G4: Modals I - present/future

G4: Modals I - present & future

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Let's practice the different kinds of modals that can be used for present and future time.

Read each prompt carefully and think about the meaning in order to choose the correct modal(s).

Jenna __ pay her electric bill today, or the company will turn off her power.
1. has got to
2. must not
3. can
4. may
—Somebody said that Tom robbed a bank in Denver last night! Do you think that’s true?
—No, that __ be true – Tom’s an honest person!
1. can't ONLY
2. couldn't ONLY
3. shouldn't ONLY
4. can't OR couldn't
—Look – that student is smoking right in front of the Champa building entrance.
—Uh-oh. He __ know the law about that. Maybe he’ll get a ticket from the police.
1. doesn't have to
2. must not
3. can't
4. must
Leslie, __ (you / help) me to carry these bags? They’re too heavy for me.
1. could you helping
2. would you mind helping
3. should you help
4. should you mind helping
OK, team, we have to hurry. We __ finish this project by the end of the week.
1. supposed to
2. are suppose to
3. are supposed to
4. will supposed to
—Carla has applied to both UCD and DU. Do you think she’ll get accepted?
—She __. She’s really smart and she has excellent grades in all her classes.
1. should
2. will
3. must
4. can
—I want to study water engineering. Do you know a good school for that?
—Yes, you __ apply to the Colorado School of Mines; it’s one of the best in the world for that!
1. can
2. must
3. should
4. are supposed to
Mom, __ I go to the party at Gail’s house this Friday night?
1. may
2. might
3. ought to
4. will
WHAT OTHER MODAL(S) CAN YOU USE IN THIS SENTENCE WITH THE SAME MEANING AS “HAS TO”?
The museum has to reassemble the T-Rex dinosaur skeleton that a careless teenager broke yesterday.
1. must ONLY
2. has got to ONLY
3. gotta
4. must OR has got to
The “check engine” light is on. You __ take your car to the dealer right away and get it checked, or your engine may break down!
1. can
2. could
3. had better
4. may
We __ come to school next Monday – it’s a national holiday.
1. must not
2. don't have to
3. shouldn't
4. might not
Mary just got married yesterday. She __ be happy, but for some reason, she’s not. She’s crying.
1. can
2. could
3. must
4. should
Remember, you __ look at other students’ papers during the test tomorrow.
1. can't
2. couldn't
3. might not
4. aren't supposed to
Drivers __ turn right on red in Denver when there is a red arrow.
1. don't have to
2. may
3. must not
4. might