10th A/C English Weekly Worksheet (March 16th /20th)
Instructions: read the topic’s explanation, and then make the further exercises
that will be exposed related to it. A video link will be attached to reinforce
knowledge of the above at the bottom page.
Exercises and topics will be sent every Monday and will be checked as well
in the week of our return.
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Modal verbs
Modals are different from normal verbs:
1: They don't use a ’s’ for the third person singular.
2: They make questions by inversion ('she can go' becomes 'can she go?').
3: They are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb (without 'to')
The modal verbs are:
can could
ma migh
y t
mu
st shoul
sha d
ll woul
will d
We use modals to show if we believe something is certain, possible
or impossible:
My keys must be in the car.
It might rain tomorrow.
That can't be Peter's coat. It's too small.
We also use them to do things like talk about ability, ask
permission, and make requests and offers:
I can't swim.
May I ask a question? Could I have some tea, please? Would you like
some help?
Possibility
We use may, might and could to say that something is possible, but not
certain:
They may come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.)
They might be at home. (= Maybe they are at home.)
If we don't hurry, we could be late. (= Maybe we will be late.)
We use can to make general statements about what is possible:
It can be very cold here in winter. (= It is sometimes very cold here in
winter.)
You can easily get lost in this town. (= People often get lost in this town.)
can and may/might/could
We use may have, might have or could have to make
guesses about the past:
I haven't received your letter. It may have got lost in the post.
It's ten o'clock. They might have arrived by now.
Where are they? They could have got lost.
We use could to make general statements about the past:
It could be very cold there in winter. (= It was sometimes very cold there in
winter.)
You could easily get lost in that town. (= People often got lost in that town.
Impossibility
We use can't or cannot to say that something is impossible:
That can't be true.
You cannot be serious.
We use can't have or couldn't have to say that a past
event was impossible:
They know the way here. They can't have got lost!
If Jones was at work until six, he couldn't have done the murder.
Certainty
We use must to show we are sure something is true and we
have reasons for our belief:
It's getting dark. It must be quite late.
You haven’t eaten all day. You must be hungry.
We use should to suggest something is true and we have reasons for our
suggestion:
Ask Miranda. She should know.
It's nearly six o'clock. They should arrive soon.
We use must have and should have for the past:
They hadn't eaten all day. They must have been hungry.
You look happy. You must have heard the good news.
It's nearly eleven o'clock. They should have arrived by now
Modals of Ability Exercise
Put in ‘can’ / ‘can’t’ / ‘could’ / ‘couldn’t’. If none is possible, use ‘be able to’ in the
correct tense:
1. _________________ you swim when you were 10?
2. We _________________ get to the meeting on time yesterday because the
train was delayed by one hour.
3. He _________________ arrive at the party on time, even after missing the
train, so he was very pleased.
4. He’s amazing, he _________________ speak 5 languages including Chinese.
5. I _________________ drive a car until I was 34, then I moved to the
countryside so I had to learn.
Put in ‘mustn’t’ or ‘don’t / doesn’t have to’:
1. We have a lot of work tomorrow. You _______________ be late.
2. You _______________ tell anyone what I just told you. It’s a secret.
3. The museum is free. You _______________ pay to get in.
4. Children _______________ tell lies. It’s very naughty.
5. John’s a millionaire. He _______________ go to work.
Modals of Probability 1
Put in ‘must + infinitive’ or ‘must + have + past participle’:
1. Keiko always does really well on exams. She _____________ (study) a lot.
2. That woman drives a very expensive car. She _____________ (have) a lot of
money.
3. You _____________ (practice) a lot before you gave your speech. It was
really great.
4. When Lizzie got home yesterday, there were flowers on the table. Her
husband _____________ (buy) them.
5. Where is my purse? I saw it earlier, so it _____________ (be) in this room.
Modals of Probability 2
Put in ‘can’t’ or ‘must’:
1. Why is that man looking around like that? He _____________ be lost.
2. That woman _____________ be a doctor! She looks far too young.
3. John always fails the tests, even though he’s clever. He _____________ study
enough.
4. The food is really good at that restaurant. They _____________ have a great
chef.
5. Who’s that at the door? It _____________ be Susie – she’ll still be at work.
Video Link
Modal Verbs: https://youtu.be/2oumWdjA9hM
