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key MODALS Insert a suitable modal verb. 1 CAN / COULD you give me a hand please? 2 They CAN’T have broken the chair. They weren't in the kitchen at all. 3 SHALL I ask for another glass? No, it's not necessary. Anyway, I'm not thirsty anymore. 4 You CAN’T blame her for your mistakes. You SHOULDN’T depend on other people. 5 I really MUST change my lifestyle otherwise I'll go crazy. 6 He MUST be very tired. He's just returned from a long trip. 7 I WOULDN’T work so hard if I were you. You're going to ruin your health. 8 He's changed so much. He MUST be in love again. 9 CAN /COULD you just leave me alone, please? 10 SHALL I send for a doctor? No, she's just having a headache. It'll pass soon. 11 I CAN’T go on living with so much noise in the house. It's killing me. 12 When I was at a boarding school, I HAD TO get up early every morning. 13 I don't want to study anymore. I CAN’T go through all those exams again. 14 Look at his miserable clothes. He CAN’T be very rich. 15 The windows are steamy. It MUST be very hot in the kitchen. 16 I'm not quite sure about his age. He COULD / MAY / MIGHT be forty or fifty. 17 I CAN’T drive a tractor. I've never tried it. 18 CAN / MAY I offer you a drink? Yes, please. 19 I HAVE TO get back before midnight otherwise I'll be punished by my mother. 20 The tree has grown a lot. He MUST have been watering it for the last 3 weeks.

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MODALS Insert a suitable modal verb.1 CAN / COULD you give me a hand please?2 They CANT have broken the chair. They weren't in the kitchen at all.3 SHALL I ask for another glass? No, it's not necessary. Anyway, I'm not thirsty anymore.4 You CANT blame her for your mistakes. You Shouldnt depend on other people.5 I really must change my lifestyle otherwise I'll go crazy.6 He must be very tired. He's just returned from a long trip.7 I wouldnt work so hard if I were you. You're going to ruin your health.8 He's changed so much. He must be in love again.9 can /could you just leave me alone, please?10 shall I send for a doctor? No, she's just having a headache. It'll pass soon.11 I cant go on living with so much noise in the house. It's killing me. 12When I was at a boarding school, I had to get up early every morning. 13I don't want to study anymore. I cant go through all those exams again. 14Look at his miserable clothes. He cant be very rich.15 The windows are steamy. It must be very hot in the kitchen. 16I'm not quite sure about his age. He could / may / Might be forty or fifty. 17 I cant drive a tractor. I've never tried it.18 can / may I offer you a drink? Yes, please.19 I have to get back before midnight otherwise I'll be punished by my mother.20 The tree has grown a lot. He must have been watering it for the last 3 weeks.