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Exercises - MODAL VERBS

1 Complete these sentences. Use cant or couldnt + one of these verbs :


(eat go go see sleep understand)
1 ) I was tired but I

couldnt sleep .

2 ) She spoke very quickly. I couldnt understand her.


3) His eyes are not very good. He cant see very well.
4) I wasnt hungry yesterday. I couldnt eat my dinner.
5 ) He cant go to the concert next Saturday. Hes working.
6 ) He couldnt go to the meeting last week. He was ill.
Comentrio: could passado de can. Nas frases acimas, couldnt foi usado nas frases em
destaques para acompanhar outras frases escritas com verbo no passado. Veja no Exemplo: She
spoke very quickly ( ela falou rpido demais) . I couldnt understand her. ( Eu no consegui
compreend-la).

2 What do you say in these situations? Use Can you ? / Could you? / Can
I?
1 (You are carrying a lot of things. You want me to open the door for you.)

You say to me :

Can/Could you open the door (for me),

please ?
2 (We are having dinner. You want me to pass the salt.)
You say to me:

Can / could you pass (me ) the salt , please ?

3 (You want me to turn off the radio.)


4 (You want to borrow my pen.)

Can /could you turn off the radio , please ?

Can / could I borrow your pen , please ?

5 (You are in my house. You want to use my phone.) Can / could I use your phone, please ?
6 (You want me to give you my address.)

Can/ could you give me your address , please ?

Comentrio : Nas situaes acima , can e could foram usados nas frases para expressarem
uma solicitao. Exemplo : Can /Could you open the door (for me), please? ( Voc pode/poderia
abrir a porta para mim, por favor?) ; Can / could you pass (me ) the salt , please ? ( Voc

pode/poderia me passar o sal, por favor?)

3 Write sentences with may or might.


1 (perhaps I will go to the cinema)

I may go to the cinema .

2 (perhaps I will see Tom tomorrow) I may / might see Tom tomorrow .
3 (perhaps Kay will be late) Kay may /might be late .
4 (perhaps it will snow today) It may/ might snow today.
5 (perhaps I will wear my new jeans) I may/ might wear my new jeans.

Comentrio : Os verbos modais may e might usados nos exemplos acima, expressam
nas frases uma possibilidade de que algo possa acontecer. O verbo might , que
passado de may, ir expressar uma possibilidade remota . Ex.: Na frase I might see
Tom tomorrow. ( Eu poderia ver Tom amanh.), temos uma ideia mais remota de que o

encontro com Tom acontea do que quando dizemos: I may see Tom tomorrow( Eu
posso ver Tom amanh.)

These sentences are negative.


6 (perhaps they will not come)

They may/ might not come.

7 (perhaps I will not go out tonight)

I may/ might not go out tonight.

4 Complete the sentences. Use must + one of these verbs :


(be buy go go help hurry learn meet phone read wash
win)
1) we

must go

to the bank today. We havent got any money.

2 ) I must hurry I havent got much time.


3 ) Shes a very interesting person. You must meet her.
4 ) I forgot to phone Dave last night. I must phone him today.
5 ) You must learn to drive. Its very useful.
6 ) This is an excellent book. You must read it.
7 ) We must buy some food. Weve got nothing for dinner.
8 ) My hair is dirty. I must wash it.
9 ) I must go to the post office. I need some stamps.
10) I have a big problem. You must help me.
11 ) The game tomorrow is very important for us. We must win.
12) You cant always have things immediately. You must be patient.
Comentrio : Nas frases acima, o verbo modal MUST foi usado para expressar uma obrigao ,
um dever, uma necessidade. Ex.: we must go to the bank today. We havent got any
money. ( Ns temos que ir ao banco hoje. Ns no temos nenhum dinheiro.) . Observe que neste
exerccio, ao encaixar os verbos nas frases, fundamental que se tenha uma noo da traduo
de algumas palavras de cada frase , a fim de identificar qual verbo ter o sentido mais adequado
para se encaixar a cada frase, de acordo com a traduo de cada verbo e de cada frase.

5 Complete the sentences. Use have to or has to + one of these verbs :


(do read speak travel wear)
1) My eyes are not very good. I

have to wear glasses.

2 ) At the end of the course, all the students have to do a test.


3 ) Mary is studying literature. She has to read a lot of books.
4) He doesnt understand much English, so I have to speak very slowly to him.
5 ) George is not often at home. He has to travel a lot in his job.

Comentrio : O uso de have to serve para substituir o modal must porque neste caso o uso de
have to expressar um dever, uma necessidade.

6 Complete the sentences. Use should + one of these verbs:


(clean go read -visit watch wear)
1) When you play tennis, you

should watch the ball.

2 ) You look tired. You should go to bed.


3) You should clean your teeth after every meal.
4) The city museum is very interesting. You should visit it.
5 ) When you are driving, you should wear a seat-belt.
6) Its a god book. You should read it.

Comentrio : o verbo modal should nas frases acima foi usado para expressar um
conselho, uma sugesto com frases escritas na forma afirmativa. Ex.: You look tired.
You should go to bed. ( Voc parece cansado. Voc deveria ir para cama.)

7 Make sentences with shouldnt so


1 (You smoke too much)

You shouldnt smoke so much.

2 (You work too hard) You shouldnt work so hard.


3 (He eats too much) He shouldnt eat so much.
4 (She watches TV too often) She shouldnt watch TV so often.
5 (You talk too much) You shouldnt talk so much.

Comentrio : o verbo modal should nas frases acima foi usado para expressar um
conselho, uma sugesto com frases escritas na forma negative. Ex.: You shouldnt
work so hard. ( Voc no deveria trabalhar tanto.)

8 You ask a friend for advice. Make questions with Do you think I should?
1 (buy this jacket?)

Do you think I should buy this jacket ?

2 (buy a new camera?) Do you think I should buy a new camera ?


3 (get a new job?) Do you think I should get a new job ?
4 (do an English course?) Do you think I should do an English course ?
5 (learn to drive?) Do you think I should learn to drive ?

Comentrio : o verbo modal should nas frases acima foi usado para pedir um
conselho, uma sugesto . Obsertve o uso da primeira orao com Simple Present
Do you think?( Voc acha?) seguida da segunda orao com frases escritas com o
modal should + outro verbo para expressar sugesto.

Ex.: Do you think I should buy a new camera ? (Voc acha que eu deveria comprar uma
nova cmera?)

9 Write sentences with I dont think should Choose from :


(stay there phone them now go to work today get married)
1) Its very late.

I dont think you should phone them now.

2) Theyre too young. I dont think they should get married.


3) That hotel is too expensive for us. I dont think we should stay there.
4 ) Youre not very well. I dont think you should go to work today.

Comentrio : o verbo modal should nas frases acima foi usado para oferecer um
conselho, uma sugesto . Obsertve o uso da primeira orao com Simple Present I
dont think ( Eu no acho) seguida da segunda orao com frases escritas com o
modal should + outro verbo para expressar o oferecimento de uma sugesto. Ex.: Its
very late. I dont think you should phone them now. ( Est muito tarde. Eu no acho que voc
deveria telefonar para eles agora.)
10 ) Look at the pictures. What are the people saying? Use Would you like? + one of these :
(an apple / a biscuit / some cake / some cheese / a cup of coffee / a sandwich)

1) Would you like an apple ? ( Voc gostaria de uma ma?) ou Would you like to eat
an apple ? ( Voc gostaria de comer uma ma?)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Would
Would
Would
Would

you
you
you
you

like
like
like
like

a biscuit ?
some cheese?
a sandwich?
some cake?

11 Invite people to do things. Use Would you like to?


1 (invite someone to come to a party next Friday)

Would you like to come to a party next Friday ?


para uma festa prxima sexta?)

( Voc gostaria de ir

2 (invite someone to go to a concert on Sunday)

Would you like to go to a concert on Sunday ? ( Voc gostaria de ir a um concerto no


domingo?)
3 (invite someone to play tennis tomorrow)

Would you like to play tennis tomorrow ? ( Voc gostaria de jogar tnis amanh?)
Comentrio : Usamos Would you like quando queremos ser gentis e educados com
algum .

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