Modals 12

It wasn't obligatory to submit my assignment today.

• I mustn't submit my assignment today.

• My assignment was required to submit by today.

• I needn't have submitted my assignment today.

• My assignment must have been submitted today. 

It's time we left for the disco.

• We should leave for the disco now.  

• We may leave for the disco now.   

• We needn't leave for the disco now.

• We must have left for the disco now.

It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.

• Your passport must be lost.

• You needn't have brought your passport.  

• There must be a mistake in your passport.

• You shouldn't have lost your passport.  

My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.

• My car keys might be in the kitchen.

• I don’t know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.  

• My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.

• My car keys should be put in the kitchen.   

Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm?

• Will I come to your house at about 7pm?

• Can I come to your house at about 7pm?  

• Could I be coming to your house at about 7pm?

• Must I come over to your house at about 7pm?  

You must never take off your helmet while you are riding a motorcycle.

   

• Helmets must be worn at all times when you are riding a motorcycle

• You needn’t wear a helmet whenever you are riding a motorcycle

• When you are riding a motorcycle, wearing a helmet is not a must.

• If you are riding a motorcycle, you needn’t wear a helmet.

Can you tell me directions for the station near here?

• Must you tell me the way to get to the station near here?

• Could you tell me what to get to the station near here?

• Could you tell me how to get to the station near here?

• Would you tell me where to get to the station near here?   

A: John passed his exam with a distinction.                    B: _______.

• He must have studied very hard  

• He was too lazy to succeed  

• He needs studying harder

• He can't have studied very hard

I often get up early in the morning.

     

• I used to getting up early in the morning.

• I used to get up early in the morning 

• I’m used to get up early in the morning.

• I’m used to getting up early in the morning    

The carpet still needs cleaning.

    

• The carpet has not been cleaned.  

• The carpet has cleaned.

• The carpet hasn’t cleaned yet.

• The carpet has been cleaned.