2.5.12: Past Modal Exercise

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Don Bissonnette
South Seattle Community College

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Past Modal Exercise

Exercise 48: Respond to the following statements and questions, please. Make sure to use a past modal, please

1. Tell me about an obligation that you had as a young boy or girl.

2. What did I have for dinner last night?

3. My friend worked all day Saturday in his yard, from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM. How did he feel at the end of the day? What did he do before he went to bed?

4. My younger son had the opportunity to attend the University of Washington, but he decided to attend the University of Puget Sound instead. It cost me a lot more money.

5. My son drove his car when it was low on oil and ruined the engine of the car.

6. When the robber put a gun to my head and demanded that I give him all of my money, what do you think I did?

7. Why didn’t my son go to work last week?

8. My sister bought me a new shirt, but she didn’t have any money with her. How did she pay for the shirt?

9. I got a $2.00 fine from the library because I brought a book back late.

10. My friend’s back hurt her last night after she got home from work. Why did it hurt?

11. My boss ate some spoiled meat last night. What happened?

12. My son broke up with his girlfriend. How did she feel?

Exercise 49: Past Tense Modal Verb Exercise: Read the sentence and then make up a logical answer using a past tense modal verb, please.

1. The man told his mother that everyone was going to buy an expensive gift for a party, but he told his girlfriend that everyone was going to buy a cheap gift as a joke gift for the party. How did the mother feel when she gave an expensive necklace to the girlfriend but got a cheap gift from the girlfriend?

2. My younger son had the responsibility to take our dog for a walk as soon as he got home from work. What did my son do when he got home from work every day?

3. My brother-in-law on his honeymoon lost his wallet in the men’s room at the Seattle Center. It had $3000 in cash, all his credit cards, and his debit card inside the wallet. How did he feel? What did he do?

4. My friend and his wife went out to an expensive restaurant for their 35^th wedding anniversary last Saturday evening. What did they order to eat?

5. I almost got married to a girl from Switzerland, another girl from England, and another one from America. However, I finally actually got married to a girl from Brazil. Use past modal verb and tell me about one of these girls, please.

6. A friend and his wife cleaned the house gutters on three houses on Saturday afternoon. They had to carry a big ladder from house to house, climb up the ladder and move the ladder many times in order to clean out the dirt, leaves, mud and water from the gutters, and then go home in the cold wet rain, carrying the ladder and other tools. How did they feel afterwards? Did they go dancing that night? How did they feel the next day?

7. Another friend left some of his tools outside on his back deck last Saturday when he had to go to the hardware store to buy some more screws and nails. When he got home, his tools were gone. What happened? What should he have done? What could he have done?