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

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

FillFillin inthetheblanks
blanks
with
with
proper
proper
modal
modal
verbs
verbs
CAN: ability in the present, 1) 1)When
WhenSusan
Susan
was
was
five,
five,
sheshe
_________
_________ read
read
and and
write.
write.
asking 2) 2)I _________
I _________getget
up up
early
early
today.
today.
Because
Because
it is
it Sunday.
is Sunday.
permission. 3) 3)Birds
Birds
_________
_________ flyfly
butbut
lions
lions
_________.
_________.
4) 4)This
This
bag
bag
is too
is too
heavy
heavy
forfor
you.
you.
_________
_________
I help
I help
you?
you?
5) 5)I _________
I _________
wear
wear
school
school
uniform
uniform
at at
mymy
school.
school.
6) 6)You
You
_________
_________
smoke
smoke
here.
here.
It It
is forbidden.
is forbidden.
COULD: ability in the
past, polite requests, 7) 7)_________
_________
youyou
turn
turn
on on
thethe
lights,
lights,
please?
please?
asking permission politely 8) 8)I _________
I _________
help
help
mymy
mother
mother
with
with
the
the
housework.
housework.
She
She
is tired.
is tired.
9) 9)If If
youyou
go go
to to
bedbed
late,
late,
youyou
_________
_________
bebe
late
late
forfor
thethe
school.
school.
10)You
10)You
_________
_________
dodo
your
your
homework
homework
if you
if you
want
want
to to
go go
out.
out.
11)_________
11)_________
youyou
help
help
meme
with
with
the
the
cleaning?
cleaning?
MUST: internal obligation 12)I
12)I
_________
_________
drive
drive
to to
work
work
last
last
year
year
butbut
nownow
I _________
I _________
as as
I I
MUSTN’T: prohibition moved
moved
to to
a new
a new
apartment.
apartment.
13)_________
13)_________
wewe
go go
outout
tonight?
tonight?
14)She
14)She
_________
_________
walk
walk
because
because
she
she
hashas
broken
broken
her
her
leg.
leg.
15)Rose
15)Rose
_________
_________
obey
obey
the
the
rules
rules
butbut
sheshe
didn’t.
didn’t.
HAVE TO:external obligation 16)You
16)You
_________
_________
paypay
thethe
taxes
taxes
regularly
regularly
otherwise
otherwise
HAD TO: obligation in youyou
_________
_________
bebe
punished.
punished.
the past 17)You
17)You
_________
_________
park
park
here.
here.
You
You
_________
_________
find
find
a parkland.
a parkland.
18)She
18)She
_________
_________
winwin
thethe
match
match
because
because
she
she
was
was
ill.ill.
19)We
19)We
_________
_________
buy
buy
tickets
tickets
forfor
thethe
concert.
concert.
Susan
Susan
hashas
already
already
NEEDN’T, bought
bought
them.
them.
DON’T HAVE TO, 20)My
20)My
father
father
is very
is very
talented.
talented.
HeHe
_________
_________
paint
paint
very
very
well.
well.
no necessity 21)It
21)It
is hot
is hot
outside.
outside.
YouYou
_________
_________
wear
wear
youyou
jacket.
jacket.
22)It
22)It
is raining
is raining
heavily.
heavily.
YouYou
_________
_________
take
take
your
your
umbrella.
umbrella.
23)You
23)You
_________
_________
useuse
your
your
mobile
mobile
phone
phone
at at
thethe
cinema.
cinema.
24)My
24)My
mother
mother
_________
_________
go go
to to
thethe
dentist.
dentist.
She
She
hashas
a terrible
a terrible
WOULD: polite or formal toothache.
toothache.
requests
25)_________
25)_________
I borrow
I borrow
your
your
camera
camera
tonight?
tonight?
26)You
26)You
_________
_________
touch
touch
it. it.
It It
is too
is too
hot.
hot.
You
27)27) You
_________
_________
bebe
careful
careful
while
while
driving.
driving.
WILL: offers, opinions, hopes,
When
28)28) When
I was
I was
a young
a young
man,
man,
warnings, fears, suggestions,
promises
I _________
I _________
runrun
fast.
fast.
_________
29)29) _________
elephants
elephants
jump?
jump?
No,
No,
they
they
_________.
_________.
You
30)30) You
_________
_________
pick
pick
up up
these
these

SHALL: questions, offers

flowers.
flowers.
Otherwise,
Otherwise,
mymy
mother
mother
with I and WE _________
_________
getget
angry
angry
with
with
you.
you.
 CAN: ability in the present,
asking
permission.

COULD: ability in the

past, polite requests,
asking permission politely

 Fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs

MUST: internal obligation
1) When Susan was five, she ____could___ read and write.
MUSTN’T: prohibition
2) I _needn’t/don’t have to_ get up early today. Because it is Sunday.
3) Birds ___can____ fly but lions ___can’t___.
4) This bag is too heavy for you. __shall/will___ I help you?
5) I __have to__ wear school uniform at my school.
6) You ___mustn’t___ smoke here. It is forbidden.
HAVE TO: external obligation
7) __would/could___ you turn on the lights, please?
HAD TO: obligation in
8) I ___must__ help my mother with the housework. She is tired.
the past
9) If you go to bed late, you __will____ be late for the school.
10) You ___have to___ do your homework if you want to go out.
11) ___will/would/could___ you help me with the cleaning?
12)NEEDN’T,
I __had to__ drive to work last year but now I ___don’t have to/
DON’T HAVE
needn’t__ as ITO,
moved to a new apartment.
no necessity
13) __shall___ we go out tonight?
14) She __cannot__ walk because she has broken her leg.
15) Rose ___had to__ obey the rules but she didn’t.
16) You ___have to___ pay the taxes regularly otherwise
you __will____
WOULD: polite orbe punished.
formal
17) You __mustn’t____
requests park here. You __have to___ find a parkland.
18) She __couldn’t___ win the match because she was ill.
19) We ___don’t have to/needn’t__ buy tickets for the concert.
Susan has already bought them.
20) My father is very talented. He ___can____ paint very well.
WILL: offers, opinions, hopes,
21) It is hot outside. You ___don’t have to/needn’t__ wear you jacket.
warnings, fears, suggestions,
22) It is raining heavily. You ___must__ take your umbrella.
promises
23) You __mustn’t__ use your mobile phone at the cinema.
24) My mother __must___ go to the dentist. She has a terrible
toothache.
25) __could/would__ I borrow your camera tonight?
SHALL: questions, offers
26) You ___mustn’t___ touch it. It is too hot.
with I and WE
27) You __must___ be careful while driving.
28) When I was a young man, I ___could___ run fast.
29) ___can___ elephants jump?
No, they ___cannot___.
30) You __mustn’t___
SHALL: questions,pick up these flowers. Otherwise, my mother
offers
with I and WE
___will____ get angry with you.