Modal Verbs
Complete the sentence with a modal verb:
Penguins __________ fly, but they swim very well.
Penguins can’t fly, but they swim very well.
Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect:
Last weekend, we __(go)__ to the beach.
Last weekend, we went to the beach.
Complete the sentence with the first or second conditional:
We (go, negative) to the beach tomorrow if it rains.
We won’t go to the beach tomorrow if it rains.
Complete the sentence about the future:
This weekend, I ___(go)__ to a football match.
This weekend, I am going to a football match.
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous:
Last Christmas, my sister (give) me a puppy!
Last Christmas, my sister gave me a puppy!
Complete the sentence with a modal verb:
To fly to the United States, you ____________ a passport.
To fly to the United States, you need a passport.
Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect:
I __(go, negative)__ to France, but I want to visit Paris one day.
I have never been / haven’t been to France, but I want to visit Paris one day.
Complete the sentence with the first or second conditional:
What (do) if you (have) magical powers?
What would you do if you had magical powers?
Complete the sentence about the future:
In the year 2075, there ___(be)___ flying cars!
In the year 2075, there will be flying cars!
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous:
“Your neighbour was murdered last night! Where were you at 9pm?”
“I (watch) television at home, with my sister.”
“Your neighbour was murdered last night! Where were you at 9pm?”
“I was watching television at home, with my sister.”
Complete the sentence with a modal verb:
I don’t love my boyfriend any more. I need some advice.
What ___________ I do?
I don’t love my boyfriend any more. I need some advice.
What should I do?
Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect:
“Where’s Alex?”
“I don’t know, I __(see, negative)__ him today.”
“Where’s Alex?”
“I don’t know, I haven’t seen him today.”
Complete the sentence with the first or second conditional:
If Liverpool FC (beat) Tottenham FC in the final, they (win) the 2019 Champions League.
If Liverpool FC beats Tottenham FC in the final, they will win the 2019 Champions League.
Complete the sentence about the future:
My mum is furious about my marks! She said ___(kill)____ me if my grades don’t improve!
My mum is furious about my marks! She said she will kill me if my grades don’t improve!
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous:
After school yesterday, I (walk) home, then I (have) a siesta.
After school yesterday, I walked home, then I had a siesta.
Complete the sentence with a modal verb:
“Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?”
“I __________ go tonight because I have homework, but I __________ be able to go tomorrow.”
“Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?”
“I can’t go tonight because I have homework, but I might be able to go tomorrow.”
Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect:
My grandfather loves Algete. He (live) here his whole life.
My grandfather loves Algete. He has lived here his whole life.
Complete the sentence with the first or second conditional:
“Where should I go on holiday: Munich or Berlin?”
“If I (be) you, I (go) to Munich.”
“Where should I go on holiday: Munich or Berlin?”
“If I were you, I would go to Munich.”
Complete the sentence about the future:
I already speak perfect English, so __(study, negative)__ for the English exam.
I already speak perfect English, so I’m not going to study for the English exam.
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous:
Sofia (see) the car accident while she (drive) to the airport.
Sofia saw the car accident while she was driving to the airport.
Complete the sentence with the best modal verbs:
“Mum, please let me go to the party on Tuesday night!”
“Ok, you _________ go, but you ____________ come home too late.”
“Mum, please let me go to the party on Tuesday night!”
“Ok, you may go, but you mustn’t come home too late.”
Complete the sentence with the past simple or present perfect:
The computer (invent) in the 1940s. Microsoft owner Bill Gates (make) $1.43 billion already this year!
The computer was invented in the 1940s. Microsoft owner Bill Gates has made $1.43 billion already this year!
Complete the sentence with the first or second conditional:
If Trump (get) approval from the US government, he (build) a wall at the Mexican border.
Obama (do, negative) that if he (be) still President.
If Trump gets approval from the US government, he will build a wall at the Mexican border.
Obama wouldn’t do that if he were still President.
Complete the sentence about the future:
Look at the sky: ____(rain)____ !
Look at the sky: it’s going to rain!
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous:
David (play) tennis, when suddenly it (start) to rain.
David was playing tennis, when suddenly it started to rain.