Modal Verbs Exercises - All

All Modals

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the following modals:

can, could, be able to, may, might, shall, should, must, have to, don’t have to, need to

– You may have to make the modals negative according to the context of the sentence.

– There may be more than one possibility.

1. He has to take his car to be serviced. The brakes are squeaking.
2. Would you please save me a seat at the dinner event.
3. If you are sick, you ________ go to work. You’ll infect everyone there.
4. Drivers _______ stop at red lights.
5. You _______ finish the proposal today. You can finish it tomorrow.
6. She ______ hear much better with her new hearing aids.
7. ______ I order us a bottle of wine?
8. Sam ______ pick his daughter up from school. She’s taking the bus home.
9. You _____________ smoke here. It’s a smoke-free building.
10. You ________ eat so many sweets. They are bad for you.
11. _________ you mind walking a little faster? We’re going to be late.
12. I’m sorry. I _______ help you. I don’t know how to do it.

Answers:

1. shouldn’t
2. must
3. don’t have to
4. can
5. shall
6. needn’t
7. mustn’t
8. shouldn’t
9. would
10. can’t