Modal Verbs B1+ / B2 CEFR

Modals have all tenses.

• Right

• Wrong

Semi-modals have all tenses.

• Right

• Wrong

Would / Could can refer to the...

• Past

• Present

• Future

Advice

I think you ............... get more sleep.

• should

• shall

• ought to

• may

Request

................. you help me with this math problem?

• Can

• Will

• May

• Shall

managed to do sth

Although it was a last-minute decision, I ............... find tickets for the concert.

• can

• could

• was able to

Polite request

........... you sign your name here?

• Should

• Would

• Could

• Might

Past habit

When I was younger, I .......... sit for hours writing poems.

• would

• ought to

• might

Possibility

We ........... visit her tomorrow but we are not sure.

• may

• can

• might

• could

General ability in the past

Mozart .............. compose pieces of music when he was only five!

• can

• could

• should