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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST 6 • modal verbs
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● 1 Modal verbs – the basics. These sentences are all wrong. Correct them. Use contractions ▲
(e.g. can’t NOT cannot) She mights be late might
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You must to help me. ‘You can’t swim, can you?’ ‘No, I don’t.’ You ought wear a coat when you’re outside. The children don’t should watch so much TV. I must change my computer last week, as my old one was much too slow. I’d love to can play the guitar, so I’m starting lessons next month. I’m very sorry to must tell you that you have failed this driving test. Do I must change jobs or stay where I am? I can’t decide. I’ve never could cook properly, but I’m doing a cookery course next year. I‘ve always can use my parents’ car when they aren’t using it.
● 2 Ability. Circle the correct option. ▲
I can / will can come swimming this afternoon, but I must be home by 5 o’clock. 1 The snow was very deep this morning, but I could / managed to drive to work. 2 One day, computers can / will be able to translate what we say while we are speaking. 3 I could / succeeded to stand on my head when I was a child, but I can’t do it now. 4 I’m very sorry, but I couldn’t / won’t be able to come to your party tomorrow night. 5 I tried to open the bottle three times, and the third time I managed / succeeded in opening it. 6 I tried to stay awake during the film, but I was so tired that I didn’t manage / didn’t manage to it.
● 3 Perfect modal verbs. Which verb(s) is/are possible?
Circle A, B or both.
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eaten so much ice cream.’ ‘I feel sick, Dad.’ ‘Well, you A can’t have B shouldn’t have 1 Your hand has paint on it. You touched the wall which I’ve just painted. A may have B shouldn’t have 2 You me such an expensive present, but it was very kind of you. A needn’t have bought B didn’t need to buy 3 Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I cooked lunch for you. A can have B could have 4 I forgotten to lock the front door of my flat. I won’t know until I get home tonight. A may have B must have 5 I’m so sorry I lied to you. I told you the truth. A should have B must have 6 You finished your homework already! You only started working 30 minutes ago. A needn’t have B can’t have 7 We driven to the station; it’s so close, we could have walked there. A shouldn’t have B needn’t have
➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 6 • modal verbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE
● 4 Mixed structures. Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’. Use contractions where possible. don’t have to / don’t need to / needn’t
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You mustn’t pay me now; I can wait until tomorrow. Correct You needn’t come if you don’t want to. 1 They’ve better work hard if they want to pass the exam. 2 You haven’t to come to the shops with us if you don’t want to. 3 We can’t have finished all the juice. I bought a big bottle this morning. 4 You’ve better not talk to him while he’s driving. 5 You must be Barbara’s daughter. You really look like her! 6 People had better always use sun cream when it’s very hot. 7 Is your grandmother really 80? It mustn’t be true! She looks about 60. 8 I d