Modal Verbs Worksheet

English grammar lesson 23: Modals: can, could, must, should, may, might · Set 110 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Modal + base form): After a modal use the base verb: she can swim (not “can swims”, not “can to swim”). Modals do not change with the subject: he can, they can. could is the past of can: When I was five, I could swim. “have to / has to” also shows a rule: she has to wear a uniform.

1. 1.They may ___ a message next Sunday. (a) to send (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
2. 2.The students can ___ a cake next month. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) to bake
3. 3.Last year, Aisha ___ eat a mango. (a) can (b) shall (c) could (d) must
4. 4.We may ___ a tree next week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) to climb
5. 5.Farhan ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) must (c) have
6. 6.She can ___ a cap next Sunday. (a) wears (b) to wear (c) wear (d) wearing
7. 7.You could ___ the bag next month. (a) to carry (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
8. 8.Zoya must ___ tea next Sunday. (a) to make (b) making (c) make (d) makes
9. 9.I could ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) to speak
10. 10.Arjun ___ watch a cartoon every day. (a) must (b) musts (c) must to
11. 11.The students could ___ vegetables next month. (a) buys (b) to buy (c) buying (d) buy
12. 12.The children ___ feed the dog every day. (a) should (b) shoulds (c) should to
13. 13.I can ___ a picture next week. (a) to draw (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
14. 14.The children may ___ a mango next Sunday. (a) to eat (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
15. 15.He ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) have (c) must
16. 16.You ___ catch the ball every day. (a) should to (b) shoulds (c) should
17. 17.When Yash was five, he ___ watch a cartoon. (a) can (b) could (c) shall (d) must
18. 18.You must ___ the ball next week. (a) catch (b) to catch (c) catches (d) catching
19. 19.We ___ go to school every day. (a) must to (b) must (c) musts
20. 20.They ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) must (c) have
21. 21.Last year, Omkar ___ jog in the park. (a) can (b) must (c) could (d) shall
22. 22.We ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) must (b) have (c) has
23. 23.Nisha ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
24. 24.My friends might ___ Hindi next month. (a) to speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
25. 25.Karan can ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) to jog (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
26. 26.We ___ feed the dog every day. (a) can to (b) cans (c) can
27. 27.Yash should ___ in the pool tomorrow. (a) swim (b) to swim (c) swims (d) swimming
28. 28.They can ___ Hindi next week. (a) speaking (b) to speak (c) speaks (d) speak
29. 29.You ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) must (c) have
30. 30.You should ___ the ball next month. (a) to catch (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
31. 31.My brother ___ run in the park every day. (a) should to (b) should (c) shoulds
32. 32.He can ___ a cake tomorrow. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) to bake
33. 33.Two years ago, Priya ___ clean the room. (a) shall (b) must (c) could (d) can
34. 34.My cousins ___ drink milk every day. (a) must (b) musts (c) must to
35. 35.They ___ tell a story every day. (a) should to (b) shoulds (c) should
36. 36.My brother ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
37. 37.My sister ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) has (c) must
38. 38.I ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
39. 39.I should ___ tea tomorrow. (a) make (b) makes (c) to make (d) making
40. 40.When Isha was five, she ___ wash the dishes. (a) must (b) can (c) could (d) shall

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