- She ___ speak three languages.
- cans
- can to
- is can
- can
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Answer: (D) can
modal + V1.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- He can swims.
- He can swim.
- He cans swim.
- He can to swim.
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Answer: (B) He can swim.
modal + V1.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- Are you can drive?
- Do you can drive?
- Can you drive?
- Do you can to drive?
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Answer: (C) Can you drive?
A modal forms its own question.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- I will could come tomorrow.
- I can will come tomorrow.
- I will can come tomorrow.
- I will be able to come tomorrow.
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Answer: (D) I will be able to come tomorrow.
No double modals.
- “___ I come in, sir?” (polite permission)
- May
- Will
- Shall
- Can
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Answer: (A) May
Formal permission → May.
- “___ you open the window, please?” (very polite)
- Could
- Must
- Ought
- Need
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Answer: (A) Could
Polite request → Could.
- “When I was young I ___ run for miles.”
- might
- can
- could
- may
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Answer: (C) could
Past ability → could.
- “The thief ran, but the police ___ catch him.” (succeeded on that occasion)
- may
- can
- could
- was able to
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Answer: (D) was able to
Success on one occasion → was able to.
- “It ___ rain this evening; take an umbrella.” (possible)
- must to
- shall not
- will can
- may
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Answer: (D) may
Possibility → may.
- “May God ___ you!”
- bless
- blesses
- blessed
- to bless
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Answer: (A) bless
May + V1.
- “Study hard so that you ___ pass.”
- ought
- may
- must
- shall
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Answer: (B) may
Purpose → may.
- “___ I carry your bag?” (an offer)
- Ought
- Need
- Shall
- Must
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Answer: (C) Shall
An offer → Shall I?
- “You ___ respect your elders.” (advice)
- cannot
- might
- would
- should
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Answer: (D) should
Advice → should.
- “You ___ have called me.” (but you did not)
- should
- must
- can
- will
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Answer: (A) should
should have + V3 = ought to have.
- “We ___ play cricket every evening when we were children.”
- must
- would
- will
- shall
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Answer: (B) would
Past habit → would / used to.
- “I ___ rather walk than take a taxi.”
- shall
- could
- will
- would
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Answer: (D) would
would rather.
- “You had better ___ now.”
- leave
- leaving
- left
- to leave
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Answer: (A) leave
had better + V1.
- “Students ___ not use mobile phones in the exam hall.” (forbidden)
- must
- might
- need
- would
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Answer: (A) must
Forbidden → must not.
- “I ___ wear a uniform at school.” (a rule)
- shall
- must
- have to
- may
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Answer: (C) have to
An external rule → have to.
- The past tense of “must” (obligation) is —
- must have
- would must
- musted
- had to
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Answer: (D) had to
The past of must = had to.
- “You ___ come tomorrow; it is a holiday.” (not necessary)
- needn’t
- cannot
- ought
- must not
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Answer: (A) needn’t
Not necessary → needn’t.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- You needn’t to worry.
- You needn’t worry.
- You don’t needn’t worry.
- You needn’t worrying.
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Answer: (B) You needn’t worry.
needn’t + V1.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- We oughted to go now.
- We ought go now.
- We ought to go now.
- We ought going now.
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Answer: (C) We ought to go now.
ought to.
- “How ___ you speak to me like that!”
- daring
- to dare
- dare
- dares
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Answer: (C) dare
The modal dare.
- “She ___ to walk to school when she was a child.”
- is used
- uses
- use
- used
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Answer: (D) used
used to + V1 (past habit).
- “I am used to ___ up early.”
- get
- getting
- got
- gets
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Answer: (B) getting
be used to + V-ing.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- He didn’t used to smoking.
- He didn’t used to smoke.
- He didn’t use to smoke.
- He not used to smoke.
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Answer: (C) He didn’t use to smoke.
did + use to.
- The ground is wet; it ___ have rained last night.
- ought
- would
- must
- can
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Answer: (C) must
Strong deduction → must have.
- “She ___ have left; her bag is still here.” (surely she has not)
- must
- should
- may
- can’t
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Answer: (D) can’t
can’t have = surely did not.
- “He ___ have missed the bus.” (maybe)
- might
- ought
- must not
- need
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Answer: (A) might
Possibility → might have.
- “You ___ have brought food; we had enough.” (unnecessary)
- can’t
- needn’t
- mustn’t
- oughtn’t to
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Answer: (B) needn’t
needn’t have + V3.
- “If I had known, I ___ have come.”
- shall
- may
- will
- would
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Answer: (D) would
third conditional.
- “___ you lend me your pen?” (informal request)
- Must
- Ought
- Dare
- Can
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Answer: (D) Can
An informal request.
- Which sentence expresses a prohibition?
- You needn’t go.
- You mustn’t go.
- You may go.
- You can go.
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Answer: (B) You mustn’t go.
mustn’t = forbidden.
- Which modal needs “to” after it?
- must
- can
- may
- ought
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Answer: (D) ought
ought to.
- Which of these is NOT a modal verb?
- was
- shall
- might
- ought to
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Answer: (A) was
“Was” is a primary auxiliary.
- “He ___ be at home; his car is outside.” (strong guess)
- ought to
- dare
- used to
- must
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Answer: (D) must
Strong deduction.
- “Would you like ___ tea?”
- a
- some
- many
- few
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Answer: (B) some
“Some” in offers.
- “It is high time we ___.” (modal-like)
- are leaving
- leave
- left
- will leave
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Answer: (C) left
it is time + past.
- “I cannot help ___.”
- to laugh
- laughed
- laugh
- laughing
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Answer: (D) laughing
cannot help + V-ing.
- “Cannot but” is followed by —
- to + V1
- V1
- V3
- V-ing
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Answer: (B) V1
cannot but + V1.
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