COULD / COULDN'T / HAD TO / DIDN'T HAVE TO | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 22 Public

Complete the sentences with the correct modal.

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Before the invention of refrigeration, people ..... keep fresh food for very long before it went bad.

couldn't

15

We ..... get to the meeting on time yesterday because the train was delayed by one hour.

couldn't

15

It was raining cats and dogs, so I ..... take an umbrella.

had to

15

Back then there was no electricity and people ..... use electricity and oil lamps.

had to

15

I ..... take tablets for a long time to treat my infection.

had to

15

I ..... stay in hospital long, only a couple of days.

didn't have to

15

When I was in hospital I ..... get out of bed on my own, so I had to ask the nurses for help.

couldn't

15

We ..... have visitors in the afternoon as long as they left before 9 p.m.

could

15

My girlfriend ..... take me to the hospital in her car because calling an ambulance was too expensive.

had to

15

Before washing machines were invented people ..... do the laundry by hand.

had to

15

It snowed all weekend, I'm glad I ..... go out!

didn't have to

15

They ..... go to the cinema last night because they ..... take care of their baby.

couldn't / had to

25

The doctor said I ..... walk until my ankle healed.

couldn't

15

The fridge was full so I ..... do the shopping.

didn't have to

15

Luckily I ..... wait long for an X-ray.

didn't have to

15

My little sister said I ..... help her with her homework because she ..... do it on her own.

didn't have to / could

25