2.5.3: Modal Verb Form Errors Analysis and Structure Exercise
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Modal Verb Form Errors Analysis and Structure Exercise
Exercise 38: Make all necessary corrections in verb forms in the sentences, please.
1. He musts goes to the doctor for the cut on his head.
2. We will going to the movie tonight with our friends.
3. I can't not go with you this evening to your brother's house.
4. Children should not be play with matches.
5. We was able to fix the flat tire on our car yesterday.
6. My big brother could ate a lot of food when he were a boy.
7. Tonight we are going to play Nintendo, and then we will be watch a video movie.
8. He might not sees the spider on his shirt.
9. I could be played football when I was a young man.
10. It may raining tonight.
11. His sister must goes to school every day next week.
12. The boys and their father would worked on the farm all day when they was younger.
13. He oughts to learns to fixes his car by himself in order to save some money.
14. We had to do a lot of homework tomorrow evening.
15. The company told the employees that they would be work overtime next week.
16. The boys is going to working on their homework later this evening.
17. He have to finishes his homework before he can goes to the party with his friends.
18. He must finishes his composition before he cans goes outside to play.
19. They will be study for their exam this weekend.
20. He must always eats all the food on his plate before he can leaves the table.
21. He should has finished his homework by now.
Modal and Quasi-Modal Verbs
Can Ability to do something Present or future
To be able to I can drive a car.
(am, is, are)
My wife is able to drive a car.
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Will / Won't (Will not) Future action Future
To be going to I will help you clean your apartment.
(am, is, are)
(gonna) We are going to study tonight.
Will = Volunteer / Promise
Going to = Plans
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Used to Past situations; no longer exist; Past
(useta) used by native speakers to
introduce repeated situations
in the past
I used to live in Massachusetts.
I used to travel a lot.
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Would Repeated actions in the past Past
I used to live with my parents. I would eat my mother's food every day.
I would go fishing with my father. I would attend school every day.
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Could Ability to do something Past ability
To be able to For a single event in the past,
(was, were) use was/were able to; for repeated
past events, use could.
When I went to Victoria, I was able to visit Butchart Gardens.
When I was a boy, I could play baseball every day.
Would / Could Polite requests Present or future
Would you open the window for me?
Could you come at 3:00 instead of 4:00, please?
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Would rather ... than Preference Present or future
'd rather ... than
I'd rather eat chicken than beef.
Would rather not do She'd rather not study tonight.
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May Permission Present or future
Possibility (50/50 chance)
You may drink coffee in class. I
give you permission.
It may be sunny next week. It's possible.
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Might Possibility (50/50 chance) Present or future
We might go to a movie next Friday.
It's a possibility. Maybe we will and
maybe we won't.
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Should Obligation, desirability, Present or future
Ought to expectation
(ordda)
You should stop smoking in order to
keep your lungs in good condition. -- obligation
You should teach your children to speak
your native language. -- desirability
When you go to Disneyland, you should
have a good time. -- expectation
You ought to wash your hands before
you eat food. -- desirability
Should and Ought to have exactly the same meaning. Both are used equally. However, native speakers tend to use should in writing and ought to in speaking.
Had better Strong obligation or desirability Present or future
Had better not
(‘d better or better) You had better study for the test.
You had better not drink and drive.
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To be supposed to Obligation or plan of action Present, past, or
(am, is, are) future
(was, were) You are supposed to do your homework
every night or you will get into trouble with
the teacher.
We were supposed to eat in a restaurant
last Friday evening, but we decided not to.
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To be to be Obligation or plan of action Present, past, or
(am, is, are) to be future
You are to be in class at 9:00 a.m. daily.
To be to do
(am, is, are) to do You were to skip lines on the composition you wrote last night.
The mechanic is to repair my car tomorrow.
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Must Conclusion, probability, inference Present or future
You come from Viet Nam, so you must speak Vietnamese.
He hasn't eaten all day long, so he must be very hungry.
She's only 16 years old and she drives a Porche. Her father
must have a lot of money.
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Must Absolute obligation or necessity Present and future
Have to
(hafta) You must put gas in your car if you want to drive it.
Has to
(hasta) You have to take care of babies all the time.
He has to change the oil in his car on Saturda
My sons have to clean their rooms whenever they live at home.
Have/Has Got to Absolute obligation or necessity Present or Future
(‘ve godda or ‘ve gotta)
(s’ godda or ‘s gotta)
I have got to correct a lot of homework papers tonight.
We have got to clean the house before our guests come.
My sister has got to take medicine three times a day.
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Had to Obligation or necessity in the past Past of must and
(hadda) have to
He had to take his daughter to the hospital
last night because she had a high fever.
He had to change the flat tire on his car last night.
I had to write this handout for my students.
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Must not Negative conclusion or prohibition Present or future
(musent)
You must not drink and drive.
You must not use bad language in class.
The girl won't eat. She must not be hungry.
Children must not play with matches and knives.
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Not have to No obligation or necessity at all Present, past, or
(not hafta) future
You don't have to come to school on Saturday.
When you lived with your mother, you didn't have to cook.
You won't have to do any homework during vacation.
I didn’t have to work when I was a young boy.
I won’t have to come to college during the summer.