Modal examples
Try to be realistic about what you ------ spend on food.
need to
Remember that you ............... spend all your money every week.
don´t need to
I have never managed to visit / visiting Ireland.
to visit
You ought learn a foreign language.
You ought to learn a foreign language.
You really -------- start by creating a budget.
must
should
Do you really want to share a house with them when you .............. be revising for an exam?
ought to
I always feel obliged to help / helping others
to help
When I was younger, I had to keep my room tidy.
Actually, you ........... always try to cook fresh food for yourself.
should
Make a list of all the things you ------------ pay for - rent, bills, food.
have to
I´m going to succeed to run / in running a marathon.
in running
I needn´t have done any homework last night, so I was free all night.
I didn´t need to do any homework last night, so I was free all night.
I thought I ------------ know how to do them.
didn´t need to
If you don´t get on with your housemates, they -------- be your friends.
needn´t
don`t need to
don´t have to
You are supposed to be / being working now!
to be
Don´t feel oblidged to stay any longer - you can go if you want.
Don´t feel obliged to stay any longer - you can go if you want.
I finished university last year and realised that I´d learnt a lot, mostly about what I --------------- done differently!
ought to have
should have
I was so nervous when I moved out, but I --------- worried.
needn´t have
You are required to carry / carrying a badge at all times.
to carry
You supposed to be meeting Lola at six - hurry up!
You`re supposed to be meeting Lola at six - hurry up!