- •4 Complete these sentences with be, have or have been.
- •5 Write the eight completed sentences from Exercise 4 in appropriate spaces in this table.
- •6 Choose an ending (a-e) for each beginning (1-5) and add these forms.
- •7 Using a dictionary if necessary, complete these sentences with the adjectives and modals.
- •8 Do Editing. Correct the mistakes in the use of modals in this text.
- •9 Complete this dialogue with these forms.
- •11 Using a dictionary if necessary, complete each sentence with one pair of words, plus appropriate forms of can, could or be able to.
- •12 Complete this joke with appropriate forms of can or could.
- •13 Choose an ending (a-f) for each beginning (1-6) and add can, mayor be allowed to.
- •1 Can’t 4 Editing. Correct the mistakes in this text.
- •15 Using a dictionary if necessary, complete each sentence with an adjective and a modal.
- •16 Complete this text with appropriate forms of can or could plus these verbs.
- •1 Could 7 Correct the mistakes in these sentences using may, might, can or could.
- •18 Using a dictionary if necessary, complete the sentences with these words and appropriate forms of must or have to.
- •19 Complete these sentences with the verbs and adjectives.
- •20 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- •21 Choose an ending (a-e) for each beginning (1-5) and add appropriate forms of must or can't.
- •22 Complete this dialogue with must or couldn't plus appropriate forms of the verbs.
- •23 Add these nouns and verbs to these sentences.
- •4 Complete these sentences with be, to be, being or been and decide what type of passive each one is.
- •5 Complete this news report with these verbs in the passive.
- •6 Complete each sentence with a passive so that it has a similar meaning to the one above.
- •7 Choose one passive verb phrase for each space in these sentences (from a report on the use of dna testing by the police).
- •8 Rewrite each sentence with the verbs in the passive, where possible.
- •10 Editing. Correct the mistakes in this text.
- •13 Complete these sentences, using appropriate forms of these verbs in combination.
- •14 Rewrite these sentences with verbs in the passive, where possible.
- •15 Complete these sentences (from an article about Shakespeare) with appropriate forms of the verbs, plus by or with where necessary.
- •16 Choose an ending (a-d) for each beginning (1-4) and add these verbs.
- •17 Add appropriate forms of these verbs to the text. Then in the space below, write those expressions (if any) that are used in the text to identify the agents of these verbs.
21 Choose an ending (a-e) for each beginning (1-5) and add appropriate forms of must or can't.
Julia goes to Malta every summer. (...) a She……………..started school yet.
What she's asking for is ridiculous. (...) b If one is correct, the other……………be.
The hands on the clock weren't moving. (...) с It's crazy. She ………joking.
Their daughter was only three this year. (...) d She ………….really like it there.
Those are two contradictory statements. (...) e It ……..stopped working.
22 Complete this dialogue with must or couldn't plus appropriate forms of the verbs.
be carry do lose put take
Mum (putting on her coat): I'm going to have to go down to the shop for more bread.
Alan: Why?
Mum: I'm not sure what happened. I made some sandwiches earlier and left them on the table
when I went to answer the phone. But someone (l) them because they're gone.
Alan: Oh, it (2) Dad. I'm sure he was in the kitchen earlier.
Mum: No, he went off to his tennis match before I finished making them, so he
(3) it. Anyway, he (4) a plate of sandwiches as well as all
his tennis stuff, so I'm sure it wasn't him.
Alan(opening fridge door): Well, it wasn't me. But Mum, look! Are these your sandwiches here
on the bottom shelf of the fridge? Mum: Are they in there? Oh, my goodness. I (5) them in there when the phone
rang. Oh, dear. I really (6) my mind. Now, why did I put on my coat?
Obligation and advice: should, ought to, be supposed to, had better
23 Add these nouns and verbs to these sentences.
Cat; mirror; shoulder; had better; ought not; should be; ladder; person; umbrella; is supposed to; shouldn't should have
If you listen to the advice of a superstitious(l) , you(2) be ready to pay a lot of attention to what you're doing each day. Be careful with that (3) You'll be told that you(4)……………….open it indoors. When you're walking along the street, watch out for a(5)………………..You(6)………..……careful not to walk under one. Did you spill any salt recently? You know that yo (7)……………… immediately thrown some of it over your(8)…………………,
don't you? And remember that you(9) to be careless with а (10)……………, because if you break one, you'll have seven years of bad luck. However, if you see a black (11)………….…, that's good, because it (12)………………..be lucky.
Tests
A Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
You're 18! You're to be able to look after yourself by now.
a have b ought с should d supposed
A permit is a document which states that you to do something.
a are allowed b cannot с may d shall
He have helped us if he'd really wanted to.
a could b may с must d will
My computer be old, but it still works really well.
a can b could с may d would
5 someone please tell me where the library is?
a Can b May с Must d Should
В Identify the one underlined expression (А, В, С or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentence.
They say it can be going to rain later so you should take an umbrella or you might get wet.
А В С D
I was going to ask you if you would read over my essay before I have to hand it in, but when you
А В С read it, you ought not be too critical or negative.
D
3 His right hand may have been badly injured and he probably won't be able to type, so I thought
А В С
that I will offer to do some typing for him.
D
4 Andy was so generous. If I asked him, 'Could I borrow your car?', he would always say,
А В
'Of course, you could!', and he would immediately start looking for the keys.
С D
5 I really wish I would have a car of my own so that I could go for a drive in the country and I
А В
would be able to go when I want to and not have to wait for a bus or a train.
С D
С Combine one modal and one verb phrase to fill each space in this text.
can may not must he charged be paid be used will won’t be familiar be required
Note: Credit cards are used instead of cash, interest is charged and part payment is allowed. Charge cards are used instead of cash, but no interest is charged and full payment is required.
As a new customer of the bank, you (l) with the difference between a charge
card and a credit card. Both cards (2) instead of cash in most places to pay
for goods and services. Later, when you receive your charge card bill, the total
(3) in full every time. However, when you receive your monthly credit card
bill, you (4) to pay the total amount. If you choose to pay only part of the
bill, you (5) interest on the amount not paid.
D Complete each sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.
Students may not park here.
Students are
It's possible that his trip was cancelled at the last minute.
His trip may
She had to get up at five every morning and she didn't enjoy it.
She didn't enjoy
It was impossible for him to have committed the crime, according to the report. He__________________________________________________________________
It was a bad idea to put this shirt in the washing machine.
This shirt
E Complete this text with these words.
be able to couldn't might was able to would (x2) be willing to had to should was going to
'Hello! Mr Appleton!'
The voice was some distance behind him. He stopped raking the leaves and turned to see two women struggling up the driveway towards him. They were wearing identical white T-shirts which had MADD in large black letters across the front. He had a sudden strange thought that they
(l) be crazy people who (2) spell. But they didn't look
crazy. As they came closer, he (3) make out smaller letters under each of the
big letters, spelling out the words 'Mothers Against Drunk Driving'. 'I'm so glad we found you. I'm Nettie Albright and this is Agnes Miller.' He shook their outstretched hands. Agnes was wearing thin gloves.
'We talked to your wife this morning and she's the one who told us we (4)
(5) find you here. She said she hadn't really witnessed the accident, but you
had. We were hoping you (6) (7) testify.' She
(8)_________________________stop and take a deep breath.
'You mean the car crash?'
'Yes, exactly, the crash. We need witnesses. That awful man says it wasn't his fault. He
(9)______________________be taken out and shot! He's a menace to society. We need your help to put
him away'
It had happened one early evening in July. I (10) just
cross the street when a car came racing through the red light, narrowly missing me, but smashing into another car in the middle of the junction. The woman in that car died. When the man who hit her turned out to be very drunk, it all changed from being an accident to being a criminal case.
Active and passive
Passives with modals, infinitives and gerunds