Past Modals
She passed all of her exams! She _______ really hard. (I'm sure she worked!)
She must have worked really hard.
Would you rather _____ or go by car tonight? (walk)
walk
Does Catharine mind/matter that you can't go to her wedding?
mind
It ______ ok to me. (use the verb look)
It looks ok to me.
People usually shrug their _____ to show that they don't care about something.
shoulders
There's a lot of traffic today. An accident _________. (maybe it happened)
An accident might have happened.
Adapt the sentence to use rather: I'd prefer to stay at home tonight. I'm exhausted.
I'd rather stay...
I remembered/reminded him that the meeting was at 2pm.
reminded
This cake ______ my grandmother's cake. (use the verb smell)
smells like
We often do this to our skin when we have allergies or insect bites.
scratch
I can't find the chocolate. We ______ it all. (I'm sure we didn't eat it)
We can't have eaten it all.
Answer the question: Would you rather be an only child or have brothers and sisters? Why?
Personal answer using I'd rather + verb
I was robbed/stolen when I took the train home last night.
robbed
It _____ a band from the 80's. (use the verb sound)
It sounds like...
People who have a cold or the flu need to do this to their nose constantly.
blow your nose
We didn't see Dan and Sarah at the concert. They ______ tickets, because the concert was sold out. (maybe they weren't able to get)
They might not have been able to get / They might not have gotten/bought
Adapt the sentence to use rather: I'd prefer it if we didn't go shopping today. I don't have any money.
I'd rather we didn't go shopping today.
Has she returned the jacket you borrowed/lent her?
lent
Homemade food ______ so much better that store-bought food.(use the verb taste)
tastes
Older people often have these around their eyes.
wrinkles
This tastes too spicy. You _____ so much chili. (I think you put too much)
You shouldn't have put so much chili.
I'd rather we ______ to Spain on our vacations, not Portugal.
I'd rather we went/traveled
When I ask my son what the problem is, he just denies/refuses to talk about it.
refuses
This scarf is made of cotton, but it is so soft that it ______ it's made of silk. (use the verb feel)
it feels as if
A way of showing surprise or disbelief using a part of your face.
raising your eyebrows