Correct or Incorrect?
You should always take notes in lectures.
Correct
Students (should use/should not use) a note-taking system that makes reviewing easy.
should use
Students (can/could) register for the class last week.
could (past form of can)
Put the following modal phrase in the correct order
You (required/are/take/to) the class.
are required to take
Shari (not/was/able/ save/ to) the photos on his laptop yesterday.
was not able to save
I should tried harder to improve my memory.
Incorrect
I SHOULD HAVE tried harder to improve my memory.
Lucy's history test results were disappointing. She thinks she (ought to have paid/ had better pay) more attention in lectures last semester.
ought to have paid
You (was/are) not allowed to talk in class.
are (present ability)
The student (were/was) not supposed to take their phone into the exam room.
was
Gabe could have (stay/stayed) another night in the hotel since his meeting was canceled.
stayed
The teacher supposed to give a quiz this morning, but she forgot.
Incorrect
The teacher WAS SUPPOSED TO give a quiz this morning but she forgot.
In the future, Lucy (should prepare/could have prepared) her mind before her lectures began.
should prepare
What modal phrase means the same the underlined words in this sentence?
They will (not be allowed) to use notes on the test.
not be permitted
Put the following modal phrase in the correct order.
You (need/will/write/to) an essay for this course.
will need to write
He (able/will/be /see/to) us at noon tomorrow.
will be able to see
I must not have to help him with his homework, but I wanted to be a good friend.
Incorrect
I DID NOT HAVE TO help him with his homework , but I wanted to be a good friend.
For example, she (had better not start/ could start) thinking about the topic of the lecture before she even enters the lecture hall.
could start
Which has a stronger meaning in the following sentence?
You (must/may) not use your phones in class.
must
Which is more formal?
You are (required to/supposed to) bring a pencil and paper to class.
required to
Use the could have + the _________________ to describe situations in which a person didn't have the ability to do something.
past participle
Kim has to study for her test today.
Correct
Most importantly, Lucy (gets/ had better get) advice on how to take notes before next semester, or she will have the same problem again.
had better get
Put the modal phrase in the correct order.
They (allowed/will/be/use/to) their online dictionaries in class.
will be allowed to use
He (had to/must) reschedule his exam yesterday.
had to
I could have (took/taken) the memory test last week, but I forgot about it.
taken