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Modal Verbs Exercises for ESO Students

The document provides 30 examples sentences to fill in the blanks with the proper modal verbs. The sentences cover modal verbs like CAN, COULD, MUST, HAVE TO, NEEDN'T and others and test one's understanding of their meanings and appropriate uses in different contexts.

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Modal Verbs Exercises for ESO Students

The document provides 30 examples sentences to fill in the blanks with the proper modal verbs. The sentences cover modal verbs like CAN, COULD, MUST, HAVE TO, NEEDN'T and others and test one's understanding of their meanings and appropriate uses in different contexts.

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  • Exercise Instructions
  • Exercises on Modal Verbs

Name: -----------------

Surname: ------------
Number: -------------

Fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs


CAN: ability in the present,
1) When Susan was five, she _________ read and write.
asking
permission. 2) I _________ get up early today. Because it is Sunday.
3) Birds _________ fly but lions _________.
4) This bag is too heavy for you. _________ I help you?
5) I _________ wear school uniform at my school.
COULD: ability in the 6) You _________ smoke here. It is forbidden.
past, polite requests,
7) _________ you turn on the lights, please?
asking permission politely
8) I _________ help my mother with the housework. She is tired.
9) If you go to bed late, you _________ be late for the school.
10)You _________ do your homework if you want to go out.
11)_________ you help me with the cleaning?
MUST: internal obligation
MUSTNT: prohibition
12)I _________ drive to work last year but now I _________ as I
moved to a new apartment.
13)_________ we go out tonight?
14)She _________ walk because she has broken her leg.
15)Rose _________ obey the rules but she didnt.
HAVE TO:external obligation
16)You _________ pay the taxes regularly otherwise
HAD TO: obligation in
the past you _________ be punished.
17)You _________ park here. You _________ find a parkland.
18)She _________ win the match because she was ill.
19)We _________ buy tickets for the concert. Susan has already
NEEDNT, bought them.
DONT HAVE TO,
no necessity
20)My father is very talented. He _________ paint very well.
21)It is hot outside. You _________ wear you jacket.
22)It is raining heavily. You _________ take your umbrella.
23)You _________ use your mobile phone at the cinema.
24)My mother _________ go to the dentist. She has a terrible
WOULD: polite or formal
requests toothache.
25)_________ I borrow your camera tonight?
26)You _________ touch it. It is too hot.
27) You _________ be careful while

WILL: offers, opinions, hopes, driving.


warnings, fears, suggestions, 28) When I was a young man,
promises I _________ run fast.
29) _________ elephants jump?
No, they _________.
30) You _________ pick up these
SHALL: questions, offers
with I and WE flowers. Otherwise, my mother
_________ get angry with you.

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