Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.
1. If I had a bike , i would ride it every day .
2. George would have gone on a trip to Chicago if he had had a time .
3. Marcella didn’t come to class yesterday. She had an accident .
4. John didn’t do his homework , so the teacher became very angry . John must do his homework .
5. Sharon was suppoted to be here at nine o'clock . She fogot about our meeting .
6. Where do you think Jane is today ? She is sleeping late .
7. George missed the class today . He had an accident .
8. Robert arrived without his book . He lost it .
9. Thomas received a warning for speeding . He drove so fast .
10. Henry’s car stopped on the highway . It ran out of gas .
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences, using the modal verb in the bracket.
1. It was a mistake not to bring your umbrella.
⇒ You should have brought your umbrella .
2. I can imagine how worried Tom’s father was .
⇒ Tom's father must have been very worried .
3. It is possible that one of the men died on the mountain .
⇒ One of the men may have died on the mountain .
4. It wasn’t necessary for you to do all this work .
⇒ You needn't have done all this work .
5. It was a mistake for you to buy that house .
⇒ You shouldn't have bought that house .
6. I don’t think Sally enjoyed her holiday .
⇒ Sally can't have enjoyed her holiday .
7. Perhaps Alan didn’t mean what he said .
⇒ Alan mightn't have meant what he said .
8. It was the driver’s fault . He didn’t stop at the red light .
⇒ It was the driver 's fault . He should have stopped at the red light .
9. It’s possible that I left my wallet at home .
⇒ You could have left my wallet at home .
10. Perhaps he spent all his money when he was young .
⇒ He might have sent all his money when he was young .