MODALS IN THE PRESENT AND PAST | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 28 Public

It's about the use of modals in the present and past.

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#Modal verbs #modals in the past #modals in the present

You __________ exercise more often. (advice)

should

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John ________ get a haircut. (suggestion)

should

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What ________ I wear? (asking for suggestions)

should

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You __________ be eating healthier food. (advice)

should

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You ____________ watch so much television. (suggestion in the negative form)

shouldn't

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He ___________ drive so fast. He’ll have an accident one day. (suggestion in the neg. form)

shouldn't

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I think we ______ go home; it’s very late. (suggestion)

should

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He __________ run very fast in his youth. (ability in the past)

could

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You ________ follow the orders of your boss. (strong obligation)

must

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You _______ smoke in public places. (prohibition)

must

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I ___________ be at home by 9.30 pm. (external obligation)

have to

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________ you swim when you were four? (past ability)

Could

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How many languages _____ you speak when you were 5?

could

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I ______ ride a bike when I was six. (past inability)

couldn't

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Yasmin ______ drive a car when she was 18. (past ability)

could

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John and I ______ climb trees. (past inability)

couldn't

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