UNIT 4 BETWEEN US. GRAMMAR (MODALS)

Question 1

Which modal is used to express ABILITY?

She …… make friends easily

Answer 1

CAN / IS ABLE TO
She can make friends easily
She is able to make friends easily

Question 2

Which modal is used to express ADVICE?

You ……….. give it a chance.

Answer 2

SHOULD / OUGHT TO
You SHOULD give it a chance.
You OUGHT TO give it a chance.

Question 3

Which modal is used to express OBLIGATION?

They ……….. do more research on MHC to prove their theory.

Answer 3

HAVE TO / MUST
They HAVE TO do more research…
They MUST do more research…

Question 4

Which modal is used to express LACK OF OBLIGATION?

You ……… invite your acquaintances, just your close friends.

Answer 4

DON’T HAVE TO / NEEDN’T
You DON’T HAVE TO invite your acquaintances…
You NEEDN’T invite your acquaintances…

Question 5

Which modal is used to express POSSIBILITY?

They …. get married next year

Answer 5

MAY / MIGHT
They MAY get married next year
They MIGHT get married next year

Question 6

Which modal is used to express CERTAINTY THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE?
He … take after his father, because he doesn’t look like his mother

Answer 6

MUST.

He MUST take after his father, because…

Question 7

Which modal is used to express CERTAINTY THAT SOMETHING IS IMPOSSIBLE?
It … BE TRUE that they’re getting a divorce; they’re the perfect couple

Answer 7

It CAN’T BE TRUE that…

Question 8

Which modal is used to express A POLITE REQUEST?

…. you tell me about your research, please?

Answer 8

WOULD you tell me about your research, please?

COULD you tell me…

Question 9

Which modal is used to express PROHIBITION?

You …. tell anyone my secret

Answer 9

You MUSTN’T tell anyone my secret.

Question 10

Which modal is used to express PERMISSION?

… I borrow the car tonight?

Answer 10

MAY I borrow the car tonight?

Question 11

Maybe you’ll like internet dating. You … give it a chance

Answer 11

Maybe you’ll like internet dating. You SHOULD give it a chance
Maybe you’ll like internet dating. You OUGHT TO give it a chance

Question 12

That story … be true. It never happened

Answer 12

That story CAN’T be true. It never happened

Question 13

Trevor looks happy. He … have a new girlfriend

Answer 13

Trevor looks happy. He MUST have a new girlfriend.

Question 14

I already know Martin. You … introduce him to me.

Answer 14

I already know Martin. You DON’T HAVE TO introduce him to me.
I already know Martin. You NEEDN’T introduce him to me.

Question 15

When my father was younger, he ….. run faster than me.

Answer 15

When my father was younger, he COULD run faster than me.

Question 16

We’ve invited Meg, but she … come. She isn’t sure.

Answer 16

We’ve invited Meg, but she MIGHT NOT come. She isn’t sure

Question 17

… I have some of your chocolate?

Answer 17

MAY I have some of your chocolate?

Question 18

Parents … leave small children alone at home

Answer 18

Parents MUST NOT leave small children alone at home

Question 19

Gary has travelled a lot. He … speak five languages

Answer 19

Gary has travelled a lot. He CAN speak five languages

Question 20

I can’t understand Mark. I’ve never … understand him

Answer 20

I’ve never BEEN ABLE to understand him

Question 21

I can’t see you on Friday, but I … meet you on Saturday morning

Answer 21

CAN

Question 22

I used to … to sing well

Answer 22

I used to BE ABLE to sing well

Question 23

Albert Einstein travelled a lot. He … speak five languages

Answer 23

COULD

Question 24

My grandmother loved music. She … play the piano very well

Answer 24

COULD

Question 25

That restaurant ... be very good. It's always full of people

Answer 25

MUST

Question 26

That restaurant ... be very good. It's always empty

Answer 26

CAN'T

Question 27

I'm sure I gave you the key. You ... have it

Answer 27

You MUST have it

Question 28

You got here very quickly. You ... have walked very fast

Answer 28

You MUST have walked

Question 29

Once, most people ... marry only on a Sunday because it was the only day they ... work

Answer 29

COULD | DIDN'T HAVE TO

Question 30

ABILITY | Tour guides ... speak several languages

Answer 30

CAN / ARE ABLE

Question 31

REQUEST | ... I stay here two more weeks?

Answer 31

MAY

Question 32

ABILITY | Susan ... cook delicious meals

Answer 32

CAN / IS ABLE TO

Question 33

POSSIBILITY | You will ... meet my wife tonight

Answer 33

BE ABLE | can, could, may o might no se pueden usar en el futuro

Question 34

INABILITY | Alice (not) ... sing very well

Answer 34

CAN'T

Question 35

PROHIBITION | You ... take your children with you

Answer 35

MUSTN'T

Question 36

PROHIBITION | You ... use the phone after midnight.

Answer 36

CAN'T / MUSTN'T

Question 37

DISBELIEF, DEDUCTION | That ... BE Paul. He is in Ireland!

Answer 37

CAN'T | That can't be Paul. He is in Ireland!

Question 38

PAST ABILITY | She ... dance very well when she was a child

Answer 38

She COULD dance very well when she was a child

Question 39

POLITE REQUEST | ... you introduce me to your guests?

Answer 39

COULD you introduce me to your guests?

Question 40

POLITE SUGGESTION | You ... take your parents out for dinner

Answer 40

You COULD take...

Question 41

POLITE REQUEST, PERMISSION | ... I ask you a question?

Answer 41

MAY I ask you a question?

Question 42

ADVICE, OPINION | You ... accept Tim's proposal

Answer 42

You SHOULD accept... | You OUGHT TO accept...

Question 43

necessity, OBLIGATION | Peter ... help his mother

Answer 43

Peter HAS TO help his mother

Question 44

OBLIGATION, STRONG NECESSITY | She ... phone her father immediately

Answer 44

MUST

Question 45

STRONG BELIEF | Paul ... be very happy in his new house

Answer 45

MUST

Question 46

LACK OF OBLIGATION OR NECESSITY | We ... go with Megan to the concert

Answer 46

DON'T HAVE TO | NEEDN'T

Question 47

LACK OF OBLIGATION OR NECESSITY | You ... bring anything to my party

Answer 47

You NEEDN'T bring | You DON'T HAVE TO bring

Question 48

FORMAL REQUEST | ... you meet me tomorrow at my office, please

Answer 48

WOULD | si es formal, no valen ni CAN, ni COULD

Question 49

OFFER | ... you like to come to the opera with me?

Answer 49

WOULD