modal verbs

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Modal verbs

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the following sentences:

1 We would rather ………… (stay) home tonight

2 Henry talks to his dog as if ………(understand) him Mr Jones would rather ………… (stay) home last night

4 If I finish the dress before Saturday, I ……… (give) it to my sister for her birthday I was used to ………… (eat) at noon when I started school

6 If I had seen the movie, I ……….(tell) you about it last night

7 I wish they ………….(stop) making so much noise so that I can concentrate He used to ……… (eat) dinner at five o’clock

9 The policeman would rather………… (work) on Saturday than on Sunday 10.Anne can’t get used to…………(study)

11.Maria would rather that we …………(study) more than we 12.We hope that you ………… (enjoy) the party last night

13.Mike wished that the editors ………(permit) him to copy some of their material 14.Joe wished that he ……… (spend) his vacation on the Gulf Coast next year

15.The photographer would rather ………(have) more light 16.When I was young, I used to ……… (swim) everyday

17.The photographer would rather that we ………(stand) closer together than we are standing

18.John would rather ………(sleep) than worked last night

19.She would rather that you ……….(arrive) last night (negative)

Exercise 2: Must/ should + have + pp

1 Henri was deported for having an expired visa He ……….(have) his visa renewed

2 Juliet was absent for the first time yesterday She ………(be) sick The photos are black The X- ray at the airport ………….(damage) them

4 Blanca got a parking ticket She ………( not park) in a reserved spot, since she had no permit

5 Carmen did very well on the exam She …………(study) very hard

6 Mike called us as soon as his wife had her baby He……….(be) very proud Jones isn’t here yet He ………….(forget) about meeting

8 Alex failed the exam He ………….(not study) enough

Exercise Circle the underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard written English.

1 Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween night At the rate the clerks were processing the applications, Harry figured that it will take

four hours for his to be reviewed

3 No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest speaker We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on

it on our test tomorrow

5 The little boy’s mother bought him a five speeds racing bicycle for his birthday

6 Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the air conditioning

7 The Andersons just had an enclosed bricks patio built after fighting off the insects for two moths

8 Danny spent such enjoyable vacation in Europe this summer that he plans to return as soon as he saves enough money

9 Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish the experiment 10 Ken had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work on his

committee

11.If Rudy would have studied German in college, he would not have found the scientific terminology so difficult to understand

12 I have to depositing this money in my checking account or else the check I just wrote will bounce

13 We wish today was sunny so that we could spend the day in the country communing with the nature

14 Paul did so well in his speech today that he should have rehearsed it many times this past week

15 Bess is used to fly after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade

16 Our Spanish professor would like us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our pronunciation

17 Sam used to living in Oklahoma, but his company had him transferred to a better position in Georgia

18 The bolder the matador’s display in the arena became, louder the audience expressed its approval of his presentation

19 Max would rather to be fishing from the boat in the lake than sitting at his desk in the office

20 Hal’s new sport car cost much more than his friend Joe

21 Sally must have called her sister last night, but she arrived home too late to call her 22 If a crisis would occur, those unfamiliar with the procedures would not know how

to handle the situation

23 Standing among so many strangers, the frightened child began to sob uncontrollable 24 The teacher tried to make the classes enjoyable experiences for the students so they

would take a greater interest in the subject

25 Whenever students asked for help or guidance, the counselor would advise them or refer them to someone who will

26.Anybody who plans to attend the meeting ought send a short note to the chairperson 27 The teacher and the administrator are having such difficult time agreeing on a contract

for the forthcoming year that the teachers may go on strike

28 Mary usually arrives at the office at nine o’clock, but because the storm, she was two hours late

29.Our new television came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components 30 It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on 31 The director felt badly about not giving Mary position that she had sought with his

company

32 Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits 33 The political candidate talked as if she has already been elected to the presidency 34 The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar for another helping 35 Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister 36 Despite his smiling face, the second-place contestant is more sadder than the winner 37 I not believe that I have ever seen as many expensive cars than were

in that shopping center

38 The members of the orchestra had to arrived an hour prior to the performance for a short rehearsal

39 We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the one that I bought 40 If Monique had not attended the conference, she never would meet her old friend Dan,

whom she had not seen in years

41 Having lived here for seven years, my friend is used to speak English with all her classmates

42 No one in our office wants to drive to work any more because of there are always traffic jam at rush hour

43.That novel is definitely a dense-packed narrative, but one which requires a vast knowledge of cultural background or an excellent encyclopedia

44 Louise is the more capable of the three girls who have tried out for the part in the play 45 They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience

46 I would rather that they not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return home today

47 Among us students are many foreigners who attend languages classes at the south campus

48 My book is different than yours because mine has a vocabulary section at the bottom of each page, and yours has one in the back

49 That product that you bought at the lower price is the more inferior to the one that we sell at a slightly higher price

50 After a carefully investigation, we soon discovered that the house was infested with termites