Modal verbs 1r batxillerat
1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He …………….. be exhausted after such a long flight.
2. The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit. But we ……………….. read
it if we don't want to.
3. Susan ………………………….. hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
4. The lamp ………………………….. be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.
5. Kate: ………………………….. hold your breath for more than a minute? Jack: No, I can't.
6. You ………………………….. be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a
penny to their name.
7. I've redone this math problem at least twenty times, but my answer is wrong according to the answer key. The
answer in the book ………………………….. be wrong!
8. You ………………………….. do the job if you didn't speak Japanese fluently.
9. You ………………………….. worry so much. It doesn't do you any good. Either you get the job, or you don't. If
you don't, just apply for another one. Eventually, you will find work.
10. You ………………………….. be kidding! That can't be true.
11. You ………………………….. leave the table once you have finished your meal and politely excused yourself.
12. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It ………………………….. a fortune.
13. ………………………….. we move into the living room? It's more comfortable in there and there's a beautiful
view of the lake.
14. I think that sign means we ……………….. enter the building. Look, there's a security guard too.
15. At first, my boss didn't want to hire Sam. But, because I had previously worked with Sam, I told my boss that
he …………………….. take another look at his resume and reconsider him for the position.
16. You ………………….. take along some cash. The restaurant may not accept credit cards.
17. The machine ………………………….. on by flipping this switch.
18. I can't stand these people - I ………………….. get out of here.
19. You ………………….. forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.
20. Do you always have to say the first thing that pops into your head. …………………….. you think once in a
while before you speak?
21. Terry and Frank said they would come over right after work, so they ………………….. be here by 6:00.
22. Yesterday, I ………………….. cram all day for my French final. I didn't get to sleep until after midnight.
23. We ……………….. no longer suffer the injustice of oppression! Freedom shall be ours!
24. Linda watched the movie in French and ……………….. understand very much of it.
25. When you have a small child in the house, you ……………….. leave small objects lying around. Such objects
……………….. be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death
26. When he was young, he ……………….. swim very well. He won medals and championships!
27. The company ……………….. go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!
28. You look very confused by the homework, Clive. ……………….. I help you?
29. I left my purse at home. Lily, ……………….. you lend me ten dollars?
30. It's wet and windy outside today. You ……………….. go out without an umbrella.
