MODAL VERBS

Before 1920, women _____________________ not vote.

• a. may

• b. can

• c. could

• d. should

Daysi couldn’t speak French before, but she __________________ now.

• a. able

• b. can

• c. can able

• d. can know

When I was three years old, I ___________________ read.

• a. must not

• b. might not

• c. couldn’t

• d. shouldn’t

Next Thursday, I will __________________ help you.

• a. can

• b. could

• c. am able to

• d. be able to

An orangutan _______________ make human sounds.

• a. may

• b. ought

• c. can

• d. must

You ______________ better be careful if you’re driving on icy roads.

• a. had

• b. should

• c. would

• d. ought to

You _______________ speak Spanish perfectly to become an Ecuadorian citizen.

• a. don’t have to

• b. must not

• c. weren’t able to

• d. aren’t supposed to

Helen Keller __________________ graduate from college.

• a. could have

• b. did could

• c. did can

• d. was able to

I hear the neighbors shouting. They must ______________ a fight.

• a. having

• b. be having

• c. are having

• d. being have

REPLACE THE MODAL:

I could speak Spanish when I lived in Paraguay.

• a. might

• b. should

• c. was able to

• d. was supposed to