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How much do you know about modal verbs?

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  • Complete with a modal verb: "You ______ woken me up. I had set the alarm clock".
    Needn't have, dont
  • What is NEED TO & HAVE TO used for?
    Neccesity & obligatiom
  • Complete with a modal verb: "The traffic was slow because of rush hour. I ______ left earlier".
    Should have / ought to have
  • What type of verb follows a modal?
    Infinitive
  • What is BE ABLE TO used for?
    ability & possibility
  • Complete with a modal verb: "The meeting started at nine o'clock sharp. Everyone ______ arrived on time.
    Must have
  • Complete with a modal verb: "I had some downtime last weekend, but I spent it on schoolwork. I ______ (go out)
    Could/ should/ought to have gone out
  • What is MUSTN'T used for?
    Prohibition
  • What is NEEDN'T used for?
    Lack of obligation & no necessity
  • Complete with a modal verb: "Look at this note. It's Zoe's handwriting. She _____ (write) it."
    Must have written
  • What is MIGHT used for?
    Possibility, polite request and permission
  • Are modal verbs invariable?
    Yes
  • How is a modal perfect formed?
    Modal + past participle
  • What us DON'T HAVE TO & DON'T NEED TO used for?
    Lack of obligation & no necessity
  • What is MUST used for?
    Necessity, obligation & certainty
  • Complete with a modal verb: " They think Luke stole your phone, but he wasn't at school yesterday, so it ______ (not be) him.
    Couldn't/ can't have been
  • Complete with a modal verb: "The traffic was slow because of rush hour. I ______ left earlier".
    Should have / ought to have
  • What is WOULD used for?
    Formal request & offer
  • What is a modal perfect?
    Modal used to talk about the past
  • Complete with a modal verb: "You ______ hurry. We have plenty of time."
    Don' have to / don't need to
  • What is SHOULD & OUGHT TO used for?
    Advice & suggestion
  • What is COULD used for?
    Past ability, polite request & suggestion, & possibility.
  • Complete with a modal verb: " Carl is really upset that we didn't ask him to come on the trip. We _____ ( invite) him."
    Should / ought not to have invited
  • What is SHALL used for?
    Polite question, offer & suggestion
  • What is CAN used for?
    Ability, request, permission, possibility & offer
  • Complete with a modal verb: " Kathy hasn't sent her part of the project, but she's juggling a lot of things, so she _____ (forget)
    May / might have forgotten
  • What is CAN'T used for?
    No ability, impossibility
  • What is MAY used for?
    Possibility, request & permission
  • Complete with a modal verb: "You ______ try to cram so much into one night".
    Shouldn't/ ought not to
  • Do modal verbs need an auxiliary to form questions and negatives?
    No
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