Rephrasing BACH. English Department I.E.S. Hermógenes Rodríguez

MODAL VERBS (1º Bach)

Rewrite the following sentences using modals 1) My car needs cleaning. I’ll take it tomorrow. (must)

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2) Do you want to go to St Moritz this winter? (like)

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3) Can we leave the school now? (Be allowed to)

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4) Do you want to eat out with me tonight? (Shall)

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5) Do you want me to help you? (Shall)

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6) I want some coffee, please. (May)

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GUESS THE MODAL VERB 1) I suggest you go and see a doctor

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1) It was hard, but we escaped from the burning house

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2) We used to help each other when we were younger

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3) I thought I would win the lottery last Christmas, but I didn’t

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4) Please say that again.

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5) He can only leave work at ten o’clock tonight. (able)

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2) A university degree isn’t necessary for that job.

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3) Perhaps my father will pick you up.

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4) It isn’t necessary to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s.

You ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

5) Eating is forbidden in class. (eat)

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6) The boss permits the workers to have one afternoon off a week.

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CONTINUOUS MODAL 1) Perhaps he’s starting a new career

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2) I regret I’m selling the house

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3) I’m sure it’s snowing. The kids have got snow on their shoulders

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PERFECT MODAL (modal + have + past participle) 1) She hasn’t phoned. Perhaps she went abroad. (may)

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2) Perhaps Mike was too busy to see us. (might)

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3) I expected her to pass her driving test, but she didn’t (ought to)

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Rephrasing BACH. English Department I.E.S. Hermógenes Rodríguez

MODAL VERBS (1º Bach). KEY

Rewrite the following sentences using modals 7) My car needs cleaning. I’ll take it tomorrow. (must)

I must take my car for cleaning tomorrow

8) Do you want to go to St Moritz this winter? (like)

Would you like to go to St Moritz this winter?

9) Can we leave the school now? (Be allowed to)

Are we allowed to the school now?

10) Do you want to eat out with me tonight? (Shall)

Shall we eat out tonight?

11) Do you want me to help you? (Shall)

Shall I help you?

12) I want some coffee, please. (May)

May I have some coffee, please?

GUESS THE MODAL VERB 7) I suggest you go and see a doctor

You should / ought to / had better go and see a doctor

6) It was hard, but we escaped from the burning house

It was hard, but we managed / were able to escape from the burning house

7) We used to help each other when we were younger

We would help each other when we were younger

8) I thought I would win the lottery last Christmas, but I didn’t

I should / ought to have won the lottery last Christmas

9) Please say that again.

Would you mind saying that again? / Could you please say that again?

10) He can only leave work at ten o’clock tonight. (able)

We will only be able to leave work at ten o’clock tonight

8) A university degree isn’t necessary for that job.

You needn’t have-get / don’t have to get a university degree for that job.

9) Perhaps my father will pick you up.

My father may / might / could pick you up

10) It isn’t necessary to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s.

You needn’t / don’t have to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s

11) Eating is forbidden in class. (eat)

You mustn’t / aren’t allowed to eat in class

12) The boss permits the workers to have one afternoon off a week.

The workers are allowed to have one afternoon off a week

CONTINUOUS MODAL 1) Perhaps he’s starting a new career

He may be starting a new career

2) I regret I’m selling the house

I shouldn’t be selling the house

3) I’m sure it’s snowing. The kids have got snow on their shoulders

It must be snowing. The kids have got snow on their shoulders

PERFECT MODAL (modal + have + past participle) 4) She hasn’t phoned. Perhaps she went abroad. (may)

(She hasn’t phoned). She may have gone abroad.

5) Perhaps Mike was too busy to see us. (might)

Mike might have been too busy to see us

6) I expected her to pass her driving test, but she didn’t (ought to)

She ought to have passed her driving test