Modal Verbs

A: You are ill. You ...... at the balcony. It isn't warm outside. B: I'm wearing warm clothes. Don't worry.

• need not sit

• can sit

• must sit

• must not sit

A: ......... leave my phone at the desk before I enter the exam hall?

B: Unfortunately, yes. It is the rule.

• Can I

• Must I

• May I

• Could I

A: You ...... eat the strawberry. I haven't wash them.

B: Oh, really? Thanks for the information.

• could not

• should not

• must not

• cannot

I ..... tell the time when I was 8 years old. Now I can.

• could not

• would not

• cannot

• must not

A: ...... help you?

B: Yes, please. I'm looking for a leather jacket.

• Must I

• May I

• Have I

• Should I

A: Betty ...... pay her rent today.

B: I hope she has enough money.

• have to

• must

• should

• need to

Margaret ......... speak Italian and English, so she do not need to work with a translator in this project.

• may

• must

• can

• should

A: I........open this jar.

B: Let me help you. .... I use this rug to open it?

A: No problem.

• must not / Must

• may not / May

• could not / Could

• cannot / Can

A: ...... turn on the volume of the radio? This is my favourite song.

B: Sure. You ...... ask me. I'm never disturbed by music.

• May I / do not need to

• Can / should not

• Should / should never

• I want to / have to ask

A: I ...... work hard during the weekend.

B: Why?

A: I ...... finish my weekly task yesterday.

• can / must not

• must / could not

• cannot / cannot

• have to / have not