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Modal Verbs 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"I'm sorry, you are not ____ go backstage without a pass."

a)

can

b)

could

c)

allowed to

d)

might

e)

can't

2.

Mom ____ I go with Jill to the school play?

a)

can

b)

may

c)

might

d)

allowed to

e)

could

3.

_____ you lend me your pencil please? I left mine at home.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

allowed to

d)

might

e)

may

4.

Hello, ____ I speak with Mr. Smith please?

a)

can

b)

could

c)

may

d)

might

e)

allowed to

5.

He ____ go to school tomorrow. He has a fever.

a)

can't

b)

won't

c)

allowed to

d)

can

e)

may

6.

Waiter, ____ I trouble you for a glass of water please?

a)

can

b)

could

c)

may

d)

might

e)

will

7.

Are we ____ smoke in here?

a)

can

b)

may

c)

might

d)

allowed to

e)

could

8.

You ____ go to the beach dressed like that young lady!

a)

can't

b)

can

c)

may not

d)

could

e)

could not

9.

_____ you give me hand with this zipper? I can't quite get it.

a)

can

b)

could

c)

might

d)

may

e)

allowed to

10.

You ___ come into this area. It’s restricted to staff only.

a)

can't

b)

could not

c)

might not

d)

may not

e)

are allowed to

11.

He ____ French. His French is terrible.

a)

can't be

b)

couldn't have been

c)

must be

d)

had to be

12.

The kids are calm today. They ____ tired.

a)

must be

b)

must have been

c)

had to be

d)

had to have been

13.

Although Leila was very hungry, she didn't eat very much. She ____ the food.

a)

can't like

b)

couldn't like

c)

couldn't have liked

d)

could have liked

14.

The phone is ringing. It ____ Mary. She promised she would call.

a)

must be

b)

might be

c)

must have been

d)

might have been

15.

John had a terrible accident. He ____ when the traffic lights were red.

a)

must stop

b)

must have stopped

c)

had to stop

d)

had to have stopped

16.

I don't know why she got so many bad grades. She ____ lazy studying.

a)

may be

b)

might be

c)

might have been

d)

may not have been

17.

I didn't know you needed help. You ____ me.

a)

should tell

b)

should have told

c)

must tell

d)

must have told

18.

I am so tired. I need some rest. I think I ____ a week off.

a)

should take

b)

should have taken

c)

had to take

d)

might have taken

19.

He ___ so fast when he was young.

a)

can run

b)

could have run

c)

could run

d)

can't run

20.

Nancy ___ on holidy. I have just met her in the street.

a)

can't go

b)

can't have gone

c)

must have gone

d)

must go