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MODAL VERBS - VOCABULARY
1º BACHILLERATO - Mayo 2002
Rewrite the sentences using the modal verb in brackets: 1. Mark is thinki thinking ng about about going snowboardi snowboarding. ng. (might) (might) _____________________________________ ________________________________________ ___ 2. It’s possible possible that that Jane will visit visit Switzerla Switzerland nd next next year. year. (could (could)) _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ ______ 3. I’m thin thinkin king g about about taking taking Spani Spanish sh lesson lessons. s. (may) (may) _____________________________________ __________________________________________ _____ 4. I’m sure they’l they’lll be home home by now. now. (must (must)) _____________________________________ ________________________________________ ___ 5. James James defin definite itely ly isn’t isn’t eigh eightee teen n yet! yet! (can’ (can’t) t) _____________________________________ ___________________________________________ ______ 6. It’s possible possible the the weather weather will be sunny sunny tomorrow. tomorrow. (might) (might) _____________________________________ _____________________________________________ ________
Give advice in these situations using the information in brackets 1. Helen Helen has been been work working ing all all night. night. She’s She’s very very tired tired.. (not work so hard) You ________________________________ 2. Linda Linda is is hung hungry. ry. She hasn hasn’t ’t had had lunc lunch. h. (eat something) You ______________________________ ______________________________ 3. Chris Chris often borrows borrows money money from from his friends friends.. He doesn’t doesn’t save his his own money. money. (borrow money) You ____________________________ 4. Jenny Jenny never never reads reads a book. book. She She watche watchess TV all the the time. time. (read a book from time to time) You __________________________
Use MUST/MUSTN’T or HAVE TO/DON’T HAVE TO according to the context. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
He ________ _____________ __________ ______ _ bring bring his CD player player to the the party. party. We’ve We’ve already already got one. one. I ________ ____________ _______ ___ remembe rememberr to buy buy some new shampoo shampoo tomorrow. tomorrow. (must) (must) You ______ ___________ _________ _______ ___ ride ride a motorbik motorbikee without without wearing wearing a helmet. helmet. We ________ _____________ ______ _ arrive arrive at school school before before 8:30 every every morning morning.. (have to) to) ‘I’m ‘I’m flyin flying g to Sevill Sevillee tomor tomorrow row.’ .’ ‘You ‘You _____ ________ ______ ______ ___ forget forget your your passpo passport rt this this time!’ time!’ They ______ ___________ __________ _____ meet meet us at the the airport. airport. We’re We’re going going to get get a taxi into into town. town.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. Robert Robert managed managed to make make a good ______ __________ _________ ______ _ at his job job interview. interview. (IMPRES (IMPRESS) S) 2. Dave was arrested arrested for ______ ___________ __________ _______ __ of of drugs. drugs. (POSSESS) (POSSESS) 3. Sarah didn’t didn’t do her her homework, homework, so the teacher teacher asked asked her for for an _________ ______________ _________ ____.. (EXPLAIN) 4. After two two years years of negotiation negotiations, s, the company company signed signed an an _________ _____________ _________ ______ _ which promised better working conditions. (AGREE) (AGREE) 5. Pam failed failed her exams exams because because she hadn’t hadn’t done enough enough _________ _____________ _________ ______. _. (REVISE) (REVISE) 6. The concert concert was was badly organi organised. sed. There There was a lot of of __________ _______________ _________ _____ _ about about who was playing. (CONFUSE)
Have to – Must In my country you _________________ be sixteen before you can get married. It’s the law. I ________________ send an email to Cathy tonight. I haven’t been in touch with her for ages. In Britain, everybody _________________ drive on the right-hand side of the road.
MUSTN’T – DON’T HAVE TO You _______________ bring an umbrella. It isn’t raining. (don’t have t o) Rachel _______________ forget to water the plants while her parents are on holidays. (mustn’t) We ________________ go to school tomorrow. It’s a national holiday. (don’t have to) You ________________ talk during the exam. (mustn’t) SHOULD / OUGHT TO Helen has been working all night. She’s very tired. (go to bed) You ___________________________ Tim is sunbathing. He isn’t wearing sun cream. (wear sun cream) You __________________________ Chris often borrows money from his friends. He doesn’t save his own money. (save your own money) You ____________________________ (watch so much TV) You __________________________