Modal Verbs Worksheet

English grammar lesson 23: Modals: can, could, must, should, may, might · Set 486 · 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.You ___ speak Hindi every day. (a) can to (b) cans (c) can
2. 2.The students could ___ on the stage next month. (a) to dance (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
3. 3.My sister ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
4. 4.I should ___ vegetables next Sunday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) to buy (d) buys
5. 5.He ___ cook rice every day. (a) cans (b) can (c) can to
6. 6.They ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
7. 7.Neel ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) must (b) has (c) have
8. 8.We ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) have (c) must
9. 9.You can ___ a letter next week. (a) to write (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
10. 10.He might ___ the match next Sunday. (a) win (b) to win (c) winning (d) wins
11. 11.We can ___ for the team tomorrow. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) to clap
12. 12.Ananya can ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) to climb
13. 13.They must ___ the bag next Sunday. (a) to carry (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
14. 14.We may ___ a letter tomorrow. (a) to write (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
15. 15.She ___ carry the bag every day. (a) must (b) must to (c) musts
16. 16.You should ___ a message next week. (a) to send (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
17. 17.When Arjun was five, he ___ tell a story. (a) can (b) must (c) could (d) shall
18. 18.You might ___ a kite next month. (a) flies (b) to fly (c) fly (d) flying
19. 19.When Kunal was five, he ___ clap for the team. (a) must (b) shall (c) can (d) could
20. 20.He ___ bring lunch every day. (a) cans (b) can (c) can to
21. 21.When Farhan was five, he ___ take the train. (a) must (b) can (c) shall (d) could
22. 22.Tara ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) must (c) have
23. 23.She should ___ a cartoon next week. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
24. 24.Two years ago, Dev ___ tell a story. (a) can (b) shall (c) must (d) could
25. 25.Myra might ___ cricket next week. (a) plays (b) to play (c) playing (d) play
26. 26.You ___ tell a story every day. (a) cans (b) can (c) can to
27. 27.You ___ play cricket every day. (a) must to (b) musts (c) must
28. 28.You might ___ on the stage next Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) to dance (d) dances
29. 29.Last year, Kabir ___ tell a story. (a) shall (b) could (c) can (d) must
30. 30.We must ___ a sandcastle next week. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) to build
31. 31.You ___ fly a kite every day. (a) cans (b) can to (c) can
32. 32.Dev ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) have (c) must
33. 33.When Aarav was five, he ___ tell a story. (a) shall (b) must (c) could (d) can
34. 34.Two years ago, Yash ___ clap for the team. (a) shall (b) must (c) could (d) can
35. 35.They ___ clean the room every day. (a) should to (b) shoulds (c) should
36. 36.I could ___ cricket next month. (a) play (b) plays (c) to play (d) playing
37. 37.He should ___ the dog tomorrow. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) to feed (d) feeding
38. 38.Two years ago, Ishaan ___ clean the room. (a) could (b) shall (c) can (d) must
39. 39.He ___ swim in the pool every day. (a) musts (b) must to (c) must
40. 40.We ___ carry the bag every day. (a) must (b) musts (c) must to

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