Passive
Past tenses
Modal Verbs of Probability in the Past
Should/could
Modal mix
100

It.......(say) that this company is a great place to work.

is said

100

The ice-skater .........(do) a difficult move when he fell.

was doing

100
Name five of the ten modal verbs.
can could may might shall should will would must ought to
100
True or False: using the construction should/could + perfect infinitive means the action did happen.
False
100

I'm not sure why Jane is not at work today. She...... be ill.

might

200

The job ..... (offer) to him last week

was offered

200

She had a snack, .......(take) a shower and went to bed.

took

200
Modal verbs are followed by what type of verb?
Base form verbs
200

Jonh...........be the author of that story! He's a terrible writer!

couldn't

200

They ......... to find the restaurant although they had been given the wrong address

were able

300

The printer broke down while the copies of the document ......(print) by the boss

were being printed

300

At 8 am we......(sit) in a traffic jam, so we missed the start of the race

were sitting

300
All modal verbs can be used with the Perfect Infinitive. Describe this construction.
Modal + Have + Past Participle
300

I .......(join) my friends on their camping trip, but I'm not that fond on the great outdoors.

could have

300

........ your son's life be filled with love and hapiness

May

400

her job title ....(recently/change) to executive assistant

has recently been changed

400

......many of the spectators .......(leave) by the time the track events began?

Had....left

400
Which modal verb do we use to express desired expectations?
Should
400

"I'm really mad at myself for getting home late last night. I got very little sleep." I ...........home earlier

I should have gotten home earlier.

400

You don't....... get an international driving license for this country

have to

500

Do you think he ...... (get) the project .....(do) by the end of the month

will get/done

500

The match.......(cancel), but we were only notified later

had been cancelled

500

The family .............(leave) their home after the earthquake (very certain).

must have left

500

"Why did you buy an MP3 player and a phone?" You .........just......(buy) a phone with an MP3 player.

You could have just bought a phone with an MP3 player.

500

The flowers are beautiful. But it really wasn't necessary for you to buy them. You............ the flowers

NEEDN'T HAVE BOUGHT

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