Modal Verbs (verbos Modais) - Exercises

Complete the sentences below using a modal verb according to the idea asked: 

1.            John _________________ play the guitar very well in the past. (capacity)

2.            Mary ______________________  stop and have a drink. (opinion)

3.            They ____________________ help me. (obligation)

4.            We ______________________ finish our homework. (opinion)

5.            David ___________________________  read Japanese now. (capacity)

6.            Mary ____________________________ be wrong. (remote possibility)

7.            Paul ___________________________ drive fast when she was 20. (ability)

8.            Look at that man in white. He _______ be a doctor. (deduction)

9.            You _______________________________ enter here. (formal permission)

10.          Peter will _____________________ to drive it in the future. (capacity)

11.          Carlos __________________________ not smoke. (advice)

12.          ____________________ I help you?  (informal permission)

13.          I ________________________ go to the show tonight. (remote possibility)

14.          Ana __________________  study hard for the text. (obligation)

15.          Sally will not ___________________ to work tomorrow because she is sick. (capacity)

16.          Claudia ________________________ go to the party. (permission)

17.          She ________________________ swim very well. (capacity)

18.          Paul _________________  to study hard. (obligation)

19.          Andrew will ______________________ to play the guitar in the future(capacity)

20.          You  _________________ play the guitar very well. (capacity)

21.          She ______________________ to stop and have a drink. (opinion)

22.          They ____________________ to help me. (obligation)

23.          I ______________________ finish my homework. (opinion)

24.          You ___________________________  to read Japanese. (capacity)

25.          You ____________________________ be wrong. (remote possibility)

26.          She ___________________________ drive fast. (ability)

27.          Cathy's got a new BMW! She _____________________  be rich. (deduction)

28.          You _______________________________  enter here. (permission)

29.          I  _____________________  drive.  (permission)

30.          David __________________________ not play on the street because it’s  dangerous. (advice)

31.          ____________________ I help you?  (formal permission)

32.          I ________________________ go to the show tonight. (possibility)

33.          Cindy __________________ to study hard for the text. (obligation)

34.          Mary ___________________ to study hard. She has poor grades. (obligation)

35.          Sandra ________________________ go to the party. (permission)

36.          He ________________________ do it easily. (capacity)

37.          Mike _________________  speak Japanese when he was 15 years old. (capacity)

38.          Joseph will ______________________ to speak English fluently in the future. (capacity)

39.          Mary ________________________ speak English now. (capacity)

40.          Suzy _________________ speak English. (advice)

Respostas:

1.            John ____could______ play the guitar very well in the past. (capacity)

2.            Mary ___should___________  stop and have a drink. (opinion)

3.            They _____must_________ help me. (obligation)

4.            We ______should_________ finish our homework. (opinion)

5.            David ______can_____________  read Japanese now. (capacity)

6.            Mary ________might__________ be wrong. (remote possibility)

7.            Paul ______could___________ drive fast when she was 20. (ability)

8.            Look at that man in white. He __must_____ be a doctor. (deduction)

9.            You ____may_______ enter here. (formal permission)

10.          Peter will ___be able _____ to drive it in the future. (capacity). (neste caso não usamos can. Verbo modal não aceita nenhum auxiliar - esta sentença faz uso do auxiliar "will" - portanto devemos usar a estrutura "be able to"= ser capaz de).

11.          Carlos _____should______________ not smoke. (advice)

12.          ______Can__________ I help you?  (informal permission)

13.          I _____might______________ go to the show tonight. (remote possibility)

14.          Ana ____must_________  study hard for the text. (obligation)

15.          Sally will not _be able __ to work tomorrow because she is sick. (capacity)

16.          Claudia ____can________ go to the party. (permission)

17.          She ____can_____________ swim very well. (capacity)

18.          Paul ___have__  to study hard. (obligation). (por causo do uso da particula "to" não podemos usar MUST - neste caso usamos a opção (have to - tem que).

19.          Andrew will ___be able___________ to play the guitar in the future(capacity)

20.          You  ___can______________ play the guitar very well. (capacity)

21.          She __ought_____ to stop and have a drink. (opinion)(neste caso usamos a opção "ought" que aceita a particula "TO" e não should.)

22.          They _____have_______________ to help me. (obligation)

23.          I ______should________________ finish my homework. (opinion)

24.          You ______can_____________________  to read Japanese. (capacity)

25.          You _______might_____________________ be wrong. (remote possibility)

26.          She _______can____________________ drive fast. (ability)

27.          Cathy's got a new BMW! She ________must_____________  be rich. (deduction)

28.          You _________can______________________  enter here. (permission)

29.          I  _______can______________  drive.  (permission)

30.          David ______should____________________ not play on the street because it’s  dangerous. (advice)

31.          _____May_______________ I help you?  (formal permission)

32.          I ____may____________________ go to the show tonight. (possibility)

33.          Cindy ___has_______________ to study hard for the text. (obligation)

34.          Mary ___has________________ to study hard. She has poor grades. (obligation)

35.          Sandra _____can___________________ go to the party. (permission)

36.          He _____can___________________ do it easily. (capacity)

37.          Mike ___could______________  speak Japanese when he was 15 years old. (capacity)

38.          Joseph will __be able____________________ to speak English fluently in the future. (capacity)

39.          Mary _______can_________________ speak English now. (capacity)

40.          Suzy __should_______________ speak English. (advice)