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Level: adult elementary / pre intermediate

Grammar: Modals 2

1a Read the advice column.

Dear Randi,

I have a serious problem and I need your help. I lost my job three months ago

and my savings are almost gone. I live alone, so I (1) have to pay rent, utilitiesand food by myself. I (2) might lose my apartment and my car if I don't find work

soon. A friend of a friend has offered to lend me enough money to get by, but I

think he (3) must be a criminal because he doesn't have a regular job and I

know he has been in prison. (4) Should I borrow the money from him, even

though I don't trust him? I (5) can't go on much longer without more money. (6)

Can you help me?

Desperate in Denver

Dear Desperate,

I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. Many people are struggling right now,

so you are not alone. First of all, you (7) must not borrow money from someone

you don't trust. You (8) could end up in a much worse situation if you do. You

(9) ought to go to your local job center. They (10) should be able to help you

find a job, and they (11) can also help you get benefits to help out in the mean

time. (12) Could you find a roommate to help with your expenses? There are

many possibilities, so you (13) don't need to give up. Just hang in there and

things will improve soon.

Randi

1b Write the modals (in bold) next to their uses. There is more than one use of most

forms.

a (lack of) ability 5

b (lack of) necessity

c logical assumption / certainty

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d (asking for/giving) advice

e future possibility

f forbidden / strongly not recommended

g obligation

h request

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 Tina must / can be a very good salesperson – she's making a lot of money.

2 I think you may / should wait to buy a house until the market improves.

3 Tom's not feeling well, so he might / must not come to the party tonight.

4 You have to / ought to buy tickets in advance for the game or they won't let you in.

5 "Hi, Jean. May / Ought I come in?" "Sure, you're always welcome."

6 We don't have to / shouldn't wear uniforms to school, but jeans are not allowed.

7 "What's the weather like?" "It ought to / could rain later, but right now it looks prettynice."

8 Mariska can / may speak seven languages pretty well.

3a Modals in the past. Read.

A: Look at Meg and Ryan. They are sad. They (1) must have argued.

B: She (2)may have told him about her new job in Latin America.

A: Maybe. Or she (3) could have asked him to get married before moving to Latin

America.

B: Yeah, it’s a possibility. I think she (4) should have discussed the offer with him

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3b Write the modals in the past (in bold) next to their uses.

a. Past possibility: ____

b. Past obligation: ___

c. Past deduction: ___

4 Look at the pictures. Write sentences using the cues.

1 __________________________________________(drive carefully)

2 ___________________________________________ (talk calmly)

3 ______________________________________(wear helmet)

4 _______________________________________ (lose something)

5 _______________________________________ (be lost)

6 Look at that house. _________________________ (abandon)








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7 ____________________________ (go out on a cold night)

8 He's late.__________________________ (arrive earlier )

5 Fill in the missing tenses. Use the verbs in parentheses.

A: I’m not sure who she is, but she (1) ____ (be) Jim’s daughter because she looks just

like him.

B: Who’s the boy next to her? He (2) ______(be) her brother because he’s not in town.

I think he’s studying in Boston.

A: I don’t know. He (3) _____ (be) her fiancée or a workmate.

B: Fiancée? She (4) ___________(marry) already. Look at her hand. She’s wearing a

wedding ring.

A: But Jim (5) ____________ (invite) us to his wedding if he did get married. Why didn't

he? We’ve known him for years.

B: We (6) _______(ask) Jim first. He’s over there, talking to Susan.

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Answer Key - Modals 2

1b

A5

B13

C3

D 4,9,10

E 2,8,11

F 7

G1

H 6,12

2

1 must

2 should

3 might

4 have to

5 may

6 shouldn’t

7 could

8 can

3b

A 2,3



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B4

C1

4

1 He should have driven carefully.

2 They should talk calmly.

3 She should wear a helmet.

4 He must have lost something.

5 They must be lost.

6 This house must have been / must be abandoned.

7 She shouldn’t have gone out on a cold night.

8 He should have arrived earlier.

5

1 must be

2 can’t be

3 may/might be

4 must have (gotten) married / must be married

5 should have invited

6 should ask

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