Test your knowledge on modal verbs for the B1+ level of English.
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They have got a huge house. They ... be rich.
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... you open the window, please?
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You ... walk on the grass in the park.
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They ... me a lift home, but they did anyway.
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Tom ... run very fast when he was twenty.
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I ... tidy my room today. My mother said so.
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... you help me with the cooking, please?
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... you get me a newspaper while you're out at the shops?
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"I've got to iron these clothes, but I'm not feeling well." "... I iron them for you?"
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She must have known what was going to happen.
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Were you a good runner?
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Could you tell him your problems?
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Were you able to get any time off last summer?
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I ... for the dog. It had come back by itself.
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"Where did you manage to find 10,000 to buy the car?" "I ... to pay for it in ten instalments of 1,000."
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"I told your assistant that he could go home." "Oh no! You ... that."
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"Did you tell Fran about it?" "Yes, but I ...! She already knew."
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To my surprise, Ann ... help us on that occasion.
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Surely you ... known what they were going to do!
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Dave didn't complete the task successfully. He ... to have done it the way I'd suggested.
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Liz couldn't have understood what they wanted.
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He ought to ask Kelly for help.
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I was supposed to call her back, but I forgot to.
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You aren't allowed to leave the building.
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In order to pass, Jack has to study harder than ever.
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I have to drink lots of water.
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We must go to Istanbul sometime.
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I must water the garden today.
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Children mustn't tell lies.
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Tom doesn't have to work.
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You shouldn't eat in the classroom.
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All visitors must report to reception.
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John ought to take some exercise.
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Mary has to stay home because ...
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"I don´t think I want to see this film." "Oh, I think you ... enjoy it".
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I´m quite happy to walk. You ... drive me home.
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... I show you the way? - Oh, thank you.
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It´s late. I think we ... better go.
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We all tried to push the van, but it ... move.
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Is there any unnecessary word in this sentence?: "I knew that I would be sorry later".
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Is there any unnecessary word in this sentence?: "Don´t do that again! You could have been hurt yourself."
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Is there any unnecessary word in this sentence?: "We´re not supposed to use this entrance".
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Is there any unnecessary word in this sentence?: "Anna was not be allowed to take photos."
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Rewrite the sentence using the word given: "We should be careful". (OUGHT)
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Rewrite using the word given: "The report must be on my desk tomorrow morning." (HAS)
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Rewrite the sentence using the word given: "It´s impossible for Martin to be jogging in this weather". (CANNOT)
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... I ask you a question, Sir?
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He is not here, so he ... be at home, I´m not sure.
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Alice ... play the piano when she was 10.
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Peter ... be at home at 8 or his parents will get angry.
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I ... phone my mother because I haven´t seen her in a week.
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We ... go to school on Saturday.
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John ... pass the exam without studying.
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Oh! Thank you for the present. You ... anything.
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My father ... spend so much money.
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They ... come if they don´t want to.
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