Grammar Quiz: Modal Verbs

Sam ________ swim.

• shall

• can

• ought to

• must

You ______ do regular exercise.

• may

• might

• should

What do you call an auxiliary verbs that express the speaker's attitude to the action indicated by the main verb?

• Modal Verbs

• Phrasal Verbs

• Gerund

• Irregular Verbs

If I were a judge, _________ do fair justice.

Could you help me with this project, please? What is the function of the modal verb in the sentence given?

What modal verb is used to convey obligation?

• will

• can

• may

• must

Which modal verb expresses permission

in a formal and polite speech?

• can

• may

• could

• might

What modal is used to say something that was permitted in the past?

Which statement is TRUE about modals?

• verbs that show action

• verbs that function as nouns

• helping verbs that come with the main verbs

  in the sentence

• auxiliary verbs that are used to express

  special meanings in the sentence

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of modals?

• Modals are used alone

• Modals do not change according to the number

• Modals have no Infinitive, Present Participle or Past Participle forms

• Modals cannot be used in all the tenses