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Present& Past Modal Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You _______ read the washing machine instructions carefully or you will ruin your clothes.

a)

CAN

b)

MUST

c)

MAY

2.

Rock climbing _____ be dangerous

a)

SHOULD

b)

CAN

c)

MUSTN'T

3.

Complete the sentence:

"You _______________ a table earlier. The restaurant is already full.

a)

ought to book

b)

should have booked

c)

had to book

d)

must have book

4.

Complete: "I ______________ an umbrella. The news announced it wasn't going to rain."

a)

needn't take

b)

needn't have taken

c)

didn't need to

d)

don't need to take

5.

Complete "In the end it didn't rain as they had foreseen. I ________________ an umbrella!"

a)

needn't have taken

b)

didn't need to take

c)

needn't take

d)

don't need to take

6.

Which of these modals can be used to express present habits?

a)

would

b)

will

c)

shall

d)

used to

7.

Select the possible uses of WOULD to express HABITS.

a)

to describe a typical characteristic of a certain kind of person

b)

past habits which were true. only with action/dynamic verbs.

c)

past habits which were true. with both dynamic/state verbs.

d)

annoying habits which are typical of a person

8.

Select the possible uses of WOULD to express HABITS.

a)

to describe a typical characteristic of a certain kind of person

b)

past habits which were true. only with action/dynamic verbs.

c)

past habits which were true. with both dynamic/state verbs.

d)

annoying habits which are typical of a person

9.

Habits: What's the difference between WOULD and USED TO?

a)

they don't differ in meaning or use

b)

would is only used with dynamic verbs

c)

would is more formal

d)

would is for annoying past habits

10.

Offers: which of these statements are true?

a)

COULD & CAN imply more distance and tentativeness

b)

COULD & CAN are more formal than WILL & WOULD

c)

WILL for intents, you don't expect sb to accept

d)

WILL is more encouraging

11.

Which of these modals are used to express DEDUCTIONS in the negative?

a)

SHOULDN'T

b)

MUSTN'T

c)

CAN'T

d)

MIGHTN'T

e)

COULDN'T

12.

Prohibition: Which is the difference between MUSTN'T and CAN'T?

a)

There's no difference

b)

CAN'T is for regulations, rules and laws

c)

MUSTN'T is imposed by the speaker

d)

CAN'T is imposed by an external authority

13.

Obligations: Which modal verb expresses an obligation imposed by an authority from outside?

a)

have to

b)

must

14.

Obligations: Which modal verb expresses an obligation imposed by the speaker?

a)

have to

b)

must

15.

Obligations: Which are the differences between should/ought to and must/have to?

a)

should/ought to express a weaker obligation

b)

must/have to are more formal

c)

should/ought to are for moral obligations (subjective)

d)

must/have to impose an obligation to oneself

16.

Complete "In the end it didn't rain as they had foreseen. I ________________ an umbrella!"

a)

needn't have taken

b)

didn't need to take

c)

needn't take

d)

don't need to take

17.

Complete: "I ______________ an umbrella. The news announced it wasn't going to rain."

a)

needn't take

b)

needn't have taken

c)

didn't need to

d)

don't need to take

18.

Offers: which of these statements are true?

a)

COULD & CAN imply more distance and tentativeness

b)

COULD & CAN are more formal than WILL & WOULD

c)

WILL for intents, you don't expect sb to accept

d)

WILL is more encouraging

19.

Select the possible uses of WOULD to express HABITS.

a)

to describe a typical characteristic of a certain kind of person

b)

past habits which were true. only with action/dynamic verbs.

c)

past habits which were true. with both dynamic/state verbs.

d)

annoying habits which are typical of a person

20.

Complete "In the end it didn't rain as they had foreseen. I ________________ an umbrella!"

a)

needn't have taken

b)

didn't need to take

c)

needn't take

d)

don't need to take