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Modal Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I... find a bus stop, so I took a taxi.

a)

need to

b)

can't

c)

couldn't

d)

might

2.

The driver... see the road in the fog.

a)

can't

b)

doesn't have to

c)

don't have to

d)

shouldn't

3.

Parents... leave small children alone.

a)

can

b)

mustn't

c)

must

d)

can't

4.

Kate .... get Sam a present because it's not a birthday party.

a)

don't have to

b)

doesn't have to

c)

has to

d)

mustn't

5.

You were very rude. You ... say sorry.

a)

can

b)

should

c)

don't have to

d)

may

6.

I don't want to be late! I ...... leave right now.

a)

have to

b)

could

c)

may

d)

might

7.

You... throw rubbish on the ground.

a)

can't

b)

mustn't

c)

should

d)

may not

8.

I'm tired right now, but I... go out with my friends later.

a)

can't

b)

mustn't

c)

don't have to

d)

may

9.

Simon's very clever. He .... know the answer to this question.

a)

have to

b)

can

c)

might

d)

mustn't

10.

.... I have some cake, please?

a)

Should

b)

Must

c)

May

d)

Might

11.

It's freezing in here. The heating ... be working properly.

a)

must

b)

can't

c)

shouldn't

d)

might

12.

We didn't have much money when I was growing up. We... be careful how much we spent.

a)

have to

b)

had to

c)

must

d)

should

13.

My advice is that you .... call her!

a)

must

b)

have to

c)

need to

d)

should

14.

To express ability to do something, permission and to make requests, we use...

(a)  

15.

We use ... to talk about rules and obligation.

(a)  

16.

The museum is free. You... pay to get in.

a)

have to

b)

don't have to

c)

can't

d)

may not

17.

... I use your laptop?

(a)  

18.

You .... smoke inside the school.

a)

can't

b)

mustn't

c)

shouldn't

d)

don't need to

19.

Modal verbs are always followed by a verb in ...

a)

gerund (-ing)

b)

present simple

c)

to + infinitive

d)

infinitive

20.

The negative form of the modal verb ' have to' is..

a)

haven't to/ hasn't to

b)

don't have to/ doesn't have to

c)

haven't got to/ hasn't got to

d)

It has no negative form