Modal Auxiliary Verbs - Monday

Read the following sentence.

_____ I please have another piece of apple pie? (request)

Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete this sentence.

• would

• will

• must

• may

Read the following sentence.

Since you need to arrive at the airport on time, you _____ leave your house by 1:15 pm. (strong obligation)

Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete this sentence.

• may

• must

• can

• shall

Read the sentence.

My mother said I _____ clean my room, or she will not let me go outside to play. (strong obligation)

Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete this sentence.

• would

• may

• must

• could

When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb “can” be used?

• formal use

• show certainty

• ability to do something

• show something in the future

Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:

I will be going to the mall with my friends.

• Past progressive

• Present progressive

• Future progressive

• None of the above

Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:

She is watching the baby crawl on the floor.

• Past progressive

• Present progressive

• Future progressive

• None of the above