WorksheetsModal Verbs
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is a modal verb?
An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility.
A verb that expresses necessity or possibility.
An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or susceptibility.
These are examples of modal verbs
Used to
Must
May
Need to
Can
Will
Ought to
Had
Could
Needn´t
Should
Might
We use are/aren´t allowed to:
To talk about things that are not obligatory
To talk about rules that often comes from ourselves.
To talk about things that are prohibited.
To talk about things that are necessary.
We use should, shouldn't, ought to, had better to give and ask for advice and recommendations.
TRUE
FALSE
We use needed to:
To talk about things that are not obligatory or necessary.
To talk about things that were obligatory or necessary.
To talk about things that were not obligatory or necessary.
To talk about things that are obligatory or necessary.
We use may, might, must, could, may not and mightn't when there is 50% of possibility that something is true or not.
TRUE
FALSE
To talk about rules, regulations and obligations, that often comes from ourselves.
Have to
Need to
Must
Might
Complete the sentence:
Usually at University you ______ go to classes all day.
Aren't allowed to
Mustn´t
Don´t have to
To refuse permission or to say you dont have the skill to do something.
Could
Couldn´t
Must´n
Can´t
To criticise past actions or to say it was a mistake.
Should/Ought have to+ past participle
Should/Ought + past perfect
Should/Ought to + past simple
Should/Ought have + past participle
We use can't when there´s a 90% chance that something isn´t true.
TRUE
FALSE
This sentence is correct:
You isn't allowed to eat in class.
TRUE
FALSE
