Speaking--Using Modal Verbs

Speaking

with Modal Verbs

FCE B2​

​--to express Certainty and Possibility

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Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Andy: Why won’t Stephen answer his mobile phone?

Nigel: He (1) _____ (must / switch) it off while he was playing football and forgotten to turn it back on again.

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Andy: He (2) _____ (can’t / turn) it off for that reason because he didn’t have football training today--it was cancelled.

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Nigel: Well, he (3) _____ (may not / hear) it, or . . .

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Nigel: Well, he (3) may not have heard it, or he (4) _____ (could / leave) it at home. Try ringing again.

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He (5) _____ (might / answer) this time. Anyway, why do you want to call him?

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Andy: I want to remind him that he’s coming round to my house today after school. He (6) _____ (might / forget)--you know what he’s like.

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Nigel: He (7) _____ (can’t / forget)--he was talking about it yesterday and he was looking forward to it.

​Andy: Why won’t Stephen answer his mobile phone? Nigel: He (1) must have switched (must / switch) it off while he was playing football and forgotten to turn it back on again.

Andy: He (2) can’t have turned (can’t / turn) it off for that reason because he didn’t have football training today--it was cancelled.

Nigel: Well, he (3) may not have heard (may not / hear) it, or he (4) could have left (could / leave) it at home. Try ringing again. He (5) might answer (might / answer) this time. Anyway, why do you want to call him?

Andy: I want to remind him that he’s coming round to my house today after school. He (6) might have forgotten (might / forget)--you know what he’s like.

Nigel: He (7) can’t have forgotten (can’t / forget)--he was talking about it yesterday and he was looking forward to it.

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