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MODAL VERBS Ability & Obligation. MUST & HAVE TO CAN & COULD. MUST and HAVE TO 1 . I ____ work from nine to three every day except Sunday. 2 . Are you sure we ____ see Aunt Lucy tonight ? 3 . Sheila ____ go to university on Tuesdays. Tuesday is her day off .
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MODAL VERBSAbility & Obligation MUST & HAVE TO CAN & COULD
MUST and HAVE TO 1. I ____ work from nine to three every day except Sunday. 2. Are you sure we ____ see Aunt Lucy tonight? 3. Sheila ____ go to university on Tuesdays. Tuesday is her day off. 4. I've got a terrible headache. I think I ____ take an aspirin. 5. Let's run. We ____ get home before dark. 6. You look so pale. I think you ___________ see a doctor. 7. It's a pity we ____________work on such a lovely day. 8. We________work even on such a lovely day if we want to finish soon.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • I have to work from nine to three every day except Sunday. • Are you sure we must see Aunt Lucy tonight? • Sheila doesn't have to go to university on Tuesdays. Tuesday is her day off. • I've got a terrible headache. I think I must take an aspirin. • Let's run. We must get home before dark. • You look so pale. I think you must/should see a doctor • It's a pity we have to work on such a lovely day. • We must work even on such a lovely day if we want to finish soon.
She ____ take exams at the end of each term. • She ____ learn more if she wants to pass the exam. • My brother ____ cook meals, he's only a waiter. • The room is tidy, you ____ clean it. • 'Are you leaving?' - 'Yes, I ____ be at home by now.’ • We ____ walk, there's a bus to the hotel. • You ____ feed the baby, she isn't hungry
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • She has to take exams at the end of each term. • She must learn more if she wants to pass the exam. • My brother doesn’t have to cook meals, he's only a waiter. • The room is tidy, you don’t have to clean it. • 'Are you leaving?' - 'Yes, I must be at home by now.’ • We don’t have to walk, there's a bus to the hotel. • You don’t have to feed the baby, she isn't hungry
CAN and COULD • My car has broken down, so I ________________ pick you up from school today. • I had a lot of work to do, but I ________________ finish it all in time. • How many instruments ________________ you play? • ________________ you read when you were six? • The washing machine isn’t working, and I ________________ repair it. Call a technician. • After the operation, he ________________ walk for a week. • ________________you ride your motorbike with a broken leg? • My sister ________________ swim very well, but she is having lessons. • ________________he delete the virus from the computer yesterday? • We ________________ get a good signal in the sitting room. It’s really weak.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • can’t • could • can • Could • can’t • couldn’t • can • can’t • could • can’t
CAN and COULD • Cheetahs ________________ reach a speed of 4120 km/hr, but they ________________ keep it up for a long time. • Jill ________________ understand Chinese, but she ________________ write it. • We ________________ see anything because there was a woman wearing a big hat in front of us. • He talked for ages and in the end he ________________ convince us. • He was so drunk that he ________________ open the door. • Something is wrong with the computer. I ________________ connect to the internet. • Why ________________ you help me with my homework? • Donald ________________ find a job last week despite the difficult job market. • ________________ your father play golf well? • My son ________________ walk when he was eight months old.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • can • can; can’t • couldn’t • could • couldn’t • can’t • can’t • could • Can • could
