Vocabulary
Define the word: STEERING WHEEL
You use it to change direction in a car.
Excuse me, I just need to take this ______
a. Call
b. Attempt
c. Harm
CALL
In my school, I must arrive no later than 8:50 every morning. I don't like to be late.
It's CORRECT.
We use must when things are MANDATORY and have a personal interest.
A: I saw Max in town yesterday.
B: It ___________ Max, he was at his aunt's house.
- Can't have been
- Must have been
CAN'T HAVE BEEN.
We were not allowed/didn't have to leave school during the day. It was completely forbidden.
NOT ALLOWED TO.
Define the word: TRAFFIC JAM
When you cannot move because of some cars ahead of you.
Choose the correct option:
When I make/do a mistake, I learn from it.
MAKE
I needn't have done the extra homework, but I wanted to practise.
CORRECT.
We use need for optional things. Usually they don't have a consequence.
A: I've just run ten kilometres for the first time! I can't go another step.
B: You _____ totally exhausted.
- Must be
- May well be
MUST BE
We stayed after class to help clear up. We should have/didn't have to although we chose to.
DIDN'T HAVE TO
Complete with a word:
Slow down! There is a _______ soon, and if you're going too fast it will take a photo and you will get a fine.
SPEED CAMERA
Choose the correct option:
Before you make/do a comment, think what you want to say.
MAKE
You should apologised to Lara for being rude.
THE STRUCTURE IS NOT CORRECT.
You SHOULD HAVE apologised to Lara for being rude
A: I failed my exam.
B: That ______ disappointing after you worked so hard.
- Must have been
- Must be
MUST HAVE BEEN.
That is a modal verb of speculation, it happened in the past and cause a past feeling.
The other option is a deduction about the present. "after you worked" refers to a completed past action. It's over.
They couldn't/shouldn't get tickets for the concert because there weren't any left.
COULDN'T
A ______ is an alternative to having traffic lights when three or more roads meet.
ROUNDABOUT
Is this correct? If not, rewrite it.
Sometimes, you have to do a risk.
NO.
TAKE A RISK
I'm not sure who gave me this book. I suppose it can have been Jack.
INCORRECT. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT A PAST EVENT
I'm not sure who gave me this book. I suppose it might/could have been Jack.
A: Do you want to come to the cinema this weekend?
B: I ___ away, though I'm not sure yet.
-May well be
- Must be
MAY WELL BE
It is not sure. Must is for 90% of possibility.
May is for 30% possible but if we add WELL is stronger, around 70%
Correct or incorrect?
I ought to go home now.
CORRECT
The _________ in most towns is 30 miles an hour.
SPEED LIMIT
Is this sentence correct? If not, rewrite it.
The festival will make place in August next year.
NO.
TAKE PLACE
I mightn't have gone out later, I am feeling tired.
INCORRECT. THEY ARE NOT TALKING IN PAST.
I might not go out later, I am feeling tired.
True or false?
When we are 100% certain that something is or isn't true, we do not use modal verbs of speculation and deduction, we use present simple.
IT'S TRUE.
We need to buy some food. Let's go shopping.
CORRECT.