Modal verbs. 11 класс (тренировочные упражнения)

11 class

Task 1. Choose the correct form of the verbs. must / can’t / may /right

1.  You must be / can’t be very proud of your son winning so many prizes.

2.   We thought our cousins would visit us when they were in town last week, but they didn’t even

phone. I suppose they must be / must have been too busy.

3.  The film has been such a big success I guess it must be / can’t be easy to get tickets to see it.

4.   I’m sure you could mend this if you really tried. You must be / can’t be using the right tools.

5.  I’ve just rung the garage to check whether they’ve fixed my car, but I can’t get an answer. l suppose they may have / may be having a tea-break out in the yard.

6.   I don’t know why you wanted to stay at the party. You might have enjoyed / can’t have enjoyed talking to all those boring people.

7.                 I can’t go out this morning. We’re getting а new sofa and the store may be deliverinq / must be delivering it today.

8.     You will have to check these figures again. They’re not accurate. You  might have been

concentrating / can’t have been concentrating when you added them up.

9.  You must be / must have been thirsty after canying those heavy boxes. Shall I make some tea?

Task 2. Match the two halves of these sentences. must(n’t)/need(n’t)/should(n’t)/don’t have to

1.  She should be working                                a) when she was supposed to be working.

2.  She shouldn’t stay in bed all day                   b) because she woke up early anyway.

3.  She shouldn’t have fallen asleep                    c) but she’s too tired.

4.  She mustn’t oversleep                                  d) or she’ll miss her interview.

5.  She doesn’t have to get up yet                       e) unless she is ill.

6.  She didn’t need to rest                                  f) if she’s not going to work today.

7.  She needn’t have set the alarm clock             g) because she wasn’t feeling tired.

Task 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1.      ‘What are all those people doing with those lights and cameras?’ — ‘They             

(must/make) a film.’

2.      ‘I wonder how the thief got into our apartment?’ — ‘He                                           (could/use) the fire escape or he                                       (might/climb up) that tree.’

3.                     ‘I saw Harry waving someone off in a taxi.’ — ‘That                                    would/be) his cousin from Australia.’ ‘Bill told me that he had spent $50.000 on a birthday present for his girlfriend, but he

                                     (may/joke). He                               (can’t/spend) that money.’ — ‘I

think you

4.      ‘It’s five past eleven. Ken and Cathy’s plane

(must/mishear) him.’

(should/touch) down

in the Airport right now.’ - ‘Your watch                                              (must/be) slow. It’s nearly

half past. Their plane                              already                               (will/land).

5.      ‘Bring very warm clothes. It                                                    (can/snow) when we arrive. It

                                                            (can/snow) in the mountains even in summer.’