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Modals: Necessity, Advisability, Certainty

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  • I just added more toner (ink) to my printer. My printer ________ better now.
    isn't printing
    doesn't have to print
    must not print
    should print
  • Brady just got an A on a very difficult test. He ________ very happy.
    must be
    couldn't be
    he had better be
    doesn't have to be
  • I already finished my homework, so I __________ tonight.
    must not study
    can't study
    don't have to study
    shouldn't study
  • You __________ in class! It's against the law.
    aren't supposed to smoke
    don't have to smoke
    must not smoke
    shouldn't  smoke
  • That restaurant across the street is always crowded day and night.
    It must have good food.
    It couldn't have good food
    It ought to have good food.
    It should have good food. 
  • Three ambulances are trying to get through traffic on the freeway. There _______ an accident.
    couldn't be
    ought to be
    must be
    should be
  • The streets and sidewalks are dry this morning. It _________ last night.
    didn't have to rain
    must not have rained
    couldn't have rained
    shouldn't have rained
  • David is absent from class today because he ____ his father to the airport
    must to take
    had to take
    should take
    must have taken
  • Kristen wasn't in class yesterday. She ___________ sick.
    must have been 
    didn't have to be
    should have been
    couldn't have been
  • Joe's car had a big dent on the side. Someone ______ it.
    should have hit 
    must have hit
    had to hit 
    should hit 
  • Yesterday, Julie had a headache and felt tired. Today she is not in class.
    She must be sick.
    She should be sick.
    She doesn't have to be sick.
    She can't be sick.
  • I've gotten A's on all my tests and homework so far. I _______  an A in the class.
    could get
    should get
    mustn't have gotten
    don't have to get
  • Yesterday I was running out of gas, so I ________ to get gas on my way home. I made it home OK.
    must have stopped
    could have stopped
    should have stopped
    had to stop
  • I didn't bring a sweater, and now I am cold.
    I should have brought a sweater 
    I must have brought a sweater 
    I may have brought a sweater 
    I didn't have to bring a sweater 
  • After the accident, Joe ___ his insurance. It was important that he get it repaired right away.
    must not have called
    had to call
    didn't have to call
    couldn't have called