Grammar Practice Exercises [ 19 ] Upper Intermediate

19 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises

Upper Intermediate 

Modal Auxiliaries [ Verbs ] , Modals

 Certainty , Possibility , Deduction / Assumption

Can , Could /May , Might / Must /Will / Should , Ought To

Complete the sentences with can , could , may , might , will , should , ought to or  must  and an infinitive in the appropriate form .

Examples

1 . Nada’s rather late . She must have missed (miss) the train .

2 . Travelers’ cheques can /may be exchanged (be exchanged) at most banks .

3 . They’re not answering the phone so they -----------------------(be) out .

4 . Don’t phone her now . It ----------------------(be) the middle of the night in Cairo .

5 . They -----------------------(not move) house yet . I saw them in town this morning .

6 . I haven’t seen Samia this week . I think she ----------------------(visit) her parents but I’m not sure .

7 . Her exam results are coming out soon . She worked very hard so she -----------(do) well .

8 . That woman’s just fallen over . Let’s go and see her : she ----------------(be) hurt .

9 . I don’t know where she is . She --------------------------(not still play) tennis : It’s been dark for the last hour .

10 . I sent the letter two days ago so he --------------------(get) it by now , but you can never be sure .

11 . The encyclopedias ------------------------------(be found) on the second floor of the library .

12 . Nasser’s been very quiet since his wife went away . He ------------------(miss) her .

13 . I ---------------------(come) and visit you at the weekend . Anyway , I’ll give you a ring to let you know .

14 . She was with a man I didn’t recognize . It ------------------(be) her brother because he looked a bit like her .

15 . The roads are fairly quiet today so we ------------------(have) a good journey .

16 . ‘Do you think Sofia -------------------(be) at home now ?

‘No , she ------------------------ . She ----------------(have) a swim . She always does at this time in the morning .’

17 . ‘Why do you think Nadia was in such a hurry ?’

‘I don’t know . She --------------------------(run) to catch the bus .’

18 . These glasses ------------------(be) Hassan’s : they look a bit like his .

19 . It --------------------(not rain) : the ground’s  completely dry .

20 . I ---------------------(join) the sports club in the summer but I haven’t decided yet .

21 . What a terrible thing to have happened . You ---------------------(be) terrified .

22 . I told her you were coming so she ----------------(expect) you .

23 . They’ve just rung the bell so the children ----------------(be) out of the classrooms in a minute .

24 . That looks like Ahmad but it ----------------(not be) him . He went to live in another country last year .

25 . I’ve got a stomachache this morning . I ------------------------(eat) too much last night or I

-------------------------(have) some sort of virus .

Advice , Obligation , Necessity

Should , Ought To /Must , Have to / Have Got To , Need

Complete the sentences using the modals should , ought  to , must , need or the verb have to in the correct tense and form . Put the infinitive into the appropriate form

Examples

1 . We had to leave (leave) at 11 o’clock last night because the last bus went at 11.20 .

2 . I don’t think you should / ought to offer (offer) to help him . You’ve got enough work to do yourself .

3 .They --------------------------(not pay) to stay in a hotel . They can stay with us .

4 . We’ve been staying in a hotel for the last two weeks so we ----------------(not cook) our own meals .

5. You ----------------------(come round) for dinner one evening . We haven’t had a good talk for a long time .

6 . We ----------------------------(run) all the way to the station because we were late for the train .

7 . It’s your own fault that you’re so tired . You ----------------------(not go) to bed so late .

8 . Why -----------------------(be locked) in their cells all day ?

9 . Hurry up . You ----------------------(not have) a bath now . The taxi’s coming in twenty minutes .

10 . You --------------------------(not tell) him what happened . He would never forgive us .

11 . You --------------(not allow) Shereef to walk home from school every day on his own . He’s too young .

12 . I don’t like -------------------------(do) everything my boss tells me to do .

13 . You -------------------------(go) to that new French restaurant in town . It’s the best restaurant I’ve ever been to .

14 . Nasser --------------------------(not get up) early in the morning but everyone else in the house does .

15 . If I fail any one of my exams , I -----------------(take) all of them again in November .

16 . You ----------------(work) when I came into the room , not talking .

17 . I -------------------------(tell) him what you really think of him next time you see him if I were you .

18 . The wedding’s been cancelled so I -----------------(not buy) that new suit : it was a waste of money .

19 . I --------------------(take) the children to school every morning before I go to work .

20 . You --------------------(not eat) in the lecture halls : it’s against the college regulations .

21 . I’d like you to come to the meeting but you --------------(not come) if you don’t want to .

22 . This letter ---------------------(be hidden) where no-one will ever find it . Its contents ------

(remain) a secret for ever .

23 . -----------------------(you / wear) a uniform at work ?

24 . Please don’t say any more . I already know the truth so you ---------------(not lie to me).

25 . Employees -----------------------(follow) the safety regulations .