Exercises – All Modals

Exercises – All Modals

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the following modals:
can, could, be able to, may, might, shall, should, must, have to, don’t have to, need to
– You may have to make the modals negative according to the context of the sentence.
– There may be more than one possibility.

1. He has to take his car to be serviced. The brakes are squeaking.

2. Would you please save me a seat at the dinner event.

1. If you are sick, you ________ go to work. You’ll infect everyone there.

2. Drivers _______ stop at red lights.

3. You _______ finish the proposal today. You can finish it tomorrow.

4. She ______ hear much better with her new hearing aids.

5. ______ I order us a bottle of wine?

6. Sam ______ pick his daughter up from school. She’s taking the bus home.

7. You _____________ smoke here. It’s a smoke-free building.

8. You ________ eat so many sweets. They are bad for you.

9. _________ you mind walking a little faster? We’re going to be late.

10. I’m sorry. I _______ help you. I don’t know how to do it.

Answers:

1. shouldn’t

2. must

3. don’t have to

4. can

5. shall

6. needn’t

7. mustn’t

8. shouldn’t

9. would

10. can’t