Practice Modal Verbs

 

Modal Verbs

25 sentences with blank spaces and modal verb options provided in brackets. These are great for grammar practice:

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1.     You ______ take an umbrella. It’s going to rain. (should / must / can)

2.     ______ I borrow your pen for a minute? (May / Must / Should)

3.     He ______ be at home now. His car is outside. (must / might / can)

4.     We ______ finish this today or the boss will be angry. (must / may / could)

5.     She ______ speak five languages. (can / may / must)

6.     You ______ smoke here. It’s a no-smoking zone. (mustn't / shouldn't / needn't)

7.     ______ you help me with this bag? (Can / Would / Should)

8.     I think you ______ see a doctor. (should / might / can)

9.     They ______ be at the office, but I’m not sure. (might / must / can’t)

10.                        You ______ be tired after that long journey. (must / could / would)

11.                        He ______ run very fast when he was younger. (could / should / must)

12.                        We ______ leave now if we want to catch the train. (should / might / can)

13.                        Students ______ bring mobile phones to the exam hall. (mustn't / may / shall)

14.                        I ______ go to the party if I finish my work. (might / must / would)

15.                        You ______ park your car here. It’s reserved. (can’t / shouldn’t / needn’t)

16.                        Drivers ______ wear seat belts at all times. (must / might / could)

17.                        She ______ play the guitar, but she doesn’t want to perform. (can / may / would)

18.                        We ______ call them later. They might be busy now. (should / must / would)

19.                        He ______ be the manager. He just joined the company. (can’t / must / shouldn’t)

20.                        You ______ be careful when crossing the road. (should / could / may)

21.                        ______ I come in? (May / Must / Should)

22.                        You ______ forget your passport. It's important. (mustn't / can't / may not)

23.                        They ______ have left already. The lights are off. (might / must / should)

24.                        She ______ read when she was just three years old. (could / must / would)

25.                        We ______ help the poor whenever we can. (should / must / might)

30 sentences with blank spaces, each followed by modal verb options in brackets. These focus on past modal verbs like must have, could have, might have, should have, would have, etc.

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1.     He ______ told me the truth. I would have helped. (should have / might have / can have)

2.     You ______ seen her at the party. She wasn’t even there! (can’t have / must have / should have)

3.     They ______ taken a taxi. Walking took too long. (could have / should have / must have)

4.     I ______ studied more for the test. (should have / would have / could have)

5.     She ______ forgotten her phone at home. (might have / must have / can have)

6.     We ______ gone to the beach, but it started raining. (could have / should have / must have)

7.     He ______ said that. He respects her a lot. (can’t have / might have / must have)

8.     You ______ called me! I was waiting for you. (should have / might have / must have)

9.     I ______ been more careful while driving. (should have / must have / would have)

10.                        They ______ missed the bus if they left that late. (must have / might have / should have)

11.                        She ______ been tired after working all day. (must have / could have / might have)

12.                        We ______ told them earlier. Now it's too late. (should have / could have / can have)

13.                        He ______ won if he had tried harder. (might have / must have / would have)

14.                        I ______ eaten more. Now I’m still hungry. (could have / would have / must have)

15.                        They ______ heard the announcement. It was loud. (must have / can’t have / might have)

16.                        You ______ said something. Silence made it worse. (should have / might have / must have)

17.                        He ______ taken your book by mistake. (might have / would have / can have)

18.                        I ______ helped you if you'd asked. (would have / should have / could have)

19.                        She ______ gone out. Her phone is still here. (can’t have / must have / should have)

20.                        We ______ left earlier to avoid the traffic. (should have / might have / would have)

21.                        He ______ passed the exam with better preparation. (could have / might have / must have)

22.                        They ______ been lost. The directions were clear. (can’t have / must have / might have)

23.                        I ______ known that she needed help. (should have / must have / could have)

24.                        You ______ bought a ticket in advance. It's sold out now. (should have / might have / must have)

25.                        She ______ heard us coming. We were very quiet. (can’t have / must have / might have)

26.                        He ______ been sleeping when we called. (might have / must have / should have)

27.                        We ______ done more to stop it. (could have / would have / might have)

28.                        They ______ told the truth from the beginning. (should have / must have / might have)

29.                        I ______ been more patient with her. (should have / must have / would have)

30.                        You ______ called me before arriving. (might have / should have / must have)