Modal verbs
Name two modal verbs describing ability?
Can / Could
I have been practising dancing for years. Now I (dance) ___ really well.
I have been practising dancing for years. Now I CAN dance really well.
I really enjoy dancing. I (try) ___ going to dancing class.
I really enjoy dancing. I MIGHT/MAY/COULD/MUST try going to dancing class.
She maybe at home.
She may be at home.
Maybe she is at home.
Name three modal verbs describing possibility?
I (not) (draw) ___ very well when I was younger.
I couldn’t draw very well when I was younger.
She is one of the most popular musicians around. She (perform) ____ a lot.
She is one of the most popular musicians around. She MUST perform a lot.
It mightn't rain later.
It MIGHT NOT rain later.
Name at least two modal verbs describing the certainty?
Must / Mustn't / Couldn't
I ___ swim, but I ____ ride a bike when I was nine years old.
I could swim, but I couldn't ride a bike when I was nine years old.
I woke up this morning and saw the road was really wet. It (rain) ____ yesterday night.
I woke up this morning and saw the road was really wet. It must have rained yesterday night.
A: I think John was at home all evening yesterday.
B: Actually, I saw John at the pub last night. He couldn't be at home all evening!
A: I think John was at home all evening yesterday.
B: Actually, I saw John at the pub last night. He couldn't have been at home all evening!