MODAL VERBS

It is necessary for you to finish this work today.

                        

• You can’t finish this work today.  

• You mustn’t finish this work today.

• You may finish this work today.

• You need finish this work today.

It isn’t necessary for Tony to buy that house

• Tony shouldn’t buy that house.

• Tony needn’t buy that house

• Tony mustn’t buy that house

• Tony can’t buy that house.

I am not very sure that Max will accept the job offer.

• Max should accept the job offer.

• Max may not accept the job offer.

• Max can’t accept the job offer

• Max mustn’t accept the job offer.

I don’t think Max broke your vase because he wasn’t here then.

• Max wouldn’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.

• Max was likely to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.

• Max can’t have broken your vase because he wasn’t here then.

• Max wasn’t able to break your vase because he wasn’t here then.

It will be a mistake if you buy that old house

• You couldn’t buy that old house

• You needn’t buy that old house.

• You may not buy that old house

• You shouldn’t buy that old house

He probably buys this house next week

• She may buy this house next week

• She should buy next house next week

• She must buy this house next week

• She doesn’t have to buy this house

There’s now no possibility that he will pass the driving test.

• He might pass the driving test easily.

• He can pass the driving test easily.

• He needn’t pass the driving test

• He may not pass the driving test.

It is unnecessary for you to finish the report until tomorrow afternoon

• You needn’t finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.

• You have to finish the report until tomorrow afternoon.

• You may finish the report after tomorrow afternoon.

• You should finish the report until tomorrow afternoon

It isn’t mandatory to submit my assignment today.

• I mustn’t submit my assignment today

• My assignment must have been submitted today.

• I needn’t submit my assignment today.

• My assignment is required to submit by today.

It is necessary for you to get a visa for Singapore

• We needn’t get a visa for Singapore

• We may get a visa for Singapore

• We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore

• You should get a visa for Singapore