Example: It isn't cold, is it?
| 1. | This statement is ambiguous, | a) ... | does he? |
| 2. | We have passed all the exams, | b) ... | aren't they? |
| 3. | She is writing a book, | c) ... | isn't it? |
| 4. | He doesn't know the answer, | d) ... | isn't she? |
| 5. | Nothing can stop us, | e) ... | can it? |
| 6. Ann has posted the letter, | f) ... | haven't we? | |
| 7. | They have never been to Paris, | g) ... | will they? |
| 8. | Kate doesn't like this professor, | h) ... | has she? |
| 9. | They won't tell anyone, | i) ... | have they? |
| 10. They are working hard, | j) ... | does she? |
4. Fill in the gaps with the Modal verbs: can, can’t, could, couldn't .
1. I have been chosen to represent our company in Spain because I am the only person in our firm who _______ speak Spanish.
2. I _______ do my homework last night because I was too tired.
3. Do you know how to cook? – Yes, I ______ cook very well.
4. He _____ watch TV last night because his TV set was broken.
5. Mozart _______ play the piano and compose music at the age of three.
6. Elephants ______ live until they are seventy.
7. We ________ go swimming yesterday because the water was cold.
8. This diamond ring is too expensive for me. I ________ buy it.
9. Einstein ______ speak 8 foreign languages.
11. The coffee is too hot I _______ drink it.
5. Look at the phrases given and define what abilities they denote: physical or mental? Put the verbs into two columns.
To swim, to speak a foreign language, to run fast, to jump, to play football, tothink, to listen to music, to dream, to read, to smell the flower, to feel the fabric, to whisper, to analyze, to argue, to persuade, to write poems.
| physical abilities | mental abilities |
| to swim | to speak a foreign language |
Now answer the question “What can you do?” using the phrases of Exercise 5.
6. Insert into the gaps may, might, to be allowed to/ not to be allowed to.
1. You _____ go to the cinema with your friends, but, please, don’t come home late.
2. He _____ work in the laboratory next week.
3. Until you are eighteen you ______ to marry.
4. ______ I take your dictionary for a minute?
5. You _____ leave this little matter entirely to me, Mr Brown.
6. She _____ want some more wine. You’d better ask her to find it out.
7. He _____ park here. It’s strictly prohibited.
8. When we lived in a hotel we ___not____ make any noise after nine.
9. According to the rules you ___not ____ bring guests.
11. You ____ take my dictionary. I don’t need it now.
7. Fill in the gaps using the modal verb must and the expressions given below.
close the door behind you go to medical school have a driver’s license have a library card have a passport pay an income tax
speak English outside of class every day, read newspapers stop study harder
take one pill every six hours
1. According to the law a driver must have a driver’s license.
2. If a traffic light is red, a car must_______________.
3. My doctor gave me a prescription. According to the directions on the bottle, I must ____________.
4. If you want to check a book out of the library, you must ________________.
5. Nancy has a job in Chicago. She earns 20,000$ a year. According to the law, she must __________.
6. I failed the last two tests in my biology class. According to my professor, I must
____________.
7. I want to travel abroad. According to the law, I must _____________.
8. If you want to become a doctor, you must _______________.
9. Jimmy! It’s cold outside. When you come inside, you must _______________.
10. I want to improve my English. According to my teacher, I must ____________.
8. Fill in the gaps with the modal verb must or its equivalents have to, be to.
1. We ______ wait for some minutes because we missed the train.
2. I _____ meet my sister at the station today at 7.
3. There is no ice-cream. According to the schedule it ____ be delivered at twelve.
4. I _____ leave early because I was not feeling quite well.
5. The inn was small and we ____ share the room.
6. She ______ come to work in time or I’ll fire her!
7. To know English you _____ read more books in the original.
8. The game ______ begin at 6 according to the programme.
9. You ____ study well or you will not enter the university.
10. I ____ be at the meeting. My boss ordered me to be there. He will accept no excuses.
9. Finish the sentences using should or shouldn’t.
1. Students ______ come to class every day.
2. We _______ waste our money on things we don’t need.
3. Life is short. We _________ waste it.
4. It’s raining. You _________ take your umbrella when you leave.
5. People ________ be cruel to animals.
6. Your plane leaves at 8.00. You _______ get to the airport by 7.00.
7. You _______ smoke in a crowded room because the smoke bothers other people.
8. When you go to New York, you _______ see play on Broadway.
9. You _________ walk alone on city streets after midnight. It’s dangerous.
10. When you go to San Francisco, you _______ ride on the cable cars.
10. Use mustn’t or needn’t to fill the gaps.
1. You ______ give Freddy any more sweets or he won’t eat any tea.
2. The doctor said I ______ go back to the hospital; my leg is all right.
3. You _____ make any sandwiches for me. I’m not hungry.
4. She _____ fill in a new application form, we have the other one.
5. You _____ mention this to Kate, or she’ll get upset.
6. She _____ bring a doctor’s certificate, she was only away for one day.
7. You _____ take any more aspirins, you’ve had four already.
8. Tell her she _____ open any letters marked “personal”.