Modal verbs
Список вопросов теста
Вопрос 1
Match the meanings and the modal verbs that express them.
1.
ability
2.
advice
3.
duty
4.
prohibition
5.
request
6.
suggestion
7.
certainty
8.
possibility
Варианты ответов
- May I ...?
- Shall I ...?
- can't/mustn't
- must have done
- must
- could have done
- should
- can
Вопрос 2
Rephrase the following sentence:
I don't think he did it all by himself.
Вопрос 3
Make up the sentence from the following words.
Варианты ответов
- she
- must
- have
- been
- tired
- after
- a
- long
- journey.
Вопрос 4
Which of the words or word combinations are modal verbs?
Варианты ответов
- should
- need
- might
- have to
- ought to
- can
- will
- must
Вопрос 5
Find a mistake in one of the fragments.
Could (1) I stay a little (2) longer? - I'm sorry, but you couldn't (3).
Варианты ответов
- couldn't
- could
- a little
Вопрос 6
Choose the correct response.
Mike has lost his passport two days ago and didn't report to the police. His mother says:
Варианты ответов
- You should have reported it to the police.
- You had report it to the police.
- You should to report it to the police.
- You didn't need to report it to the police.
Вопрос 7
Choose the correct response.
A parcel arrives on the eve of your birthday. You are sure it is from your mother. You exclaim:
Варианты ответов
- It must be from my mother.
- It can't be from my mother.
- It may have been from my mother.
- It might be from my mother.
Вопрос 8
Choose the correct statements.
Варианты ответов
- Modal verbs are always followed with the infinitive with "to".
- Modal verbs take auxiliary verbs in questions.
- Modal verbs are followed by "not" in negations.
- The past of CAN is COULD.
- Normally modal verbs don't have past, future or perfect forms.
Вопрос 9
Put the letters in the right order and you'll get one of the meanings that usually modal verbs express.
TEUSREQ -> __________________________________________
Вопрос 10
Choose the proper modal verb. Use the prompts in brackets.
1.
should
2.
shall
3.
mustn't
4.
can
5.
must
Варианты ответов
- If you feel tired, you ___________ got to bed earlier. (advice)
- ________ you help me with the translation of the text? (request)
- ________ I close the window? (asking for instructions)
- You can tell Tom what I said but he _________ tell anybody else. (prohibition)
- His nose is red. He _______ be cold.


