out.
6. She didn't study enough. She _____________________ passed her exam.
7. You ____________________ eat more vegetables. They're good for you.
8. You ____________________ be 18 before you can buy alcohol.
Write the sentences again without changing the meaning. Use one of the modal verbs in brackets.
It’s possible Mary didn’t see him. (must / may / can)
1. Mary ________________________________________________________________________
I am certain Peter has got lost. (should / could / must)
2. Peter ________________________________________________________________________
My advice is that you stop. (should / must / could)
3. You __________________________________________________________________________
Perhaps we went to London. (must / can / might)
4. We __________________________________________________________________________
I am sure Pierre is French. (can / must / could)
5. Pierre _________________________________________________________________________
6. It’s not possible that Peter kissed Helen. (might not / can’t / must )
