Modal Verbs (Exercícios)

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UNIT 3
Modal Verbs
- Modal Verbs are used to express a modality on the sentence
like: Probability, Ability, Permission, Obligation, advice and
habits. They also can change or compliment the meaning of
the main verb. Take a look to the table below to see the most
common modal verbs.
Probability Ability Permition Obligation 
Can Can Can Must
Could Could Could 
May May
Might
Must
Advice/Sugestion Habits or Request
Should Would
Ought
Would Source: Cambridge Dictionary
Birds can fly – Ability
Can I make a question Professor? – Permission
Now you are going to pay attention to the examples below
and see with the explanation provide by the Teacher how they
work.
Can
 
Jack, I don’t know if can go out tonight: – Probability
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I could run faster when I was younger son – Ability
Could I go to house to help you? – Permission
If I had so much money at that Time, I could had help you –
Probability
Hello Mr.Wilsson May I speak to you sir? – Permission
Ana May not go to the party, because she isn’t feeling well
– Probability
It Might rain today the sky is a bit cloudy – Probability
She Might not go to the party, but she was so excited –
Probability
You’ve been working all day; you must be tired –
Probability
You must pay you bills or you will be in jail – Probability
Your dad said that you must go help him, because he can’t
do it alone – Obligation
Could
May and Might
Must
The manual said that after using the device we should turn
it off – Advice 
If you have a test tomorrow you should wake up earlier
tomorrow – Advice
This path is the wrong one we would have taken the
compass with us – Advice
You Ought to know Rio de Janeiro – Advice
We Ought to eat healthy food more times – Advice 
Should, Would and Ought 
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EXERCISES
1- Complete the texts below using the modal verbs that
would fit better in the gaps:
 A) Tomorrow I have an important test so I ____ study hard
today. My father said if I pass this test, we _______ go to the
beach on the weekend
B) It’s was very sunny this morning but in this afternoon the
sky became so cloudy I think ______ rain. If it rains today, I
don’t think I ______ go play soccer with my friends
C) Lucas I think you ______ get this job, if you get it you
probably ________ leave your parents house and live for you
own as you always wanted.
2 - Underline the best modal verb that could fit in the
examples below
A) Last Night I was playing games but I Would/Should have
studied to the test.
B) If he had focus in the Chinese course today, he probably
Could/would speak it
C) Ana left the party alone, She Might/Would have waited for
us
D) If mom comes earlier today, We Ought to/ Must be
prepared to surprise her
E) We Should/Ought to have saved money last month.