modal verbs
express advice:
You ___ study more
answer: should
meaning of " give up"
stop trying
He decided ___ (leave).
Answer: to leave
If it rains, we ___ (stay) home.
Answer: will stay
English ___ (speak) in many countries.
Answer: is spoken
Past obligation:
I ___ finish it yesterday.
Answer: had to
I need to find ___ the truth
out
He made me ___ (apologize).
Answer: apologize
If I were you, I ___ (study).
would study
Rewrite: Someone has stolen my phone.
Answer: My phone has been stolen.
No obligation:
You ___ come if you don’t want to.
Answer: don’t have to
They get along ___ each other.
with
She stopped ___ (smoke). (quit habit)
Answer: smoking
If I were you, I ___ (study).
Answer: would have won
The problem might ___ (solve) soon.
Answer: be solved
Past possibility: He ___ have missed the bus.
Answer: might / may / could
opposite of " TURN DOWN"
accept
I regret ___ (tell) him the truth. (past regret)
Answer: telling
If they had left earlier, they ___ (arrive) on time.
Answer: would have arrived
The report should ___ (finish) by now.
Answer: have been finished
Rewrite: It wasn’t necessary to go.
Answer: didn’t have to go
Rewrite: They solved the problem
answer: worked out
If she _ (give) up earlier, she _ (not succeed).
Answer: had given / wouldn’t have succeeded
If he ___ (not forget) the key, we wouldn’t be outside now.
Answer: hadn’t forgotten
Rewrite: They are repairing the road.
Answer: The road is being repaired.