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Modals

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  • You saw someone running loudly upstairs. You think it is the cat.
    It could be the cat
    It should be the cat
    It might be the cat
    It must be the cat
  • You want to express polite possibility.
    You will try this
    You must try this
    You should try this
    You could try this
  • You want to ask a stranger for directions politely.
    Can you help me
    Could you help me
    Must you help me
    Will you help me
  • You are not allowed to enter the lab.
    You should not enter
    You might not enter
    You do not have to enter
    You must not enter
  • You want to talk about a logical guess in the past.
    He might leave early
    He must have left early
    He should leave early
    He could leave early
  • You want to talk about a 50 percent chance of rain.
    It must rain
    It should rain
    It will rain
    It may rain
  • Your friend is sick. What modal should you use to give advice?
    You could see a doctor
    You must see a doctor
    You should see a doctor
    You might see a doctor
  • You want to refuse politely.
    I am afraid I cannot
    I should not
    I must not
    I might not
  • You want to follow a rule.
    You might follow the rule
    You could follow the rule
    You must follow the rule
    You should follow the rule
  • You want to show prediction with doubt.
    It should change
    It might change
    It must change
    It will change
  • You want to make a polite request at a restaurant.
    Must I have water
    Should I have water
    Could I have water
    May I have water
  • You want to ask a teacher for permission.
    Should I leave
    May I leave
    Can I leave
    Must I leave
  • You want to make a polite invitation.
    Could you join
    Must you join
    Should you join
    Would you like to join
  • You want to show strong advice to stop.
    You might stop
    You should stop
    You could stop
    You must stop
  • You want to talk about an external rule at work.
    We might wear ID badges
    We must wear ID badges
    We have to wear ID badges
    We should wear ID badges
  • You want to offer help to carry a bag.
    Could I help you
    Shall I help you
    Must I help you
    Should I help you
  • You want to ask someone to repeat politely.
    Could you repeat that
    Repeat that
    Must you repeat
    Will you repeat
  • You want to predict the future confidently.
    It will happen
    It should happen
    It may happen
    It might happen
  • You want to make a powerful suggestion.
    You might try this method
    You must try this method
    Try this method
    You could try this method
  • You want to guess logically based on evidence.
    He might be tired
    He should be tired
    He could be tired
    He must be tired
  • You want to show past deduction from evidence.
    She must have forgotten
    She might forget
    She should forget
    She could forget
  • You want to politely ask someone to slow down.
    Could you slow down
    Will you slow down
    Must you slow down
    Can you slow down
  • You want to say something is possible but not sure.
    It could work
    It will work
    It should work
    It must work
  • You want to give strong advice for safety.
    You should wear a helmet
    You could wear a helmet
    You might wear a helmet
    You must wear a helmet
  • You want to talk about talent in the past.
    He may sing well
    He might sing well
    He can sing well
    He could sing well
  • You want to express a past regret.
    I could listen
    I will listen
    I must have listened
    I should have listened
  • You want to show no obligation about homework.
    You might finish it
    You must finish it
    You should finish it
    You do not have to finish it
  • You want to express weak possibility about a noise.
    It must be the wind
    It will be the wind
    It should be the wind
    It might be the wind
  • You see smoke in your house. Which modal expresses strong necessity?
    We might leave
    We could leave
    We must leave
    We should leave
  • You want to express lack of necessity.
    You do not have to hurry
    You must not hurry
    You should hurry
    You might hurry