Modals
Select the best answer.
She’s wearing a lab coat. She (must / can’t / might) be a doctor.
He failed all his exams. He (must / might / can’t) be very happy about it.
I’m not sure who’s at the door. It (must / might / can’t) be the delivery guy.
She must be a doctor.
He can’t be very happy about it.
It might be the delivery guy.
“I can’t come to the party tonight,” Anna said.
Anna said that she couldn’t come to the party that night.
“What are you doing this weekend?” my cousin asked me.
My cousin asked me what I was doing that weekend.
“You shouldn’t stay up so late,” the doctor said to me. (advise)
The doctor advised me not to stay up so late.
Complete the sentences using possessive pronouns.
That book isn’t my book. It’s _______.
We brought our jackets, but they forgot _______.
She said the phone on the table was _______.
That book isn’t my book. It’s yours.
We brought our jackets, but they forgot theirs.
She said the phone on the table was hers.
1. Fill in the blanks (must, can’t, might)
Choose the correct modal to complete each sentence.
That woman looks so much like Jennifer Lopez. She ______ be her!
He ______ be at school; it’s Saturday.
I’m not sure, but she ______ know the answer.
It’s sunny and warm today. It ______ be summer already.
She must be her!
He can’t be at school; it’s Saturday.
She might know the answer.
It must be summer already.
“Don’t forget to bring your ID tomorrow,” the receptionist told us.
The receptionist told us not to forget to bring our ID the next day.
“Did you understand the instructions?” the teacher asked.
The teacher asked if I had understood the instructions.
“Can you help me with my homework?” she said to her friend. (ask)
She asked her friend to help her with her homework
Reflexive or each other.
My brother and I looked at _______ and started laughing.
We blamed _______ for arriving late, but it was really traffic.
My brother and I looked at each other and started laughing.
We blamed ourselves for arriving late, but it was really traffic.
. Complete with “must be + -ing” or “might be + -ing”
Listen! Someone ______ (play) the piano in the other room.
He got home late last night. He ______ (sleep) now.
They’re laughing a lot. They ______ (watch) a comedy.
I’m not sure, but she ______ (talk) to her boss right now.
Someone must be playing the piano.
He must be sleeping now.
They must be watching a comedy.
She might be talking to her boss.
“I saw your brother at the supermarket yesterday,” he said to me.
He said to me that he had seen my brother at the supermarket the day before.
“How long have you lived here?” he asked.
He asked how long I had lived there.
“No, I won’t join your study group,” he said. (refuse)
He refused to join my/our study group.
Complete the following sentences using reflexive pronouns.
I made this cake all by _______.
Be careful with that knife! You might cut _______.
The cat was chasing _______ around the living room.
We taught _______ how to use the new software.
I made this cake all by myself.
Be careful with that knife! You might cut yourself.
The cat was chasing itself around the living room.
We taught ourselves how to use the new software.
Find and correct the error in each sentence.
She can be very tired after running the marathon.
→ __________________________________________
They must to be at home by now.
→ __________________________________________
He mights know the answer.
→ __________________________________________
She must be very tired.
They must be at home.
He might know the answer.
“You’ll need to submit the form by next Monday,” the teacher told the students.
The teacher told the students that they would need to submit the form by the following Monday.
"Can you help me carry this box?” she asked.
She asked if I could help her carry that box.
“I'll send you the file after lunch,” he said. (promise)
He promised to send me the file after lunch.
Complete the following text with a, an, or the.
Yesterday, I had (1) ______ interesting experience while walking through (2) ______ park near my house. I saw (3) ______ owl sitting in a tree during the day, which is unusual. Owls are usually active at night!
I took (4) ______ picture of it and showed it to (5) ______ man who was walking his dog. He said he had never seen (6) ______ owl during daylight either. We talked for a while and then sat on (7) ______ bench under the tree.
It was (8) ______ peaceful moment, and I was happy to have shared it with someone.
Yesterday, I had an interesting experience while walking through the park near my house. I saw an owl sitting in a tree during the day, which is unusual. Owls are usually active at night!
I took a picture of it and showed it to a man who was walking his dog. He said he had never seen an owl during daylight either. We talked for a while and then sat on a bench under the tree.
It was a peaceful moment, and I was happy to have shared it with someone.
Look at the situations and write a sentence using a modal of possibility.
You see your friend laughing while on the phone.
It’s 2 a.m. and your neighbors are still playing music.
You hear a strange noise in the attic.
She must be talking to someone funny.
They might be having a party.
It might be a rat or something in the attic.
MAY VARY
“I am planning to send you the report tomorrow, I promise I will not forget it,” she said
she was planning to send me the report the following day, she promised she would not forget it.
“Where is your house located?” the police officer asked.
The police officer asked me where my house was located.
“Don’t forget to lock the door,” she said to me. (remind)
She reminded me to lock the door.
Read the text and complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.
Yesterday, (1)_______ friends and I visited a craft market in the city. Everyone was showing off their handmade items. Julia brought (2) ______ jewelry, and it was beautiful. I had a bracelet, and she liked it so much that I told her it was (3) ______ if she wanted it.
Emma didn’t bring anything because she forgot (4) ______ backpack at home. “Can I borrow one of (5) ______ pens?” she asked me, pointing at my bag. I smiled and said, “Of course! Just take (6) ______.”
In the end, we all shared what we had, and no one cared whose item was whose. Sharing is definitely a habit of (7) ______.
Yesterday, my friends and I visited a craft market in the city. Everyone was showing off their handmade items. Julia brought her jewelry, and it was beautiful. I had a bracelet, and she liked it so much that I told her it was yours if she wanted it.
Mark and Leo brought paintings. The blue one was his, but the colourful one was his. Emma didn’t bring anything because she forgot her backpack at home. “Can I borrow one of your pens?” she asked me, pointing at my bag. I smiled and said, “Of course! Just take mine.”
In the end, we all shared what we had, and no one cared whose item was whose. Sharing is definitely a habit of ours.