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Worksheets#Modalverbpractice_A1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Modal verbs are used to express:
actions in the past
possibility or certainty
undefined actions
advice or permission
Modal verbs use the ___ of the main verb to form sentences.
gerund
full infinitive
bare infinitive
verb in present
Modal verbs change based on the subject in a sentence.
True
False
To form questions and negative sentences, an auxilary is needed when using modal verbs.
True
False
Examples of modal verbs are:
can, be going to, should
can, shouldn't, be allowed to
will, have to, might
could, may, mustn't
Semi-modal verbs function as modal verbs and follow the same structure rules.
True
False
Examples of semi-modal verbs are:
will, shall
have to, be allowed to
be going to, can
With semi-modal verbs, an auxiliary is needed in negative and interrogative sentences.
True
False
Modal/semi-modal verbs for obligation & lack of obligation:
mustn't
can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to
have to, must / don't have to
should/shouldn't
Modal/semi-modal verbs for prohibition:
mustn't
can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to
have to, must / don't have to
should/shouldn't
Modal/semi-modal verbs for advice & recommendation:
mustn't
can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to
have to, must / don't have to
should/shouldn't
Modal/semi-modal verbs for permission & lack of permission:
mustn't
can, be allowed to / can't, not be allowed to
have to, must / don't have to
should/shouldn't
Obligation & lack of obligation in the past are expressed by:
must / mustn't
had to / didn't have to
could / couldn't
would / wouldn't
Modal verbs for certainty & possibility:
must, can, would, might, will
will, should, could, may, have to
must, might, may, could, can't
This modal verb is used when something is probable:
can't
mightn't, may not
might, may, could
must
This modal verb is used when something is not possible:
can't
mightn't, may not
might, may, could
must
This modal verb is used when something is impossible:
can't
mightn't, may not
might, may, could
must
This modal verb is used when something is possible:
can't
mightn't, may not
might, may, could
must
For things that are considered totally true, modal verbs aren't used at all.
True
False
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ____ to park here, it's illegal.
must
aren't allowed
mustn't
don't have
shouldn't
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ ride your bicycle on this area, it's car entry only.
must
aren't allowed
mustn't
don't have
shouldn't
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ speak quietly on the halls, there's an exam in progress.
must
aren't allowed
mustn't
don't have
shouldn't
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ to switch off your phone on this flight, they're allowed.
must
aren't allowed
mustn't
don't have
shouldn't
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: You ___ take your children to that movie, it's not recommended for them to watch it.
must
aren't allowed
mustn't
don't have
shouldn't
For certainty and possibility in the present, the structure used is:
modal + be + ing
modal + be + past participle
modal + bare infinitive
modal + have + past participle
modal + full infinitive
For certainty an possibility in progress, the structure used is:
modal + be + ing
modal + be + past participle
modal + bare infinitive
modal + have + past participle
modal + full infinitive
For certainty an possibility in the past, the structure used is:
modal + be + ing
modal + be + past participle
modal + bare infinitive
modal + have + past participle
modal + full infinitive
Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: John must be asleep.
I'm sure John is asleep.
It's possible that John is asleep.
Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: That can't be my phone. Mine is in my pocket.
It's impossible that it's my phone.
It's possible that your keys are in your bag.It's possibly not my phone.
Choose the correct explanation for the sentence: That woman with Frank could be his wife.
I'm certain that she's Frank's wife.
I think it's possible that she's Frank's wife.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: I think we ___ the wrong way, we've passed that sign twice already.
may go
may be going
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: I don't see another lake around, we ___ past the road we need to take!
must've driven
must drive
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: the rain was pouring yesterday, the road ___ closed because of that today.
must've been
must be
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: Look! I see the city lights over there, we ___ far away now.
can't be
can't have been
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: That petrol station wasn't nowhere near the lake on the map. We ___ the wrong turn a few miles back.
must've taken
might've taken
