EXERCISES

A. Change the following sentences into the suitable forms.

1.      Tom can catch the fish in the sea (+)_____________________________________________ (-)_____________________________________________ (?Y/N)_____________________________________________ (?-How)

2.      You must not bring an application letter now (-)_____________________________________________ (+)_____________________________________________ (?Y/N)_____________________________________________ (?-What)

3.      Should they leave me alone here (?Y/N)_____________________________________________ (+)_____________________________________________ (-)_____________________________________________ (?-Why)

4.      Bill could stay in this apartment for two weeks last month (+)_____________________________________________ (-)_____________________________________________ (?Y/N)_____________________________________________ (?-How long)

5.      Would you drink some coffee at this restaurant tonight (?Y/N)_____________________________________________ (+)_____________________________________________ (-)_____________________________________________ (?-What)

B. Complete the following sentences using can/may/must/should. Sometimes you need the negatives.

1.      My father is very smart. He ________ speak five languages.2.      Look! The girl is falling into the river. We ________ rescue her now.3.      Tom gets failed in his exams. I think he ________ study harder.4.      There is nobody in the room now. They ________ go out to buy something.5.      If you don’t bring your dictionary, you ________ borrow mine now.6.      You ________ touch the wall. My father has just painted it.7.      You ________ care about her since she loves you very much.8.      John is absent from school today. He ________ be sick.9.      The bus 1 has just left. We ____wait another later.10.  Sorry, I am very busy now. I ________ help you.

C. Situational exercise 1

Give your responses or opinions to the following situations with the suitable modal auxiliaries. Use your own words to express your ideas.

1.      You want to go or study abroad. What must you do?

_______________________________________________________2.      Your father gives you a lot of money. What can you do?

_______________________________________________________3.      Your mother is sick today. What should you do?

_______________________________________________________4.      You come late and don’t see any friends in the class. Tell the possibilities about it.

_______________________________________________________5.      You’ll have the exams next week. What you must you do?

_______________________________________________________6.      Ann finds difficult to understand the lesson. What can you do?

_______________________________________________________7.      Jane looks tired. She’s been working for ten hours. What is your suggestion?

_______________________________________________________8.      Your teacher is coming late today. This never happens before. What do you think of possibilities

about him?_______________________________________________________