Modals – Obligation, Permission, Ability
Choose the best modal:
Workers ______ wear safety equipment at this job. (can / must)
must
Choose the correct form:
I enjoy _______ (to cook / cooking) for my family.
cooking
Identify the type:
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
Zero conditional (always true / facts).
Choose present perfect or simple past:
I _______ (live) in Canada since 2021.
I have lived in Canada since 2021.
Is this an opinion or a fact?
The bus is always late. It’s so annoying.
Opinion.
Choose the best modal:
You _______ park here for 15 minutes. (can / mustn’t)
can
Choose the correct form:
She wants _______ (to find / finding) a full-time job.
to find
Make a first conditional about tomorrow’s weather:
If it ______ (rain) tomorrow, I ______ (take) the bus.
If it rains tomorrow, I will take the bus.
Choose present perfect or simple past:
I _______ (finish) my homework last night.
I finished my homework last night.
Is this an opinion or a fact?
The minimum wage in Ontario is set by the provincial government.
Fact.
Fix the sentence:
I can to work evenings and weekends.
I can work evenings and weekends.
Fix the mistake:
I’m thinking to change my job.
I’m thinking of changing my job.
Correct this second conditional sentence:
If I will have more free time, I would study more.
If I had more free time, I would study more.
Complete with present perfect:
She _______ (work) at this clinic for three years.
She has worked at this clinic for three years.
Start this as a polite opinion using a phrase like I think or In my opinion:
The city needs more bike lanes.
In my opinion, the city needs more bike lanes.
Rewrite using a modal of no obligation:
It is not necessary to come to the meeting.
You don’t have to come to the meeting.
Complete the sentence with the correct form:
I decided _______ (take) the evening class because I like _______ (learn) English.
I decided to take the evening class because I like learning English.
Turn this real situation into a second conditional:
You don’t have a car now, but you want one.
If I had a car, I would visit my family more often.
Complete with past perfect:
By the time the manager arrived, the staff _______ (already / start) the meeting.
By the time the manager arrived, the staff had already started the meeting.
Rewrite as a fact statement, not an opinion:
I think the clinic opens at 8 a.m.
The clinic opens at 8 a.m.
Give one sentence with must (strong rule) and one with should (advice) about workplace safety.
Examples:
You must follow all safety instructions.
You should tell your supervisor if you see a problem.
Make one sentence with a gerund as the subject and one sentence with an infinitive as the subject.
Examples:
Working night shifts is difficult. (gerund)
To pass this course is my goal. (infinitive)
Choose the best conditional type (zero, first, or second):
If people don’t follow the law, they get into trouble.
If I pass the test, I’ll celebrate.
If I lived closer to work, I’d walk every day.
Zero conditional – If people don’t follow the law, they get into trouble.
First conditional – If I pass the test, I’ll celebrate.
Second conditional – If I lived closer to work, I’d walk every day.
Fix the tense choices:
I have moved to Canada in 2020. Before that, I was living in Brazil for five years.
Use present perfect + past perfect.
I moved to Canada in 2020. Before that, I had lived in Brazil for five years.
Combine one opinion sentence and one fact sentence about a community issue (for example: garbage in the park, bus service, or housing).
Fact: The city collects garbage from the park once a week.
Opinion: I think the city should clean the park more often.