Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below. Don't forget to capitalize when necessary. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.
can could have to must might should
1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He ………be exhausted after such a long flight. He …………prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.
2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you …………walk downtown and explore the waterfront.
3. Hiking the trail to the peak ………..be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You ………….research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.
4. Dave: ………….you hold your breath for more than a minute? Nathan: No, I can't.
5. I ………….speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I………….. just say a few things in the language.
6. Leo: Where is the spatula? It ………….be in this drawer but it's not here.
Nancy: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. It ………..be in there. That's the only other place it ……………be.
7. You …………. take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it ………….. rain later on this afternoon.
8. …………we pull over at the next rest stop? I really …………… use the bathroom and I don't know if I …………. hold it until we get to Chicago.
9. Ned: ……… I borrow your lighter for a minute?
Stephen: Sure, no problem. Actually, you ……… keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.
10. Do you ……….. chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.
11. Mrs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge just moments ago, and it's still warm! Nobody has left the mansion this evening, so the killer …. be someone in this room. It …….be any one of us.
MODAL VERBS
Exercise 1. Put in „can‟ / „can‟t‟ / „could‟ / „couldn‟t‟. If none is possible, use „be able to‟ in the correct tense:
1. you swim when you were 10?
2. We get to the meeting on time yesterday because the train was delayed by one hour.
3. He arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very pleased.
4. He’s amazing, he speak 5 languages including Chinese.
5. I _ drive a car until I was 34, then I moved to the countryside so I had to learn.
6. I looked everywhere for my glasses but I find them anywhere.
7. I searched for your house for ages, luckily I find it in the end.
8. She’s 7 years old but she read yet – her parents are getting her extra lessons.
9. I read the book three times but I understand it.
10. James speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he’s forgotten most of it now.
11. I _ understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.
12. I _ lift this box – it’s too heavy! Would you help me?
13. Lucy make it to our meeting after all. She’s stuck in traffic at the moment.
14. John play tennis really well. He’s champion of his club.
15. Unfortunately, I really sing at all! No-one in my family is musical either.
16. When the car broke down I was really pleased because I solve the problem.
17. Julian play excellent golf when he was only ten.
18. My grandmother use a computer until last month. Since then, she’s been taking lessons at the library.
19. I _ open this window. I think it’s stuck!
20. Gill play the piano. She’s never studied it.
Exercise 1. Put the verb into the most suitable form, past perfect or past perfect continuous
1. I…................................... (wait) for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally ...................(arrive).
2. Why….........................(be) the baby’s face so dirty? He….............. (eat) chocolate.
3. I …......................(see) John yesterday, but he ….................(run). So he was too tired to chat.
4. It ….......................(rain