Modals
Complete with a modal verb: I've _____ speak English since I was 7 years old.
been able to
Correct the sentence: Unless it will rain this afternoon, we play golf.
Unless it rains this afternoon, we'll play golf.
Correct the sentence: How was your holiday in Spain like?
What was your holiday in Spain like? / How was you holiday in Spain?
Put it in the passive: Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare
'I work in a bank.' ⇒ He said that he ____ in a bank.
worked
Complete with a modal verb: She would like____ play the piano as well as her sister.
to be able to
Correct the sentence: When they will win the next game, they'll win the gold medal.
If they win the next game, they'll win the gold medal.
Correct the sentence: She works as a taxi driver since 2008
She's been working as a taxi driver since 2008
Put it in the passive: someone stole my bicycle
My bicycle has been stolen
'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she ____ that day.
was working
Complete with a modal verb: Last night we ____ take a taxi because we'd missed the bus.
had to
Correct the sentence: If I would speak French, I would apply for that job in Paris.
If I spoke French, I'd apply for that job in Paris.
Correct the sentence: When he got to his house he was angry because someone broke his window.
When he got to his house he was angry because someone had broken his window.
Put it in the passive: We send brochures to our customers once a year.
Our customers are sent brochures once a year.
'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.' ⇒ He told me he ___ ill for a couple of weeks.
had been
Complete with a modal verb: She ___be the manager - she looks too young!
can't
Correct the sentence: If there wasn't an accident, we didn't miss our flight
If there hadn't been an accident, we wouldn't have missed our flight
Correct the sentence: I can't come with you because I will play tennis with Joe this afternoon. We meet at the tennis club at 3:00.
I can't come with you because I'm playing tennis with Joe this afternoon. We're meeting at the tennis club at 3:00
Put it in the passive: He knew that people had built the church in 1915.
He knew that the church had been built in 1915.
'I'll lend you the money .' ⇒ He told me he ____ me the money.
would lend
Complete with a modal verb: You ____ feed the animals in the zoo - it's forbidden.
mustn't
Correct the sentence: If it didn't rain yesterday, we would play tennis.
If it hadn't rained yesterday, we would have played tennis.
Correct the sentence: What time will we meet outside the cinema?
What time shall we meet outside the cinema?
Put it in the passive: I thought that Mary had kissed John.
I thought that John had been kissed by Mary.
'I can't do it without your help.' ⇒ She said she ___ it without my help.
couldn't do