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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Modals in the past

7練習問題

1. Circle the correct modals to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    She can’t have / might have / must have left her phone at school. Or perhaps she left it on the bus.
  • 2)
    There’s no pizza left. They can’t have / could have / must have eaten it all.
  • 3)
    Juliet can’t have / may have / must have gone on holiday. She was at school yesterday!
  • 4)
    I didn’t get your email. Do you think you can’t have / could have / must have sent it to my old email address?
  • 5)
    Your smartwatch probably isn’t broken. It can’t have / could have / must have run out of charge.
  • 6)
    The school show is on YouTube. Our teacher can’t have / might have / must have uploaded it.
  • 7)
    You went 130 km in less than an hour? You can’t have / could have / must have driven very fast!
  • 8)
    Max isn’t replying to my texts. He can’t have / might have / must have taken his phone with him.

2. Complete the sentences with must have or can’t have and the verb in brackets.

  • 1)
    Jack is usually here by now. He (miss) his bus.
  • 2)
    Madison didn’t know about the party. She (get) your email.
  • 3)
    Sam (take) his phone with him; he isn’t answering my text messages.
  • 4)
    There’s no bread. We (eat) it all at breakfast.
  • 5)
    They’ve left school already. Their lessons (finish) early today.
  • 6)
    He (injure) his leg really badly. He cycled home!

3. Write the correct reply (a-f) after sentences 1-6. Use should / shouldn’t have and the past participle form of the verb in brackets.

  • 1)
    ‘My camcorder screen is damaged.’
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  • 2)
    ‘I think we’re driving in the wrong direction.’
  • ‘’
  • 3)
    ‘I’ve spent a fortune on my phone this month!’
  • ‘’
  • 4)
    ‘My email account has been hacked again.’
  • ‘’
  • 5)
    ‘Mason is really angry with me.’
  • ‘’
  • 6)
    ‘My tablet is completely dead.’
  • ‘’
  • a)
    We (bring) the satnav.
  • b)
    You (choose) a better password.
  • c)
    You (charge) it overnight.
  • d)
    You (drop) it on the pavement.
  • e)
    You (make) those comments on Twitter.
  • f)
    You (call) your friend when you were abroad.

4. Complete the dialogue with the modals below. You can use the same modal more than once.

  • can’t have may / might / could have
  • might not have must have
  • Erica What’s the matter, Jack? You look worried.
  • Jack I can’t find my phone. I 1) left it somewhere.
  • Erica Did you have it on the bus?
  • Jack Yes, I did. But I 2) left it there because I used it just after I got off. I sent you a text.
  • Erica You 3) dropped it when you were walking here from the bus stop.
  • Jack Yes, that’s possible. I was listening to my MP3 player.
  • Erica Somebody 4) found it by now and handed it in to the police.
  • Jack Or they 5) handed it in. They 6) kept in.
  • Erica Shall I phone the police station and ask?
  • Jack Yes, OK. But why don’t you call my phone number first?
  • Erica OK, I will. I can hear your phone ringing.
  • Jack Me too. I 7) dropped it in the street.
  • Erica No. You 8) put it down somewhere in the house.
  • Jack That’s a relief! But where is it?

5. Write replies for the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

  • 1)
    ‘My back is really painful.’ (might have)
  • 2)
    ‘Ellie has got a really expensive new phone.’ (must have)
  • 3)
    ‘I failed my science exam.’ (can’t have)
  • 4)
    ‘I’ve deleted all my photos by mistake.’ (should have)
  • 5)
    ‘Anna left a rude message on my Facebook page.’ (might not have)
  • 6)
    ‘I haven’t got enough money for my bus ticket.’ (shouldn’t have)
  • 7)
    ‘It took Ben two hours to get home from school.’ (must have)
  • 8)
    ‘I was hungry all morning at school.’ (can’t have)
  • 9)
    ‘Molly seemed really disappointed with her exam result.’ (might have)

6. Complete the sentences with the past modal form of must / might (not) / can’t and the verbs in brackets.

  • 1)
    She a fortune for that mobile – it’s the very latest model! (pay)
  • 2)
    I my keys at home; I remember locking the door this morning. (leave)
  • 3)
    The doctor wants me to have an X-ray because I my arm. (break)
  • 4)
    It’s possible that your wallet is in the car; you it. (lose)
  • 5)
    I that report properly. It isn’t in the right folder. (save)
  • 6)
    The test was really hard, but I think I I hope so, anyway. (pass)
  • 7)
    He my email yet because I only sent it last night. (read)
  • 8)
    My phone is completely dead. It itself off. (turn)

7. Complete the dialogues with the past modal form of should (not) and the verbs below.

  • be install leave put take write
  • 1)
    A I’ve forgotten my password.
  • B You it down somewhere.
  • 2)
    A I’ve dropped my phone in the shower.
  • B You it into the bathroom.
  • 3)
    A I’ve spilled coffee on my computer.
  • B You the cup next to the keyboard.
  • 4)
    A I think there’s some malware on my laptop.
  • B You better antivirus software.
  • 5)
    A I’ve cracked the screen of my laptop.
  • B You more careful.
  • 6)
    A I think somebody’s taken my e-reader.
  • B You it on the desk.

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