Modal Verbs Worksheet

English grammar lesson 23: Modals: can, could, must, should, may, might · Set 843 · 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.My friends may ___ Grandma next week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) to help
2. 2.I ___ take the train every day. (a) shoulds (b) should to (c) should
3. 3.When Aditya was five, he ___ write a letter. (a) could (b) must (c) can (d) shall
4. 4.The children might ___ a cartoon tomorrow. (a) watches (b) watch (c) to watch (d) watching
5. 5.My brother can ___ on the stage next month. (a) dance (b) to dance (c) dancing (d) dances
6. 6.My sister must ___ Hindi tomorrow. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) to speak
7. 7.They might ___ a picture next month. (a) draw (b) draws (c) to draw (d) drawing
8. 8.When Manav was five, he ___ clap for the team. (a) can (b) shall (c) could (d) must
9. 9.You might ___ a bicycle tomorrow. (a) ride (b) to ride (c) rides (d) riding
10. 10.When Omkar was five, he ___ make tea. (a) can (b) must (c) shall (d) could
11. 11.My parents ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) has (c) must
12. 12.Meera ___ watch a cartoon every day. (a) must (b) must to (c) musts
13. 13.We ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) has (c) must
14. 14.My friends might ___ the match tomorrow. (a) win (b) wins (c) to win (d) winning
15. 15.They can ___ the bag tomorrow. (a) carrying (b) to carry (c) carry (d) carries
16. 16.I ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) must (c) have
17. 17.My parents might ___ in the park next Sunday. (a) to run (b) runs (c) running (d) run
18. 18.My friends ___ watch a cartoon every day. (a) can (b) can to (c) cans
19. 19.My brother ___ make tea every day. (a) can to (b) can (c) cans
20. 20.Diya ___ buy vegetables every day. (a) musts (b) must (c) must to
21. 21.He ___ study science every day. (a) must to (b) musts (c) must
22. 22.When Kavya was five, she ___ plant a tree. (a) shall (b) must (c) can (d) could
23. 23.He ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) has (c) must
24. 24.Kunal ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) must (b) have (c) has
25. 25.We can ___ a tree tomorrow. (a) to plant (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
26. 26.Last year, Vivaan ___ build a sandcastle. (a) can (b) must (c) shall (d) could
27. 27.My brother ___ fly a kite every day. (a) cans (b) can to (c) can
28. 28.My cousins should ___ a cartoon next month. (a) watch (b) to watch (c) watches (d) watching
29. 29.They ___ play cricket every day. (a) should to (b) should (c) shoulds
30. 30.Pooja should ___ the match tomorrow. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) to win
31. 31.Isha ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) have (b) must (c) has
32. 32.You could ___ Hindi next Sunday. (a) speaks (b) to speak (c) speaking (d) speak
33. 33.You ___ to wear a uniform every day. (a) has (b) have (c) must
34. 34.Ananya ___ sing a song every day. (a) can to (b) cans (c) can
35. 35.You ___ help Grandma every day. (a) must (b) musts (c) must to
36. 36.He ___ speak Hindi every day. (a) cans (b) can (c) can to
37. 37.She can ___ the room next week. (a) to clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
38. 38.Last year, Meera ___ clap for the team. (a) must (b) shall (c) can (d) could
39. 39.Last year, Arjun ___ fly a kite. (a) can (b) could (c) must (d) shall
40. 40.We might ___ Grandma next week. (a) to help (b) helping (c) help (d) helps

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