Modal verb exercise

Modal Verb Tutorial
Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English. Englishpage.com has created one of the most in-depth modal tutorials in print or online. Study the modal explanations and complete the associated exercises and take another step toward English fluency. If you want to use the Modal Verb Tutorial as a reference only and do not want to complete the tutorial Click Here .
The tutorial should be completed as follows:
1. Read this introduction page including the section below titled "What are Modal Verbs?"
2. Complete the exercises below. After each exercise, we have listed the modals covered. Just click on the modal link to learn more about its use.
EXERCISES
TOPICS COVERED

Modal Exercise 1
Can , Could , Have to , Must , Might and Should

Modal Exercise 2
Have to and Must

Modal Exercise 3
Might , Must and Should . Afterwards, you can repeat the exercise using Could , Have to and Ought to

Modal Exercise 4
Couldn`t and Might not

Modal Exercise 5
Have got to , Had Better , May and Shall

Modal Exercise 6
Could , Might , Should and Would

Modal Exercise 7
Modal Verbs Forms

Modal Final Test
Cumulative Modal Test

What are Modal Verbs?
Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
Examples:
He can speak Chinese.
She should be here by 9:00.
2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.
Examples:
He should not be late.
They might not come to the party.
3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.
Examples:
He will can go with us. Not Correct
She musted study very hard. Not Correct
Common Modal Verbs
Can Could May Might Must
Ought to Shall Should Will Would

For the purposes of this tutorial, we have included some expressions which are not modal verbs including had better, have to, and have got to. These expressions are closely related to modals in meaning and are often interchanged with them.
Modal Forms
Modal verbs can be used in a variety of different forms. Study the examples below.
Modal Simple I could swim at the beach.
Modal Continuous I could be swimming at the beach right now.
Modal Perfect I could have swum at the beach yesterday.
Modal Perfect Continuous I could have been swimming at the beach instead of working in the office.
Passive Modal Simple The room should be cleaned once a day.
Passive Modal Continuous The room should be being cleaned now.
Passive Modal Perfect The room should have been cleaned yesterday.
Passive Modal Perfect Continuous The room should have been being cleaned but nobody was there. (Rare form)


Modal Verbs Exercise 1
Gap-fill Exercise
can could have to must might should

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