MODALS – Exercise
1. Last night I _______ not attend the function. (can / could)
2. _______ you like another cup of coffee? (Should / Would)
3. _______ I borrow your scooter for a day? (May / Can)
4. You _______ not to have spoken to her. (must / ought)
5. Write it down lest you _______ forget it.(should / must)
6. You _______ drink this, it is poison.(need not / must not)
7. _______ they play well, they will win. (Must / Should)
8. Where _______ we go now? (shall / will)
9. Just before a few months she _______ read without glasses. (can / could)
10. _______ his soul rest in heaven! (May / Might)
11. We eat that we _______ live. (may / might)
12. One _______ do one’s duty honestly.(must / ought)
13. If it _______ rain, the school will remain closed. (should / must)
14. She _______ a little rest.(need / needs)
15. Criminals _______ be punished. (must / ought)
16. She _______ not disobey her husband. (dare / dares)
17. We _______ to respect our parents. (should / ought)
18. I _______ do it, whatever happens. (shall / will)
19. _______ you mind lending me your dictionary? (would / should)
20. You _______ have a reward for your trouble. (will / shall)
21. You _______ talk to other students during the exam. (need not / must not)
22. _______ all your wishes come true! (May / Can)
23. He said that it _______ rain again. (may / might)
24. Sunil _______ not call me a liar. (dare / dares)
25. She said that she _______ not go there. (can / could)
26. He _______ read without glasses when he was young. (can / could)
27. _______ you like to enjoy a dish of ice-cream? (could / would)
28. _______ God bless the newly married couple! (May / Can)
29. You _______ work hard if you want to succeed. (can / must)
30. The car _______ servicing. (need / needs)
31. How _______ you blame me? (dare /dares)
32. You _______ not to have insulted her. (ought / should)
33. Whatever happens I _______ do it. (will /shall)
34. You _______ not steal.(shall / will)
35. I _______ like to see the mangoes. (shall / would)
36. _______ I help you gentleman? (May / Might)
37. Harishbhai _______ read without spectacles now. (can / could)
38. She _______ be reading at this time. (must / need)
39. She _______ not talk to the principal. (need / dare)
40. Vinod _______ finish his duty anyhow. (must / should)
41. _______ I see your marriage album? (Will / May)
42. _______ you mind not smoking here? (Would / Should)
43. The rich _______ to help the poor. (must / ought)
44. He is _______to standing in a queue. (used / ought)
45. The old man holds a stick in his hand lest he _______ stumble. (should / would)
46. You _______ regret for this. (will / shall)
47. She _______ not go alone in the dark. (dares / dare)
48. The visitors _______ not feed the lion. (must / can)
49. _______ you please lend me your pen for a while? (Might / Could)
50. She _______ not defy her boss. (dare / dares)
51. We _______ not support the anti-national elements. (should / ought)
52. In his young age he _______ run for 1600 metres at a stretch. (can / could)
53. _______ you have a happy and long life! (Can / May)
54. You _______ taste it, it is poisonous. (need not / must not)
55. We _______ be faithful to our country. (should / would)
56. You _______ to obey your parents. (ought / need)
57. In any condition we _______ reach there. (shall / will)
58. Manish _______ write in French language. (may / can)
59. A child _______ not go in the dark. (need / dare)
60. _______ I go home early today, sir? (May / Might)
61. How _______ you speak to your boss in this way? (dare / need)
62. _______ you mind opening that window? (would / will)
63. She said that she _______ go back. (may / might)
64. You _______ get a medal if you win. (will / shall)
65. You _______ work sincerely if you want to win the race. (must / can)
66. At any cost I _______ contest in this election. (will / shall)
67. _______ I use your telephone? (May / Can)
68. One _______ come in time on one’s duty. (ought to / must)
69. They had electric supply, so they_______ see the film at their home. (can / could)
70. He _______ swim in the seawaters. (may / can)
71. We _______ not to be careless while driving. (must / ought)
72. She _______ not ask him any questions. (dare / dares)
73. _______ you mind waiting here till I return? (should / would)
74. He _______ to smoke a lot when he was in the U. S. A. (ought / used)
75. You _______ not touch the live electric wires. (should / must)
76. She _______ not open my letter. (dares / dare)
77. We _______ not to make noise in the class. (must / ought)
78. I _______ have to think over it. (shall / will)
79. Sachin _______ not come here tomorrow. (need / needs)
80. If it _______ rain, the match shall be cancelled. (should / would)
81. Till last year, he _______ walk without stick. (can / could)
82. How _______ you utter such foul words for me? (need / dare)
83. _______ you please lend me your pen? (could / should)
84. I _______ like to attend the meeting. (would / will)
85. You _______ go now. (can / may)
86. He _______ be dismissed for negligence of duty. (shall / will)
87. He _______ have accepted the offer. (should / need)
88. The boy said that he _______ have done so. (may / might)
89. She said that she_______ not write in English. (can / could)
90. We _______ not to laugh at the poor. (must / ought to)
91. I _______ succeed or die in the attempt. (shall / will)
92. You _______ not smoke at the petrol pump. (must / should)
93. He _______ come, but I should be surprised. (will / might)
94. You _______ run fast to catch the train. (ought / must)
95. Yesterday Shilpa _______ not see the film. (can / could)
96. There are clouds in the sky, it _______ rain today. (will / may)
97. I _______ rather remain at home on that day. (should / would)
98. We _______ not to support the criminals. (should / ought)
99. You _______ not take any tension for your exams. (dare / need)
100. He _______ not worry for money, since his father earns a lot. (must / need)
101. She _______ finish her duty anyhow. (must / should)
102. _______ I come in your room? (May / Can)
103. We _______ respect our elders. (must / ought)
104. Last night police _______ find out the thief. (can / could)
105. He _______ report for duty tomorrow. (shall / will)
106. I _______ come as soon as I am well. (will / shall)
107. He _______ speak four languages including French. (may / can)
108. He _______ not get a good job with this result. (may / should)
109. You _______ see a doctor at once. (must / should)
110. _______ I make a suggestion? (should / might)
111. One _______ obey one’s superior in army. (must / should)
112. I _______ hardly say that I am very grateful. (dare / need)
113. “Work hard” _______ be our motto. (ought / should)
114. You _______ have served him better. (may / might)
115. We _______ perform our duty sincerely. (should / ought)
116. We _______ not surrender. (shall / will)
117. He said that he _______ climb up the hill. (can / could)
118. I _______ do it, come what may. (shall / will)
119. I _______ rather take tea than coffee. (should / would)
120. You _______ go now. (can / could)
121. People _______ pray to God everyday. (should / would)
122. He tried his best but he could not catch the ball. (can / could)
123. She _______ to do her duty regularly. (should / ought)
124. Keep it safe lest you _______ miss it. (should / would)
125. _______ I use your bicycle? (May / Can)
126. We _______ go to see a film tomorrow. (shall / ought)
127. Who _______ stop the hand of death? (can / may)
128. You _______ go to Delhi to see your sick father. (would / should)
129. You _______ to reach home before sunset. (used / ought)
130. Had he worked hard, he _______ have passed. (should / would)
131. _______ you please help me? (should / would)
132. The students _______ honour their teachers. (should / could)
133. They _______ sell the house because they are living in the new house. (shall / will)
134. You _______ not worry about his health, because he is out of danger now. (need / must)
135. The rich _______ have sympathy for the poor. (would / should)