Past modals
I can’t believe Theo’s managed to hand his project in. He could / must have been up all night working on it.
must
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
by far far great deal half just nowhere near twice
It is thought that the effects of global warming will be ______________ greater than previously predicted.
far
What I like about Nancy is that she’s always eager ___ make friends with new people.
to
Tom kept making jokes during the meeting until the manager finally told him to stop ________ and start taking the discussion seriously.
fooling around
H.P. Granger’s original novel is far more inspiring than the fi lm adaptation.
NOTHING
The film adaptation ____________ H.P. Granger’s original novel.
is nothing like as inspiring as
My friends moved to a new apartment last week. We needn’t have helped / didn’t need to help them because they used a company to move all their furniture
didn’t need to
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
by far far great deal half just nowhere near twice
The third series of Mr Robot is ______________ as good as the first and second series. They were far better.
nowhere near
We are absolutely appalled ___ the government’s decision to cut spending.
at
At first Sam didn’t volunteer any ideas during the group discussion. He preferred to ________ and see what everyone else thought before speaking.
hang back
I’m sure they knew that they wouldn’t arrive on time.
AWARE
They_________ that they wouldn’t arrive on time.
must have been aware
Leon shouldn’t / couldn’t have been very pleased when he found out his phone had been stolen.
couldn’t
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
by far far great deal half just nowhere near twice
Calvin Harris is _____________ the most exciting DJ I’ve ever seen.
by far
The school will give your son a place, subject ___ him passing the exam.
to
When the school announced a free trip to Paris for the best students, Emma immediately ________ the opportunity and signed up first.
jumped at
None of the other musicians in the orchestra are as talented as David.
FAR
David is ____________ musician in the orchestra.
by far the most talented
Freda must / might have spoken to your mum, but you don’t know that for certain.
might
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
by far far great deal half just nowhere near twice
There are a lot more bicycles in my town nowadays. I’d say there are __________ as many as there were five years ago.
twice
I feel ashamed ____ myself for forgetting to invite Bill to my birthday party.
of
Even though Leo knew he should apologise to his sister, he just couldn’t ________ it because he was too embarrassed.
bring himself to do
It would have been a good idea to take a map with us on the walk.
OUGHT
We ______________ a map with us on the walk.
ought to have taken
The children should have been getting / should have got ready for school but they were playing their new computer game instead.
should have been getting
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
by far far great deal half just nowhere near twice
I’m afraid we have a ___________ more work to do than we thought.
great deal
If you’re really intent __ going to university, you need to study a lot harder
on
When Jake told us he had won the lottery twice in one week, we suspected he was just ________ and didn’t believe a word of it.
having us on
Marta couldn’t accept what Gina had done for a long time.
TERMS
It took Marta a long time _____________ what Gina had done.
to come to terms with