Modal verbs

I^’d rather ___ in the field than ___ home.

• to work- to stay

• work – stay

• working – staying

• worked- stayed

He spent all that money last week. He ___ so much

• didn^’t need to spend

• shouldn^’t spend

• needn^’t have spent

• didn^’t have to spend

Sorry, I ___ stay any longer. I really must go home.

• mustn^’t

• can not

• couldn^’t

• may not

“It ___rain this evening. Why don^’t you take an umbrella?”

• had better

• could be

• must

• might

“___taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?”

Not at all.

• Can you

• Why don^’t you

• Would you mind

• Could you please

Tommy and Mary were mischievous children. They ___tricks on their teachers, which always got them into

a lot of trouble.

• could play

• used to play

• could have play

• may have played

“Since we have to be there in a hurry, we ___ take a taxi.”

• had better

• may

• have been used to

• are able to

007 didn^’t need ___ out of his room in Moscow.

• go

• to going

• going

• to go

She ought not ___ him but she did

• to tell

• to telling

• tell

• to have told

I couldn^’t ___ it even though I had wanted.

• had bought

• buy

• buying

• have bought