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Modals and Perfect Modals Worksheet

The document explains modal verbs and perfect modals, highlighting their functions such as expressing ability, possibility, and obligation. It provides examples of both modals and perfect modals, along with a worksheet for practice. An answer key is included to verify the responses.

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Modals and Perfect Modals Worksheet

The document explains modal verbs and perfect modals, highlighting their functions such as expressing ability, possibility, and obligation. It provides examples of both modals and perfect modals, along with a worksheet for practice. An answer key is included to verify the responses.

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Modals and Perfect Modals

1. Modals
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that express ability, possibility, permission, obligation,
advice, or probability.
Common modals: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would.
Examples:
- She can swim very well.
- May I open the window?
- You should study every day.
- You must wear a seatbelt.
- It might rain later.

2. Perfect Modals
Perfect modals are formed with:
MODAL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE.
They describe past possibilities, deductions, regrets, or missed obligations.
Examples:
- She must have forgotten her keys.
- They might have missed the train.
- You should have called me.
- We could have won the game.
- He can't have said that.

Worksheet
1. Complete: She ____ (can) speak three languages.

2. You ____ have studied harder. (advice about the past)

3. They ____ have left already; the lights are off. (strong deduction)

4. I ____ borrow your pen? (permission)

5. We ____ have taken a taxi, but we walked. (past possibility)

6. He ____ be at home; his car is outside. (deduction)

7. You ____ smoke here. (prohibition)

8. They ____ have forgotten the meeting. (possible explanation)

9. I ____ help you if you need it. (future willingness)

10. You ____ have told me the truth. (past obligation not fulfilled)
Answer Key
1. can

2. should

3. must

4. may

5. could

6. must

7. mustn't

8. might

9. will

10. should

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