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Modal Verbs

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  • Interpreters … (may/must) translate without dictionaries
    must
  • … (May/Could) you give me the recipe for this cake?
    Could
  • … (Could/Might) you, please, pass me the mustard?
    Could
  • … (Can/May) I use me your bike for today?
    May
  • I … (maynot/can’t) watch this film. It’s too boring.
    can’t
  • Don’t wait for me tonight. I … (might/must) be late.
    might
  • You … (could/should) stop smoking. You know you … (cannot/must not) buy health.
    should – cannot
  • You … (may/must) finish the article as soon as possible.
    must
  • We’ve got a dishwasher, so you … (couldn’t/needn’t) wash-up.
    needn’t
  • Lara … (can/might) get a playstation for her birthday.
    might
  • Sorry, I’m late. I … (needed to/had to) wait for the plumber.
    had to
  • I hardly ever see Jane, she … (may/might) have moved to Africa.
    might
  • My grandfather is retired, so he … (shouldn’t/doesn’t have to) go to work.
    doesn’t have to
  • You look very pale, I think you … (need/should) stay at home.
    should
  • What time do we … (should/have to) be at the railway station?
     have to
  • The fridge is full, so we … (must not/needn’t) go shopping
    needn’t
  • Take an umbrella. It … (may/can) rain.
    may
  • You … (must not/needn’t) read in the dark.
    must not
  • He … (can’t/couldn’t) open the window as it was stuck.
    сouldn’t
  • Liz doesn’t … (ought to/have to) keep to a diet anymore
    have to
  • I … (can’t/needn’t) believe it! You … (have to/must) be joking.
    can’t – must