Modals | Exercises with answers PDF

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Exercise 2

Choose the right answer:

1. I’m afraid I  play basketball tomorrow. (can’t / couldn’t / would not be able to)
2. You can come to the concert if you want but you  . (have to / don’t have to / mustn’t)
3. What do you want to do? – Well, we  have a barbecue, but it looks like rain. (can / could / should / would)
4. I’m so hungry I  eat ten hamburgers! (can / could / must / should)
5. The exam starts at 9.30. You  be late. (don’t have to / mustn’t)
6. Why didn’t you tell me? I  you! (could help / could have helped / was able to help / would help)
7. How did you do in the test? – Ok. It  worse! (could be / could have been / might be / would have been)
8. He  broken the window. He wasn’t even at home today. (couldn’t have / mustn’t / shouldn’t have)
9. You  tired. You’ve only just got out of bed! (don’t have to be / can’t be / mustn’t be)
10. Kevin  be very pleased with herself. He got the best grades. (has to / must / cannot)

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ANSWERS

1. can’t
2. don’t have to
3. could
4. could
5. mustn’t
6. could have helped
7. could have been
8. couldn’t have
9. can’t be
10. must

Grammar Exercise | Modals

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Exercise 3

Choose the right answer:

1.  you speak French? – Only a few words, but my Spanish is pretty good. (Can / Could)
2.  you help me move this box? (Can / Could)
3. I  read already before I was four years old. (could / should / would)
4. I  help you, but I don’t want to. (can / could / would)
5.  you open the door, please. (Can / May)
6. I  move the box. It was too heavy. (couldn’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t / wouldn’t)
7. You  not put your feet on the table. (must not / do not have to)
8. If you continue to practise so hard, you  beat me before too long! (can / could / will be able to)
9.   you swim? (Are you able to / Can)
10. You  eat so much cookies. (don’t have to / mustn’t / shouldn’t)

 

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ANSWERS

1. can
2. could
3. could
4. could
5. can
6. couldn’t
7. must not
8. will be able to
9. can
10. shouldn’t

Modals | Exercises with answers PDF

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Exercise 

Choose the right answer to express the idea indicated in brackets:

 

1 – She said that it _____ be true. (possibilité)

should
would
might
must

2 – We _____ our own luggage. (nécessité)

could have carried
must have carried
should have carried
 had to carry

3 – You _____ leave your bike here, that’s not a problem. (permission)

can
 will
 could
might

4 – I _____ answer all the questions. (capacité)

could
 was able to
 should
might

5 – You _____ talk so loudly, we can hear you ! (pas de nécessité)

don’t have to
can’t
are not to
mustn’t

6 – You _____ be late for school. (interdiction)

 could not
 must not
should not
 don’t have to

7 – Your son _____ be quite tall by now. (probabilité)

 might
 must
 would
 could

8 – You _____ be serious. (impossibilité)

 mustn’t
 can’t
 shouldn’t
 wouldn’t

9 – You _____ pay more attention to what you say. (donner un conseil)

 are to
 need to
 should
 could

10 – _____ watching my bag for a few minutes? (demande très polie)

Can you
Would you
Would you mind
Could you

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ANSWERS

1. She said that it might be true.
2. We had to carry our own luggage.
3. You can leave your bike here, that’s not a problem.
4. I was able to answer all the questions.
5. You don’t have to talk so loudly, we can hear you !
6. You must not be late for school.
7. Your son must be quite tall by now.
8. You can’t be serious.
9. You should pay more attention to what you say.
10. Would you mind watching my bag for a few minutes?

Could Should Would | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 2

Choose between could, should and would:

1. What couldshouldwould I bring?
2. I wish I couldshouldwould speak English.
3. couldshouldwould you call again later please?
4. I couldshouldwould buy a car if I had enough money.
5. You couldshouldwould tell the truth.
6. I couldshouldwould love to buy a boat one day.
7. You couldshouldwould exercise more if you want to lose weight.
8. couldshouldwould I get one more beer, please?
9. What couldshouldwould you do if you won the lottery?
10. You couldshouldwould quit smoking.

 

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ANSWERS

1. What should I bring?
2. I wish I could speak English.
3. Could you call again later please?
4. I would buy a car if I had enough money.
5. You should tell the truth.
6. I would love to buy a boat one day.
7. You should exercise more if you want to lose weight.
8. Could I get one more beer, please?
9. What would you do if you won the lottery?
10. You should quit smoking.

Could Should Would | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Choose between could, should and would:

1. I couldshouldwould swim well when I was a boy.
2. couldshouldwould you like anything else?
3. couldshouldwould you repeat that?
4. It’s late, you couldshouldwould sleep.
5. couldshouldwould you mind speaking more slowly, please?
6. You couldshouldwould obey your parents.
7. couldshouldwould you please pass that paper?
8. He couldshouldwould have arrived by now.
9. couldshouldwould you like to join us tonight?
10. She stood as close to him as she couldshouldwould.

 

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ANSWERS

1. I could swim well when I was a boy.
2. Would you like anything else?
3. Could you repeat that?
4. It’s late, you should sleep.
5. Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?
6. You should obey your parents.
7. Could you please pass that paper?
8. He should have arrived by now.
9. Would you like to join us tonight?
10. She stood as close to him as she could.

Modal verbs: Could Should Would (Exercises)

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Exercise 3

Choose between could, should and would:

1. In the summer we couldshouldwould always go camping.
2. couldshouldwould you get me some tea?
3. If you asked him he couldshouldwould do it.
4. I couldshouldwould have taken the money.
5. I wish I couldshouldwould buy that guitar.
6. I couldshouldwould love to visit Australia.
7. When couldshouldwould I return the car?
8. If I had worked harder, I couldshouldwould have passed the test.
9. I’m so hungry that I couldshouldwould eat a horse.
10. couldshouldwould I wait for you here?

 

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ANSWERS

1. In the summer we would always go camping.
2. Could you get me some tea?
3. If you asked him he would do it.
4. I should have taken the money.
5. I wish I could buy that guitar.
6. I would love to visit Australia.
7. When should I return the car?
8. If I had worked harder, I would have passed the test.
9. I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
10. Should I wait for you here?

Comparative and superlative exercise | English Grammar

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Complete the following table:

	comparative	superlative
Ex: cheap	cheaper	cheapest
blue
bright
fine
light
lovely
strange
short
heavy
simple
good

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ANSWERS

	comparative	superlative
Ex: cheap	cheaper	cheapest
blue	bluer	bluest
bright	brighter	brightest
fine	finer	finest
light	lighter	lightest
lovely	lovelier	loveliest
strange	stranger	strangest
short	shorter	shortest
heavy	heavier	heaviest
simple	simpler	simplest
good	better	best

Comparative and superlative exercise | English Grammar

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Complete the following table:

 

	comparative	superlative
Ex: angry	angrier	angriest
big
close
dry
early
great
hard
juicy
new
quick
sunny

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ANSWERS

	comparative	superlative
Ex: angry	angrier	angriest
big	bigger	biggest
close	closer	closest
dry	drier	driest
early	earlier	earliest
great	greater	greatest
hard	harder	hardest
juicy	juicier	juiciest
new	newer	newest
quick	quicker	quickest
sunny	sunnier	sunniest

Comparative and superlative adjectives exercises with answers

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Exercise 1

Choose the right answer:

1. The superlative of little is —littlerlessleastlittlest

2. The comparative of complete is —completercompletlermore completemost complete

3. The comparative of  early is —more earlyearlyerearlierearlyest

4. The comparative of ugly is —uglyerugliestmore uglyuglier

5. The comparative of important is —importantestmore importantimportantermost important

6. The superlative of shiny is —shiniestshiniershinniershinyest

7. The comparative of good is —bestgoodermore goodbetter

8. The superlative of short is —shortestmost shortmore shortshorter

9. The superlative of delicious is —delicioustestmost deliciousmore deliciousdelicest

10. The superlative of badly is —most badlyworsebadliestworst

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ANSWERS

1. least
2. more complete
3. earlier
4. uglier
5. more important
6. shiniest
7. better
8. shortest
9. most delicious
10. worst

Comparative and superlative adjectives exercises with answers

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Exercise 4

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of superlative or comparative: 

1 – English is ____ than Japanese.
the easiest
easier
easy

2 – _____ mountain in the world is Mt. Everest.
higher
high
the highest

3 – Cats are _____ than horses.
the smallest
smaller
small

4 – I am ____ child in our family.
the youngest
young
youner

5 – All the boys are bad, but kevin is the ______.
 bad
 worse
 worst

6 – There are many exciting cities, but Tokyo is the ______ city in the world.
 exciting
 more exciting
 most exciting

7 – He is _____ boy in our class.
tall
the tallest
taller

8 – My bag is very _____.
heavier
the heaviest
heavy

9 – England is ____ than Italy.
wet
wetter
the wettest

10 – What is the _____ month of the year in Japan?.
wet
wetter
the wettest

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ANSWERS

1. easier
2. the highest
3. smaller
4. the youngest
5. the worst
6. the most exciting
7. the tallest
8. heavy
9. wetter
10. wettest