Ibn Rochd Secondary School Teacher: Mr. Marhraoui Abdelhaq

2005/2006

Models

Fill in the spaces with the right modal verbs. Example: I ______speak English very fluently. (key = can)

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1. / You______runfasterifyouweren'tsolazy.
2. / It'stoocold.I______closethewindow.
3. / He______befriendly,butheisusuallyunfriendly.
4. / We______watchTVsomuch.
5. / You______leavetheclassbefore1o'clock.
6. / Stopsmoking!Youreally______notsmoke.
7. / We______notclimbthosemountainswhenwewerekids.
8. / Ihavenotime.I______leavenow.Myparents are waiting for me.
9. / Youfailedinyourfinaltest.You______havestudied harder.
10. / Sami______liftthatheavytable.Heistooweak.
11. / IfIhadenoughmoney,I______travelwithmy friends but now I can't.
12. / IwishI______buyanewcarbuti do not have any money.
13. / You______behavewellinfrontofguests.Stopbeing silly.
14. / It______raininthedesertsometimes,butyoucan't depend on it.
15. / Theproject______finishintwoyearstime.
16. / I______tostudywellfortheexam.
17. / Youlooktired.You______havesomesleep.
18. / Muneera______cometotheparty,butnobodyissure.
19. / ______Iborrowyourpen?
20. / Laila______notswimwhenshewasoneyearold.

The answers are written in white below. Please change the colour to check your answers.

1.Youcould runfasterifyouweren'tsolazy.
2.It'stoocold.Iwillclosethewindow.
3.Hecan / couldbefriendly,butheisusuallyunfriendly.
4.We shouldn't / should notwatchTVsomuch.
5.You mustn't / can't leavetheclassbefore1o'clock.
6.Stopsmoking!Youreallyshould notsmoke.
7.Wecouldnotclimbthosemountainswhenwewerekids.
8.Ihavenotime.Ihave toleavenow.Myparentsarewaitingforme.
9.Youfailedinyourfinaltest.You shouldhavestudiedharder.
10.Samican't / can notliftthatheavytable.Heistooweak.
11.IfIhadenoughmoney,IcouldtravelwithmyfriendsbutnowIcan't.
12.IwishIcouldbuyanewcarbutIdonothaveanymoney.
13.Youshouldbehavewellinfrontofguests.Stopbeingsilly.
14.Itcanraininthedesertsometimes,butyoucan'tdependonit.
15.Theproject may / could finishintwoyearstime.
16.Ihavetostudywellfortheexam.
17.Youlooktired.Youshouldhavesomesleep.
18.Muneeramay / might cometotheparty,butnobodyissure
19.May / Can Iborrowyourpen?
20.LailaCould notswimwhenshewasoneyearold.
''No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.''
-- Publius Cornelius Tacitus --
55-117 AD, Roman Historian