MODAL VERBS: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE, MAY, MIGHT, MUST, HAVE/NEED. REVISION.

Практическая грамматика английского языка

____ you speak any foreign languages? There's a foreigner asking something.
1. May
2. Can
3. Might
4. Must
5. Could
I am so angry with him. I ____ kill him!
1. can
2. could
3. may
4. might
5. must
6. have to
I was so furious with them. I ____ them.
1. can kill
2. can have killed
3. could kill
4. could have killed
5. may kill
6. may have killed
7. must kill
Lisa ____ get bored in her office. Her job is so boring.
1. has to
2. may
3. might
4. must
5. can't
6. mustn't
- Where is Nick? He's not in.
- I don't know, he ____ in his office.
1. has to have been
2. must be
3. might as well be
4. can have been
5. could be
Take your umbrella. It ____ rain in the afternoon.
1. might
2. can be
3. could
4. must
5. has to be
Jack ____ to hospital yesterday and here's his sick-leave.
1. may go
2. might go
3. might have gone
4. must go
5. must have gone
6. had to go
7. had got to have gone
We've got plenty of time. We ____ hurry.
1. must not
2. don't need to
3. have to
4. must
5. may
6. might not
____ I have a word with you, please?
1. Mightn't
2. Can't
3. May
4. Have
5. Need
I ____ sleep very well recently.
1. can't
2. haven't to
3. couldn't be
4. haven't been able to
5. may not
He __1__ be at home. He __2__ be out.
1. 1. must; 2. can
2. 1. mustn't; 2. can
3. 1. mustn't; 2. can't
4. 1. must; 2. can't
He gathered all his strength and stammered: "____ I see you home?"
1. Can
2. Have
3. May not
4. Might
5. Must
- Do you happen to know when Bob is coming to see us?
- I don't know yet. He ____ come next week.
1. can
2. mustn't
3. could
4. may
5. might
I'm sorry, you ____ smoke in here.
1. must
2. may
3. might
4. can
5. can't
6. may not
7. must not
8. don't have to
9. haven't to
Be careful! The footpath is very icy. You ____ slip.
1. can
2. could
3. must
4. may
5. might
6. have to
I __1__ understand Peter. I've never __2__ understood him.
1. 1. can't; 2. can
2. 1. can't; 2. am able to
3. 1. can; 2. am able to
4. 1. can; 2. been able to
5. 1. can't; 2. been able to
6. 1. must; 2. had to
A little girl fell into the river but fortunately we ____ rescue her.
1. could
2. had to
3. must
4. were able to
5. didn't have to
He was in Paris last summer, he ____ in London.
1. can be
2. can't be
3. must be
4. must have been
5. may be
6. might have been
7. can have been
8. can't have been
You've been travelling all day. You ____ very tired.
1. can be
2. can have been
3. may be
4. may have been
5. must be
6. must have been
7. have to be
The children ____ thirsty. They haven't had a drink for hours.
1. can't be
2. can't have been
3. must be
4. must have been
5. may be
6. might have been
7. have got to be
The regulations are strict in this hospital and visitors ____ stay after 9 p.m.
1. can
2. can't
3. may
4. may not
5. might
6. might not
7. must
8. must not
Don't make too much noise. You ___ wake the baby.
1. can
2. can't
3. may
4. may not
5. might
6. might not
7. must
8. must not
9. have to
10. don't need to
Is this a parking place? ____ I park here?
1. May
2. Must
3. Can
4. Could
5. Might
Is this parking place vacant? ____ I park here?
1. Can
2. May
3. Must
4. Have
5. Might
Jack knew everything. You ____ him
1. didn't have to tell
2. must not tell
3. needn't have told
4. mightn't have told
5. may not tell
Tom will be very upset, if he learns this. You ____ him.
1. may not tell
2. might not tell
3. can't tell
4. couldn't tell
5. don't have to tell
6. must not tell
My granddad ____ six languages when he was young.
1. can speak
2. can have spoken
3. could speak
4. could have spoken
5. may speak
6. might speak
7. was able to have spoken
Tomorrow is Sunday and you ____ go to school.
1. must
2. must not
3. can
4. cannot
5. may
6. may not
7. have to
8. don't have to
- Might I go to school now?
- Your disease is still contagious and you ____ go to school tomorrow.
1. cannot
2. may not
3. don't have to
4. are not able to
5. must not
6. might not
You ____ do this just for my sake!
1. may
2. can
3. might
4. are able to
Present Obligation:
1. I really must stop smoking.
2. You must not do this!
3. I have to work from 9.00 till 5.00.
4. You must be tired after your long journey.
Future Obligation:
1. You must not tell her anything.
2. I have to leave early today.
3. He may come in the evening.
4. That can't be true.
Obligation coming from "Outside":
1. It's written here that you have to see him.
2. You must see him as soon as possible.
3. You can't be the right person for this.
4. You needn't have done that.
5. I don't need to tell him and it pleases me immensely.
Past Obligation:
1. I might do it.
2. I had to leave early as I felt bad.
3. I decided that I must tell her.
4. Did you really need to water the flowers?
Wishes:
1. Why must you call me that silly name all the time?
2. May yours be very healthy!
3. You can do this!
4. Can't you swim?
Prohibition. Absence of Obligation:
1. You must go there. It's dangerous.
2. You don't have to go there. I can do it.
3. Tell Bob that he must change.
4. You must be wrong. He is in.
Logically Obvious Deduction:
1. The girl is weeping - it must have hurt.
2. There's the bell! It must be Michael.
3. You must stop where you are!
4. That can't be Mary. It's only seven o’clock.
5. That can't be true!
6. Where can Pete have put my book?
7. I don't think he can have heard you. Call again.
Ability:
1. Can I see you tomorrow?
2. Can you play chess?
3. I'll be able to play a game of chess soon. Wait a little.
4. That can't be the person we all want.
5. Could you call again, say, in five minutes?
Inability:
1. Mary can't have done that. She is not the type of girl.
2. She can't read yet. She's too small.
3. The girl drowned, unfortunately, we weren't able to rescue her.
4. You may not take this game.
5. She might have called later.
Possibility as Chance:
1. We may not see him too often.
2. We may go to Paris this summer.
3. You might as well go home.
4. We could have gone to Paris last summer.
Necessity:
1. She can't have played such a trick.
2. It's a day-off tomorrow, so you needn't go to the office.
3. The children must be very tired.
4. You must come later.
5. I'm sorry, you may not smoke.
6. I'm sorry, you must not smoke in here.
Certainty:
1. It can rain here in summer all right.
2. It could have rained a little.
3. It may rain today.
4. It can't rain. It's winter.
5. It might snow in September.
6. You might have seen her and told everything.
Absence of Necessity:
1. I understand the situation. You don't have to explain further.
2. You must not move any of the papers on my desk.
3. You needn't have told me about that, as I already knew everything.
4. Do the children have to stay up so late?
5. It can't be that urgent to leave now.
Formal Permission:
1. You can call me Jon.
2. I couldn't have called her. She was away.
3. How careless of you! You might have fallen down the ladder.
4. You may take my pencil.
Informal Permission:
1. You may come whenever you want.
2. You might be very upset, mightn't you?
3. - Can I use your phone? - Of course, you can.
4. You simply must tell me.
Impossibility. Rejection:
1. I can't tell you everything.
2. She can't have seen him. He wasn't in the city.
3. This couldn't be the right position.
4. Can't I use your kind disposition to me?
5. This chair must not be here, in this room.
Criticism. Reproach:
1. Why must you always stay out till late at night?
2. Why can't you change your manners and submit to the others?
3. You could have read the child a story to sleep.
4. Another second and the dog might have been run over by the tram.
Assumption:
1. She may not be at home.
2. She cannot be at home.
3. I wonder if I might have a little more cheese.
4. - What do you think that noise was? – It might have been a car.
5. You could have talked to your boss.
Formal Polite Request:
1. Could I go on under the conditions? The answer is 'no'.
2. Can I take your pencil?
3. Could you send me the file, please.
4. May I ask you a question?
5. Might I ask you a personal question?
Informal Polite Request:
1. Can I call you this name?
2. Couldn't you come a bit earlier?
3. Might I ask you a personal question?
4. What can he mean by speaking to me like that?
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Возможно, дождя не будет.
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Неужели прошел дождь?
Неужели с утра идет дождь?
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Где же он мог их видеть?
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