Modal Verbs

 (11). Use the given modals to fill the gaps. (Each can only be used once) 

                      

(must be  / ought to / should / needn’t have/ had to /may have  / might / could be /did not need to/  will you be able to)

(i). .............................................finish reading this book in time, or shall I give you another two weeks ?

(ii). As the road ...................... blocked by demonstrators, you had better use the underground.

(iii). You .................... to sleep on the ground if there is not enough room for all of you!

(iv). They ........................... kidding , no one has ever done this before !

(v). I ...........................go to bed very early when I was a child.

(vi). You .......................have to tell him the truth about his condition, but it will not be an easy task.

(vii). All you .............................know is that there is no other way to do it properly

(viii) . Interested candidates  .......................... send their resumés and covering letters to the head of our Human Resources Department.

(ix). You  ................................... fax the invoice as he had already settled the account a week ago.

(x). Look at our front garden now, you ............................................ trimmed all these branches, it looks as if we have had a tornado now !

Answers  (Modal Verbs)

(i).Will you be able to (ii). could be (iii). may have (iv). must be (v). had to (vi). might (vii). ought to (viii). should (ix). did not need to (x). needn’t have