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Modal Verbs

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    Exercises to practice the modal verbs
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  • Children ____ play for hours without resting.
    can
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  • Roberto _____ stay up late when he was a teenager.
    could
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  • Elizabeth ______ (not) cook. She is just terrible at it.
    can't
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  • Luis ____ (not) swim two years ago. He is great now.
    couldn't
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  • Hey, Jack. _____ you help me with this problem?
    can
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  • Mom, _____ you give me some advice?
    could
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  • You _____ be nice with your aunt. She loves you very much.
    should
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  • Roberto _____ come to the reunion. He said he was very busy, but that he _____ try.
    might / would 
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  • We don't have more coffee Teresa, _____ we offer you some tea?
    could
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  • ______ you like something to drink?
    would
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  • Engineers _____ always wear a helmet at constructions sites. It is a rule.
    must
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  • This is a hospital. You _____ (not) smoke here.
    must not
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  • He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _____ be tired after such hard work.
    must
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  • Take an umbrella. It _____ rain later.
    may
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  • You _____ (not) leave small objects lying around . Such objects _____ be swallowed by children.
    should not / may
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  • Drivers _____ stop when the traffic lights are red.
    must
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